2016

A federal indictment was unsealed on Wednesday in the District of Puerto Rico charging 50 members of La Asociación ÑETA with racketeering, drug trafficking and murder. The defendants include the leadership of the enterprise, its drug…

The Federal Cabinet has today announced with regret that the Hon Franklin R. O. Brand, Speaker of the National Assembly, has resigned his post due to health reasons. It was noted by a Cabinet spokesperson that Mr Brand had been facing…

(ZIZ NEWS)— The CIBC First Caribbean International Bank is continuing to demonstrate its support and commitment to helping persons affected by cancer. This year, the bank has partnered with “A Time For Us Foundation” to raise funds that…

(ZIZ News) -- The film industry in St. Kitts is becoming a reality with the filming of a new movie. Written by spoken word poet James Galloway, “A Rose between Thorns” is about a young girl’s life struggles and her fight to cope. Bringing…

(ZIZ News) -- The Junior Achievement St. Kitts Nevis Company Program and the National Entrepreneurial Development Division (NEDD) are preparing to host the annual J.A. Trade Fair on Friday. Executive Director of Junior Achievement St.…

NIA -- Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism Carl Williams expressed satisfaction with ongoing works in the second phase of the Bath Stream Rehabilitation Project, which commenced three weeks ago. The three-phase project is…

(ZIZ NEWS)— 15 students from St. Kitts and Nevis graduated from the University of the Virgin Islands St. Thomas campus on Thursday. Among them is Communications major and English minor Patrice Harris who was selected to write and deliver…

(PRESS SEC) – Last week in Washington, D.C., Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris met with International Monetary Fund officials including Ms. Inci Ötker-Robe, the IMF mission chief on the 2016 Article IV Consultation to St.…

(ZIZ News) -- Minister of State Responsible for Health the Hon Wendy Phipps has underscored the importance of the quality of health care provision in St. Kitts Nevis particularly relating to nurses. She made the comment in an address to…

(SKNIS): The Honourable Ian Patches Liburd, Minister of Public Infrastructure, said that having greater access to cleaner and affordable energy “can only translate into reduced cost for the hotel and manufacturing sectors, other businesses,…

NIA -- Premier of Nevis and Minister of Education Hon. Vance Amory, thanked Brenda and John Scanelli and the Bless the Children Group from Virginia, USA, for their gift of an assortment of education materials and furniture for use at…

(ZIZ News) -- As preparations for Latin Fest continue, the Latin Festival Committee hosted a Sponsors’ Luncheon and Media launch at OTI on Tuesday. The Latin Festival committee invited members of the media as well as sponsors and potential…

(ZIZ News) -- Officials from the CARICOM Secretariat and the OECS Commission are partnering with the government of St. Kitts and Nevis to host a regional geothermal forum under the theme: ‘Opportunities And Synergies” The three-day forum…

A commission charged with creating a human resource development strategy for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will be launched on Thursday in Barbados. The ceremony will be hosted at the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). CARICOM heads of…

A key leader of so-called Islamic State (IS) in Iraq's Anbar province has been killed in a coalition air strike, the Pentagon says. Abu Waheeb, formerly a member of al-Qaeda in Iraq, was killed in a raid on Friday, according to the…