January 2017

Sharp knives, cutlasses, scissors, screwdrivers and small bags of marijuana and crack cocaine are not unusual seizures for law enforcers in St Lucia. The problem is, these drugs and weapons are increasingly being confiscated from the bags…

Guyanese medical experts are visiting three communities in one of the country’s 10 regions to get to the bottom of a gastroenteritis outbreak. Since December last year, residents in Region 9 have been reporting an increase in the…

(SKNIS): The recently launched social skills campaign dubbed Project ‘Stop and Think’ came in for high praise by students of the Advanced Vocational Education Centre (AVEC) on Wednesday, January 11. The project was introduced by Dr.…

(SKNIS): Persons in the creative industry are being encouraged to start the New Year on the right note, by registering with the St. Kitts-Nevis Creative Industry Registry (SKNCIR) so as to capitalize on a number of available opportunities.…

Sam Warburton is close to stepping down as Wales captain after six years in the role. His replacement will be named on 17 January when interim coach Rob Howley announces his Six Nations squad. Read more:…

England's record goalscorer and Arsenal forward Kelly Smith has retired from football at the age of 38. Smith, who scored 46 goals for her country, became Britain's first female professional footballer when she joined American side New…

US President-elect Donald Trump has reacted furiously to allegations that Russia has compromising material on him, saying Moscow has "never tried to use leverage on me". Mr Trump condemned US intelligence agencies for allowing "fake…

China's only aircraft carrier has led several warships across the Taiwan Strait, Taiwan's defence ministry said. The Liaoning was returning from drills in the South China Sea. Read more:…

In an about turn, Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne is standing behind the island’s embattled ambassador to the United Arab Emirates Casroy James, who has been linked to the Brazilian company Odebrecht embroiled in an…

Barbadian social and human rights activist, lawyer and Pan-Africanist David Comissiong has been awarded a Medal of Friendship by Cuba for his work in support of the Cuban Revolution and its principles. He received the award, granted by…

(SKNIS): Residents of St. Kitts and Nevis at risk from renal (kidney) failure will be in a better position to avoid getting the disease come April 2017, when a Renal Failure Disease Control and Prevention Project is expected to commence.…

(ZIZ News) -- Commissioner of Police Ian Queeley says the public can expect the rollout of the CCTV project in March. He said this is one of the strategies that will be implemented as a form of combatting crime and violence in 2017.…