2016

Minister of Education, Science and Technology Jerome Fitzgerald has put recipients of the Education Loan Programme (ELP) on notice that if they fail to repay their loans they will face court action. Despite the many “success” stories…

Police in Brazil have arrested the vice president of the social media company Facebook in Latin America. Diego Dzodan, an Argentine national, has repeatedly refused to comply with court orders to hand over data for use in a criminal…

Jordanian security forces say they engaged "outlaws" in the northern city of Irbid. The state-run Petra news agency said three members of the security forces had been injured. It also said some fighters had been killed and injured. Read…

(ZIZ News) -- A 4-day national training workshop on the Development of National Drought Management Policies and Early Warning Information Systems officially got underway on Tuesday at the Ocean Terrace Inn. The workshop was organized by…

(SKNIS): As part of its programme for 2016, the National AIDS Secretariat in the Ministry of Health will provide “liming” hot-spots in the Federation with free condoms for distribution to patrons. Customarily, condom distribution forms…

(ZIZ News) -- The staff of the Department of Gender Affairs has begun preparations for events to commemorate International Women’s Day on March 8. The activities were launched unofficially during a church service at the Sacred Heart Church…

(ZIZ News) -- The National Carnival Queen, Orngel Erskine donated trophies to her alma mater, The Beach Allen Primary School on Friday during the school’s Sports Day event. Queen Erskine said she was more than happy to donate and she hoped…

World 1500m champion Abeba Aregawi has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for a banned substance. The 25-year-old Ethiopia-born Swede failed an out-of-competition test conducted by governing body the IAAF. Read more at:…

Corruption scandals, elections, a controversial winter World Cup, the destination of the 2026 World Cup and pushing through some major reforms - new Fifa president Gianni Infantino must have a bulging in-tray on his new shiny desk in…

An aid convoy has reached one of several besieged towns in Syria, as the UN takes advantage of a partial truce brokered by the US and Russia. The UN and its partners are stepping up deliveries of food, water and medicine, and plan to reach…

One of Google's self-driving cars crashed into a bus in California last month. There were no injuries. It is not the first time one of Google's famed self-driving cars has been involved in a crash, but it may be the first time it has…

Bahamas Bar Association president Elsworth Johnson on Friday joined calls for the attorney general to provide answers to lingering questions regarding the release into the general population of two Cubans previously held for three years at…

The Ministry of Health is reporting a second death linked to H1N1, commonly referred to as swine flu, this month. The latest victim is a 49-year-old woman who died on February 23 at the University Hospital of the West Indies, acting chief…

(SKNIS): The lighting project at the New Sandy Point Recreation Ground costs the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis approximately EC$1.8 million and Deputy Prime Minister, Honourable Shawn Richards, said it was a worthwhile investment in the…

(ZIZ News) -- “Diabetes and The Eye” was the topic of discussion on Sunday at the St. Kitts Diabetes Association’s general meeting. Diabetics and interested persons were informed of the effects of diabetes on the eye by Kittitian…