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July 2016

Officials updated on ICT Centre upgrade

(ZIZ News) -- On Wednesday government officials toured the Information and Communication Technology Centre in East Basseterre to get an update on the improvements underway at the location. Prime Minister Dr the Hon Timothy Harris, and…

14th Annual Summer Safety Programme officially begins

(ZIZ News) -- The St. Kitts And Nevis Fire and Rescue Services held an opening ceremony to launch the 14th anniversary of its Summer Safety Programme. Minister of Youth, The Hon. Shawn K Richards officially declared the programme open.…

Wounding in Nevis

(ZIZ News) -- A young man is currently recovering in hospital in Nevis after being attacked and wounded on Tuesday night According to a police report police responded to a report just after 8pm near X Petrol gas station in camps, Nevis…

Prostate health information session

(ZIZ NEWS) — The Rotary Club of St. Kitts in collaboration with the UWI Open Campus and The Walnut Foundation of Ontario Canada hosted a prostate health information session on Tuesday evening at the UWI Open Campus conference room. Newly…

UPDATE: Homicide in Old Road

(ZIZ News) -- The police are investigating a homicide in Old Road that occurred on Wednesday morning. Sources indicate that this was the escalation of a domestic dispute. New information indicates that the victim was Samantha Peniston,…

Homicide in Old Road

(ZIZ News) -- The police are investigating a homicide in Old Road that occurred on Wednesday morning. Sources indicate that this was the escalation of a domestic dispute. ZIZ understands that the male partner allegedly stabbed and killed…

Dallas shooting: Obama urges US to ‘reject despair’

President Barack Obama has urged the US to "reject despair" as he paid tribute to five police officers killed during a deadly sniper attack in Dallas. He told a memorial service in the city the US must "try to find some meaning amidst our…

US election 2016: Bernie Sanders endorses Hillary Clinton

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has received an endorsement from her former rival Bernie Sanders. The Vermont senator and former Democratic presidential candidate appeared with Mrs Clinton at a campaign event in…

Guyana seeks US help as chickens drop dead

Guyana has sought the help of a university in the United States to figure out why farmers on the East Bank of Berbice are being hit by sudden poultry deaths. Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Livestock Development Authority…

Three earthquakes in three days

The University of the West Indies (UWI) Seismic Research Centre recorded three earthquakes between Saturday and yesterday, none of them causing any damage or injuries. The latest and biggest was a 4.4 magnitude tremor that occurred off…