July 2016

(PRESS RELEASE) – The St. Kitts and Nevis Bureau of Standards in an update to its Public Advisory sent on July 23, 2016 wishes to inform the general public that corrective measures were swiftly taken at the Island Purified Water production…

(SKNIS): Seven hundred claimants, who lost monies with the collapse of the Bank of Commerce more than 30 years ago, have enjoyed some resolution with the payout of more than $12.2 million. The figures were revealed on Wednesday (July 28)…

(ZIZ News) -- The Department of Agriculture and farmers in the federation will soon benefit from two donations made by the Republic of China (Taiwan). On Wednesday a cheque for US $113,458 was presented to St. Kitts and Nevis for the…

Manchester City are in talks with Everton over the possible signing of England defender John Stones. A deal is yet to be agreed but it is thought the two Premier League clubs are not far apart in their valuations. Read more:…

Cycling's governing body carried out more than 3,750 tests for "technological fraud" during the Tour de France - all of which found nothing. The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) said "extensive" checks took place throughout the race's…

Pope Francis has warned that a recent wave of jihadist attacks in Europe is proof that "the world is at war". However, he stressed he did not mean a war of religions, but rather a conflict over "interests, money, resources". Read more:…

Donald Trump has "actively encouraged" foreign powers to hack his presidential rival Hillary Clinton, her camp says. Mrs Clinton did not hand over 30,000 emails as part of an investigation into her private email server as they contained…

United Kingdom border officials believe they have successfully disrupted an organized crime group after intercepting £3 million (US$3.9 million) of liquid cocaine in a shipment from Barbados. Three men, including a Barbadian, have been…

In a national broadcast on Monday night, the prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne, announced that negotiations will be recommenced as soon as possible with relevant US agencies in an attempt to resolve the dispute with the…

(ZIZ News) -- The sixteen contestants who will be performing in the Television Sing-Offs for Kittitian Superstar 2016 have been chosen. On Tuesday night the judges voted on the radio and Facebook auditions and chose the sixteen who will…

(SKNIS): The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis will celebrate 33 years of Independence on September 19, 2016. Prime Minister, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris during his monthly press conference on Wednesday, July 27, updated the…

(ZIZ News) — First responders from across the region are in St. Kitts for a three-day Hazardous Materials Training Workshop hosted by the USAID Office Of Foreign Disaster Assistance for Latin America and the Caribbean in collaboration with…

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has sent defender Mamadou Sakho home early from the club's pre-season tour of the US. It emerged in a club video that Sakho arrived late for the flight to the US and the Telegraph reports Klopp has taken…

Juventus have signed Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain from Napoli. The Serie A runners-up said Juventus met the 28-year-old's buy-out clause - a reported 90m euros (£75.3m) - and will pay in two instalments. That makes Higuain's move the…

Countries all over the world, including in the Caribbean, get a lot from China, whether directly or indirectly. But while clothing and consumer goods are what they usually look to the Asian country for, Jamaica is going after something…