2016

In its efforts to support the advancement of healthcare, the CIBC First Caribbean International Bank donated a cheque for more than two thousand three hundred dollars to the Alexandra Hospital during a ceremony at the hospital’s conference…

Two judges have been asked to leave a panel that picks the Nobel prize for medicine in a scandal surrounding a disgraced Italian transplant surgeon. The decision to drop Harriet Wallberg and Anders Hamsten came after the Swedish government…

Donald Trump has been endorsed by 88 former military leaders in an open letter, according to his campaign. The group of retired generals and admirals declared the Republican nominee "has the temperament to be commander-in-chief" Read…

As evidence mounts that Zika infection can cause the paralyzing side effect Guillain-Barré syndrome, instances of Guillain-Barré have skyrocketed in Caribbean and Latin American countries hit by the virus. Health officials and researchers…

A Canadian woman is expected to appear in court this week after detectives charged her with allegedly ordering the contract killing of her estranged Jamaican husband. The accused, 56-year-old Monique Cooke-Reid, a retired psychologist from…

World number one Serena Williams set a new Grand Slam record of 308 victories with a win over Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan at the US Open in New York. The American, 34, won 6-2 6-3 to pass Roger Federer in the all-time list of matches…

El Salvador's national football team say they have refused a bribe to fix Tuesday's World Cup 2018 qualifying game against Canada. At a news conference, team members played an audio recording of the person allegedly offering various…

(ZIZ News) -- A man charged for the death of a newborn baby in St. Peters in 2014 will appear before the court on October 3. Prince Yahweh Henry of Stapleton village was arrested and charged for manslaughter and was granted bail in the sum…

(ZIZ News) -- Police Commissioner Ian Queeley Says “Social Media Must Be Used Responsibly”. During his ‘Back To School’ address, aired on ZIZ television on Monday evening, he said education encourages us to communicate our thoughts but…

Kensington Palace Press Release : Prince Harry will make an official visit to the Caribbean in the late autumn, on behalf of Her Majesty The Queen. His Royal Highness will visit St. Kitts and Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada,…

(SKNIS): Larry Quinlan, a distinguished national of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, is the featured speaker at the Prime Minister’s Independence Lecture Series (which will take place in Nevis for the first time since its inception)…

(SKNIS): Sanitation workers across St. Kitts and Nevis were honoured on Sunday (September 04) at a special thanksgiving service organized by the Apostolic Faith Mission. Pastor Lincoln Hazell and his congregation hosted the 14th annual…

At least four people were shot, two fatally, during the J’Ouvert celebration in Brooklyn early today despite the NYPD doubling its patrols and pleas for a violence-free night of revelry. The annual pre-dawn celebration, which comes before…

Charges are being filed against seven people from the Caribbean who were taken into custody along with almost US$34 million in ganja and cocaine late last month. Over the weekend, the US Coast Guard transferred the 2,367 pounds of cocaine…

At least 40 people have been killed in bombings in mainly government-held areas of Syria, state media report. Four attacks took place within an hour in Tartous, Homs and in a suburb of Damascus, with one in Hassakeh, which is dominated by…