August 2016

Gaston is back at hurricane strength and looks like it will past far enough from Bermuda not to pose a threat to the Caribbean island. Gaston, which was briefly a hurricane last week before weakening to a storm less than 12 hours later,…

Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett has launched a special J$20 million (US$157,735) revolving loan facility to boost the compliance of small tourism properties, attractions and businesses on Jamaica’s eco-friendly south coast. The…

(ZIZ News) -- St. Kitts and Nevis has been engaged in consultations about establishing a Small Business Development Centre. The most recent consultation took place this past week at the Chamber of Industry and Commerce. The goal will be…

(ZIZ News) -- Health and other government officials gathered at the St. Kitts Nevis UWI Open campus facility for the opening of the incident command systems and emergency operations workshop on Monday morning. The aim of the workshop is…

(ZIZ News) -- The police are investigating a traffic accident on Sunday Night that has left a young man dead. According to a police report, dead is 22 year old Junieve Hodge, from Sandy Point. Details to the accident are still unclear…

NIA -- The Nevis Electricity Company Limited (NEVLEC) will commission a new generator at its plant in Prospect shortly, in its quest to stabilise the island’s power supply. Word of the new addition came from Minister responsible for…

(ZIZ News) -- 7 high school students have been inducted into the TDC Warren Tyson Scholarship Programme. The programme provides support for students from first form up to the end of their studies at the Nevis Sixth Form or the Clarence…

(SKNIS): Scores of persons across St. Kitts and Nevis went out to the recent Park Hyatt St. Kitts Information Sessions to learn more about the hotel and the many job opportunities available. Minister of Public Infrastructure, Honourable…

(ZIZ News) -- The Police Cooperative Credit Union hosted its 32nd Annual General Meeting at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort Ballroom on Thursday. President of The Police Cooperative Credit Union, Matthew McGuire, during his opening remarks…

(ZIZ News) -- A group of thirty nursery assistants from a number of selected nurseries and daycare centres within the federation gathered at the industrial day care centre at the c.a. paul southwell industrial park on august 25 to…

Russia have contested the Court of Arbitration for Sport's (Cas) decision to uphold the country's blanket ban from the Paralympics. The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) suspended Russia from the Rio Games starting on 7 September…

Ricky Burns to defend super-lightweight title against Kiryl Relikh in Glasgow Ricky Burns will defend his WBA world super-lightweight title against the Ricky Hatton-trained Kiryl Relikh at SSE Hydro in Glasgow on 7 October. Burns became…

France's highest administrative court has suspended a ban on full-body "burkini" swimsuits that was imposed in a town on the Mediterranean coast. The ban in Villeneuve-Loubet "seriously and clearly illegally breached fundamental freedoms",…

The leaders of the Czech Republic and Hungary say a "joint European army" is needed to bolster security in the EU. They were speaking ahead of talks in Warsaw with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. They dislike her welcome for Muslim…

Jamaica’s crime rate is still high, but authorities are reporting that serious crime is dropping. The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is reporting a 22.8 per cent reduction in six of the seven categories of serious and violent crimes…