2016

(ZIZ News) -- The police have arrested Curtis Jackson, better known as American rapper, 50 Cent after his performance at the St. Kitts Music Festival. He has been charged for making use of indecent language during his performance on…

(ZIZ News) -- The Violent Crimes Unit is currently investigating a shooting incident in Farm Site, Sandy Point that has left a teenager dead. According to a police report, 19 year old Everette Thomas, was shot and killed at around 8.30pm…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said the European Union has "no need to be particularly nasty in any way" in the negotiations with Britain about its exit from the bloc. She insisted that deterring other countries from leaving the EU…

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says she will seek "immediate discussions" with Brussels to "protect Scotland's place in the EU" after UK's vote to leave. She was speaking after a meeting of the Scottish cabinet at her official residence,…

Barbados, Friday June 24, 2016 – Fear over the Zika virus has seen the demand for abortions soar in Latin America, according to researchers. Estimates published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday suggest there has been at…

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Friday June 24, 2016 – In response to concerns raised about the latest travel advisory issued by the Canadian government on Jamaica, Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett has contended that the move was routine and is not…

(ZIZ News) -- The 20th annual St. Kitts Music Festival has made a significant impact on the activity in St. Kitts particularly the tourism field. That's the word coming from CEO of the Saint Kitts Tourism Authority Racquel Brown. She made…

(ZIZ News) — The Health Promotion Unit is working to make HIV testing easily accessible to anyone wishing to know their status. The unit hosted free HIV testing on Friday as part of Regional Testing Day. When asked what’s next, National…

(ZIZ News) -- For the Second year in a row, Caribbean Alliance Insurance Co. Ltd. is partnering with the St. Kitts-Nevis Patriots, as the primary sponsor of the team, disclosed Richard Berridge, the Chief Operations Officer of the St. Kitts…

Former United Nations General Assembly president and Antigua and Barbuda ambassador Dr John Ashe died suddenly on Wednesday, reportedly of a massive heart attack. Ashe was a central figure in an ongoing US criminal investigation. Read more…

EU leaders are to meet to discuss the UK's "divorce" from the organisation after a historic referendum result. The UK voted by 52% to 48% to leave the EU. Prime Minister David Cameron has said he will step down by October. Read more at:…

(SKNIS): A Brazilian medical expert, Dr. Silvia Lagrotta, is currently serving in an observatory role on a regenerative medicine project, being undertaken at the Joseph N. France (JNF) General Hospital as of June 13, 2016. A statement…

(Government House) His Excellency the Governor-General Sir S. W. Tapley Seaton will hold an Investiture at Government House, St. Kitts on Tuesday 28th June, 2016 at 10:00 am. , During the Ceremony which will be held on the Grounds of…

"The North Korea of Africa", "A giant slave camp", "Africa's fastest emptying country", "The cursed land", "Africa's most secretive and repressive state". These are just some of the labels applied to Eritrea in recent years. The problem…

(ZIZ News) — Approximately 200 persons took the opportunity to know their HIV status on Friday as the Health Promotion Unit hosted screenings as part of Regional Testing Day. National AIDS Programme Coordinator, Gardenia Destang Richardson…