Jobs on the Line As Scotiabank Restructures
Close to 100 Jamaicans could lose their jobs as Scotiabank embarks on a restructuring exercise.
Bank officials confirmed the staff cuts but declined to announce the number.
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March 2017
10th EDF Technical Barriers of Trade Programme is a resounding success
(SKNIS): Media representatives and members of national bureaus of standards in CARIFORUM member countries participated in a close-out regional press conference on Thursday, March 23, which was geared at highlighting the numerous successes…
S.L. Horsford and Co. Ltd. reports historic profit, sales and staffing levels signaling the…
(PRESS SEC) — As at September 30th, 2016, S.L. Horsford & Company Limited, which was founded in 1875 and incorporated in 1912, saw the highest profit, as well as the highest sales ever recorded in the history of the company. The…
CIBC FirstCaribbean marks International Women’s Day
(PRESS RELEASE) On March 8th 2017, CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank joined the international community in paying homage to its female members of staff in recognition of International Women’s Day.
To mark the special occasion the…
Prime Minister Harris joins government leaders in paying his final respects to the late Sir Probyn…
(Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris says the passing of Former Governor of the Associated State of St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla, Sir Probyn Inniss MBE,…
Sport England funding: Rugby league and swimming get largest grants
Sport England has awarded a further £27.1m of funding to seven sports including rugby league and swimming.
More than half of the latest tranche will be used to increase participation, with the rest for talent development.
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Ireland beat Afghanistan by three wickets to level ODI series
Kevin O'Brien defied a hamstring injury to steer Ireland to a three-wicket win over Afghanistan and square the five-match One-Day series at 2-2.
All-rounder O'Brien took four wickets and then hit an unbeaten 72 despite having to go off…
Man held for ‘driving at crowd’ in Antwerp, Belgium
A French national of North African origin has been arrested in the Belgian city of Antwerp on suspicion of driving at a crowd, officials say.
A car was driven "at high speed" on De Meir, the northern city's main shopping street, before…
Ukraine munitions blasts prompt mass evacuations
Some 20,000 people are being evacuated after a series of explosions at a massive arms depot in eastern Ukraine described by officials as sabotage.
The base in Balakliya, near Kharkiv, is around 100km (60 miles) from fighting against…
US Coast Guard offloads $44.5 million of seized cocaine in USVI and Puerto Rico
The US Coast Guard offloaded approximately 929 kilograms of cocaine on Tuesday in St Croix, US Virgin Islands, and another 400 kilograms of cocaine on Sunday in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The offloads come after two recent at sea…
State Funeral Held For Late Governor, Sir Probyn Inniss
(ZIZ News) -- The atmosphere was filled with love, camaraderie and patriotism as hundreds gathered to pay their respects at the State Funeral service of the late Sir Sir Probyn Inniss on Thursday at the Wesley Methodist Church.
Tributes…
OAS Representative to SKN hails historic women’s Forum on Nevis; adds to call for more women in…
NIA -- Terrence Craig, Organisation of American States (OAS) Representative to St. Kitts and Nevis, hailed the historic two-day Sub-Regional Women’s Forum on the SDGs. He said the conference brings into focus the need for more women in the…
Pogson Medical Center receives donation of equipment
(SKNIS): Services at the Pogson Medical Center in Sandy Point will undoubtedly be enhanced thanks to the Christophe Harbour Foundation, which made a donation of a suction machine, delivery bed, three nebulizers and four cardiac monitors on…
Prime Minister Harris meets with representatives of the Bankers’ Association
(Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, who is also the Minister of Finance, met with representatives of the St. Kitts and Nevis Bankers and Financial…
Electronics banned on some US flights from Middle East
The US has announced a ban on large electronic devices from cabin baggage on passenger flights from eight Muslim majority countries.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said extremists were seeking "innovative methods" to bring…