Yearly Archives

2016

National stakeholders explore strategies to reduce crime

(SKNIS): International Social Skills Consultant Neals J. Chitan is engaging with residents of St. Kitts and Nevis this week as part of the Government of National Unity’s initiatives to reduce crime. Key stakeholders from a wide…

Cinderella Project SKN Officially Launched

(ZIZ News) -- Some good news for teenage girls who might have had to miss prom this year. On Wednesday Former Counsellor at The Washington Archibald High School Naeemah Hazelle spoke with ZIZ about The Cinderella Project SKN. Miss…

Geothermal updates

(ZIZ News) -- Premier of Nevis, The Hon Vance Amory says progress into the development of the geothermal sector in Nevis is moving along smoothly. In a recent update to the media, the premier noted that a recent report indicates that the…

France releases terror alert app ahead of Euro 2016

The French government has released a mobile phone app to alert the public in the event of a terrorist attack. The app is being released ahead of the Euro 2016 football tournament, which starts on Friday. It will alert geo-located users…

Syria conflict: Hospital ‘hit in Aleppo air strike’

At least 15 people are reported to have been killed and dozens wounded in a series of air strikes on rebel-held areas in the Syrian city of Aleppo. One of the strikes hit near the Bayan hospital in the eastern Shaar district, activists and…

Istanbul bomb attack on police bus kills 11

A car bomb attack targeting a police bus has killed seven officers and four civilians in central Istanbul. It was the fourth major attack in Turkey's largest city this year. Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36466744

Jerome Kerviel, rogue trader, wins unfair dismissal case

The French ex-trader Jerome Kerviel, whose unauthorised transactions lost his bank €4.9bn (£3.82bn), has won a claim for unfair dismissal. A labour court said the bank, Societe Generale, had dismissed him not because of his actions, which…

Opposition wins St Lucia election

The opposition United Workers Party (UWP) has won the general election in Saint Lucia, beating the ruling St Lucia Labour Party (SLP) 11 seats to six, effectively reversing the result of the last election in 2011. According to the…