September 2016

(ZIZ Newsroom) — A Marketing Management Of Food Processing Commercialization workshop got underway on Monday to advise agro- processers on marketing strategies, new food processing techniques, branding and the commercialization of products.…

(SKNIS): The September 27-28 National Traceability Workshop coordinated by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and facilitated by the Institute of Food Technology (IFT) is part of a project on Sanitary and…

Temba Bavuma made a century on his one-day international debut as Ireland lost to South Africa by 206 runs at Willowmoore Park in Benoni on Sunday. Bavuma scored 113 in a total of 354-5 after South Africa were put in to bat, with Quinton…

Heather Watson was forced to pull out of her opening match at the Wuhan Open with illness just days after saying she had fully recovered from the problems which affected her US Open campaign. The British number two withdrew against…

Gaston Browne, prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda, told the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday that, along with climate change and lingering indebtedness, Caribbean islands face another existential threat from the withdrawal by…

US President Barack Obama has expressed "deep concern" about the situation in rebel-held parts of Aleppo, amid an assault by Syrian government forces. Medics in the city are struggling to cope with the huge number of casualties caused by…

Former IMF chief Rodrigo Rato and 64 other bankers have gone on trial in Madrid over an alleged credit card racket at Spain's troubled Bankia bank. The defendants allegedly used "unofficial" company credit cards for luxury purchases,…

(ZIZ News) -- The Federation has joined other Caribbean territories in observing Pesticide Awareness Week from September 25th to 30th. Minister of Agriculture and Environment Hon. Eugene Hamilton in addressing the nation at the start of…

(SKNIS): Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, the Honourable Shawn Richards, urged relevant stakeholders in the education sector to be prepared for the 2016-2017 academic school year as the Ministry of Education looks forward…

(SKNIS): Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, the Honourable Shawn Richards, has said that that there has been a slight improvement by the Nevis Sixth Form College in the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE), while…

(SKNIS)—St. Kitts and Nevis has joined the rest of the international community in condemning nuclear tests conducted by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), the most recent one being on September 09, 2016. Since inheriting…

(ZIZ News) -- Prime Minister Dr. Hon. Timothy Harris addressed the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday. In keeping with the session’s theme “The Sustainable Development Goals: A Universal Push To Transform Our…

(SKNIS)—This year’s National Consultation on the Economy is expected to take a different focus by listening to the inputs from several social and economic partners from the public sector, private sector and civil society who will benefit…

Anyone who has ever dreamed of owning a private island – and has the big bucks to actually make the purchase – actually now has a chance. The world renowned sport fishing Deep Water Cay resort in the Bahamas is up for grabs. Located in the…

Leveraging technology and understanding the power of Google Analytics to bolster the performance of the Caribbean’s tourism sector will be key components of the Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum (CHIEF) at El Conquistador Resort…