2016

US Secretary of State John Kerry says Washington is seriously concerned about increased Chinese militarisation in the contested South China Sea. He was responding to reports Beijing has deployed surface-to-air missiles on a disputed island…

Prime minister of Barbados Freundel Stuart wants the people of the region to know that, when the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) speaks with one voice, it can be a powerful force in facilitating change, both in the region and in the…

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is partnering with the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) in its effort to strengthen the ability of countries across Latin America…

(ZIZ News) -- The National AIDS Programme, under the Ministry of Health, is promoting a faster method to receive HIV results dubbed the “Valentine’s Quickie Test”. ZIZ sat down with National AIDS Programme Coordinator, Gardenia…

(SKNIS): The Tenure of Office of Prime Minister Bill, 2015, is due to get its second and third reading in the National Assembly of St. Kitts and Nevis shortly. On Wednesday’s (February 17) edition of “Working for You” Deputy Prime…

(ZIZ News) -- On Tuesday, the Federation’s medical community was invited to an introduction to the Cancer Centre Eastern Caribbean based in Antigua and Barbuda. The plan is to establish cancer care clinics in OECS countries to operate in…

(ZIZ News) -- The frigate “The Ventose”, one of the jewels of the French Navy forces in the Caribbean, will make a call to St. Kitts and Nevis between 19 and 23rd of February 2016. According to a media release, this call is an indication…

(ZIZ News) -- Deputy Prime Minister, the Hon. Shawn Richards says as he looks back on Team Unity’s first year in office he is filled with gratitude and satisfaction. He made the comment during Wednesday’s edition of “Working For You”. “We…

The chief executive of Athletics Kenya wants to step down temporarily amid allegations he asked athletes for bribes to reduce doping bans. Isaac Mwangi denies wrongdoing but wants to leave his post for 21 days while world governing body…

Scrapping FA Cup replays and playing midweek rounds are among a range of measures being considered to trim the fixture list in English football. With two domestic cups added to an intense Premier League, top-flight clubs fear a congested…

The Canadian government has confirmed that the number of missing or murdered indigenous women in the country may be higher than the previously cited 1,200. Ministers recently spoke to survivors across Canada to begin a government inquiry…

President Barack Obama has urged the US Senate to act after he nominates a replacement on the Supreme Court for Justice Antonin Scalia. "I expect them to do their job", he said, and consider the candidate as required by the US…

(SKNIS)—Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris is praising and thanking his Government and people for making St. Kitts and Nevis a more prosperous and democratic country to live in on the 1st anniversary since the Government swept…

It was one year ago on February 14th that the Hon. Sam Condor and a group of young people journeyed through the West Basseterre area on the “Love Train” that stopped at different communities, sharing tidings of love, peace and joy. This…

(ZIZ News) -- A group of local steel pan musicians got a hero’s welcome on Monday when they returned from placing in the top 2 of the Panorama competition in Trinidad. MJ Byron, Omandy Byron and Kazrano Gumbs formed part of Supernovas and…