2016

NIA CHARLESTOWNN NEVIS (December 01, 2016) -- Premier of Nevis and Minister of Finance Hon. Vance Amory, presented the Nevis Island Administration’s $236.3 million tax-free budget, when he delivered the 2017 Budget Address in just over two…

NIA -- Some 300 citizens and friends of St. Kitts and Nevis in Dubai, on Saturday November 26, 2016, joined in the celebration of the Federation’s 33rd Anniversary of Independence. During a gala dinner held in the Dubai ballroom at the…

(ZIZ News) -- On Friday the Charles E. Mills Secondary School was named the winner of the Annual High School Chef Competition. The event was hosted by the Department of Youth Empowerment as one of the Youth Month activities. Minister of…

(PRESS SEC) - Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris undertook a high-level visit to the Gulf Arab State of Qatar, during which he met in separate meetings the Qatar Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, HRH Sheikh Abdullah bin…

(ZIZ News) -- Able-bodied persons will be given the opportunity to experience the challenges of disabled persons on Wednesday with the hosting of a “Walk In My Shoes” exercise by the Association of Persons with Disabilities. President of…

NIA -- Premier of Nevis and Minister of Finance in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) Hon. Vance Amory, will present the 2017 Budget Address when the Nevis Island Assembly sits in chambers at Hamilton House on November 30, 2016 from…

Former Prime Minister Owen Arthur is contending that tax concessions granted to the Caribbean hotel chain Sandals are hurting the island’s finances, already reeling from a decline in revenue from the offshore financial services sector.…

Absenteeism is costing regional airline LIAT millions of dollars in revenue. The Antigua-based carrier said it is losing millions of dollars in revenue because of crew-affected illnesses. Read more:…

Donald Trump has named Tom Price as health secretary and reportedly plans to pick ex-Labor Secretary Elaine Chao as his transportation secretary. Mr Price, a Georgia lawmaker, has been a vociferous critic of President Obama's signature…

A plane carrying 81 people, including a top Brazilian football team, has crashed on its approach to the city of Medellin in Colombia. Colombia's civil aviation body says only six people survived the crash, blamed on an electrical fault.…

Former football coach Barry Bennell has been charged with eight offences of sexual assault against a boy aged under 14, prosecutors have said. The Crown Prosecution Service said it had received a file of evidence from Cheshire Police…

Three of Brazil's leading clubs have said they will offer players to Chapecoense, after the majority of their squad died in a plane crash. Chapecoense players and officials died when their plane crashed on its approach to Medellin,…

(ZIZ News) -- Nevis’ Ministry of Social Development and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), are gearing up to host a one day Women’s Forum on Wednesday. ZIZ spoke with Junior Minister of Social Development in the Nevis Island…

Havana, Cuba (CNN) -- The death of Fidel Castrotriggered both celebration and mourning as critics welcomed his passing while supporters grieved for the polarizing strongman who dominated Cuba for decades. Castro died Friday at 90. His…

(SKNIS)—As His Royal Highness Prince Henry (Harry) of Wales continues on his tour of several Caribbean islands on behalf of his grandmother, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, the Governor General of the Federation of St. Kitts and…