2016

The ongoing controversy over Puerto Rico’s insolvency and efforts to enlist congressional support for legal bankruptcy protection for the US territory have resulted in fingers being pointed at the local Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)…

Retired insurance executive Basil Christie said he contemplated jumping off the Paradise Island bridge when he learned that CLICO, the insurance company in which he invested $440,000, had gone into liquidation. On Thursday, Christie was…

(ZIZ News) — On Wednesday the contestants of the upcoming Miss Basseterre High Pageant were granted a tour of the Carnival Conquest cruise ship docked at Port Zante. The 7 contestants were accompanied by teacher and pageant coordinator…

(ZIZ News) — St. Kitts-Nevis has signed Memoranda of Understanding with two countries. The first was an M.O.U. between the governments of St. Kitts and Nevis and Morocco to establish a mechanism of political consultation between the two…

(ZIZ News) -- In continuing the observance of Diplomatic Week, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Aviation hosted a symposium at the St. Kitts Marriott Ballroom on Tuesday April 5. The goal of the symposium was to provide a better…

(SKNIS): Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, has reminded diplomats representing the federation that while their key duty is to promote their country’s national interest internationally, it has to be…

(SKNIS): The Department of Gender Affairs in the Ministry of Community Development, Gender Affairs and Social Services is working toward sensitizing both males and females in order to achieve gender parity which lends toward the development…

(ZIZ News) -- St. Kitts-Nevis will be strengthening its ties with Nigeria later this year with two initiatives. During a press conference on Monday, the Federation’s Honorary Consul to Nigeria Tessi Ekpunobi told the media that in about…

Republican White House hopeful Donald Trump has said he would stop cash sent home by Mexicans based in the US, until the country pays for a border wall. The prospect of losing a vital source of income would force Mexico into a "one-time…

The court ruled there was insufficient evidence, but it refused to acquit him. In a split ruling, one judge declared it a mistrial because of a "troubling incidence of witness interference and intolerable political meddling". Mr. Ruto…

Costas Takkas, the former secretary-general of the Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA) and one time attaché to Jeffrey Webb when he was president of CONCACAF, has been extradited to the US ten months after he was arrested in Zürich…

Trinidad and Tobago’s Foreign Affairs Minister Dennis Moses says 12 Jamaicans were denied into the twin-island republic last month because they were deemed “likely to become charges on public funds”. The group of Jamaicans had accused…

Prime minister of Grenada and chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Sub-committee on Cricket Governance, Dr. Keith Mitchell, has reiterated that there are no personal issues between regional leaders and the West Indies Cricket Board…

An Italian prosecutor wants incoming Chelsea boss Antonio Conte to get a six-month suspended prison sentence and fine over his alleged role in a match-fixing case, according to his lawyer. Conte, who denies any wrongdoing, is accused by…

The opening ceremony was held this morning for the reinstated Diplomatic Week. Diplomatic Week is Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris’ brainchild dating back almost a decade when he served the country well as the Minister of…