Yearly Archives

2016

Haiti election date again in doubt

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti -- After publishing a new electoral calendar fixing the date of the presidential election on 20 November, which had originally been scheduled for October 9, but postponed because of the passage of Hurricane Matthew…

Ohio child cancer survivor kills herself over bullying

(CNN)The relentless bullying became too much to handle for an 11-year-old girl with a "crooked" smile, her mother said. At 3 years old Bethany Thompson was diagnosed with a brain tumor and battled through radiation treatments. Though…

Youth Month launched

(ZIZ News) -- A call has been made for everyone to play a greater role in shaping a positive environment for young people that can stimulate their personal and professional growth. Minister of Youth, Honorable Shawn Richards, officially…

Security and investment discussed during at Cabinet meeting

(ZIZ News) — The safety of the nation and the future of the Citizenship by Investment Programme were among matters discussed during the most recent Cabinet meeting on Friday. In a Post-Cabinet Briefing, Director General of the St. Kitts…

Older Persons honoured with gala during Month of Older Persons

(SKNIS): Senior citizens in St. Kitts were decked out in their “Sunday Best” to attend this year’s Month of the Older Person’s Gala that took place at Manhattan Gardens, which was appropriately transformed for the occasion. Senator and…

Woman wounded in Monkey Hill

(ZIZ News) -- The police are investigating an incident in Parray Village early Tuesday morning where a woman was reportedly stabbed in her home. The police are currently treating the incident as a burglary. ZIZ understands that the…

Tourism Month underway

(ZIZ News) -- St. Kitts Nevis is observing November as Tourism Month and the Ministry of Tourism has organized a month-long series of activities to highlight the importance of the tourism sector. In his address to officially launch the…

Keys community awards older persons

The Keys Improvement Community Club brought the celebration of older persons closer to home with an awards ceremony to recognize older persons within the Keys community, Herman Phillip and Adolphus Stephens, both in their 90s were honoured…

Police High Command briefs Cabinet on security matters

1-3 tomorrow crn of market and cayon, marcella Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 31, 2016 (RSCNPF): The High Command of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force met in a conference with the Cabinet of Ministers chaired by Prime…

Interpol is not complete without Taiwan’s participation

Growing internationalization underlines the urgent need for Taiwan’s involvement in the global fight against transnational crime. The 2016 InterNations Expat Insider survey of more than 14,000 expatriates globally ranked Taiwan as the best…

Man charged with murder in St Johnson’s Village incident

(ZIZ News) -- One man has been arrested for the recent St. Johnson avenue shooting incident that left one man dead and another person injured. The assailant taken into custody for suspicion of murder on Tuesday October 25 has been…