April 2017

(ZIZ News) -- At approximately 1:23 am, on Monday a 5.8 magnitude earthquake was felt across St. Kitts-Nevis. According to the U.S. Geological Survey Centre the earthquake occurred at a latitude of 17.47 degrees N, longitude of 61.13…

(Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago)The establishment of a Caribbean Regulatory System (CRS) will improve conditions for patients in the Region to receive safe, efficacious, high quality drugs. Speaking at the recently held Opening…

(SKNIS): Officials at the Department of Labour have issued a reminder to all employers and employees stating that any work that was undertaken on Monday, April 10, after 12 p.m. and up to 11:59 p.m. is to be paid at double the normal rate.…

Britain's Jenson Button looks set to replace Fernando Alonso at McLaren for the Monaco Grand Prix in May. Alonso will miss Monaco to race in the Indianapolis 500, with full support from McLaren and engine partner Honda. Read more:…

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Russia failed to protect the hostages of the Beslan school siege in which about 330 people died in 2004. In the siege, Chechen rebels took more than 1,000 hostages, mostly children. The…

The United Nations Security Council will officially vote tomorrow on closing the 13-year-long peacekeeping mission in Haiti as recommended by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Sandra…

Lawyers for a passenger forcibly removed from a United Airlines flight have filed an emergency court request for the airline to preserve evidence. David Dao was filmed being dragged off the overbooked flight at Chicago O'Hare airport,…

Durham chairman Sir Ian Botham says his club have a point to prove after being relegated from County Championship Division One for financial problems. They begin their Division Two campaign against Nottinghamshire on Friday with a…

The Vincentian island of Canouan is now home to a state-of-the-art multi-million-dollar marina expected to transform the island into a major hub for yachting. Glossy Bay Marina is being touted as the first super yacht marina in the…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, APRIL 12th, 2017 (PRESS SEC) – Dr. the Rt. Excellent and the Rt. Honourable Sir Kennedy Simmonds, St. Kitts and Nevis’ first Prime Minister and only living National Hero, is celebrating his 81st birthday today,…

German police have detained a suspect with "Islamist links" following a bomb attack on the bus of the Borussia Dortmund football team. Prosecutors also said the three explosive devices contained metal pieces. Read more:…

McLaren driver Fernando Alonso will miss the Monaco Grand Prix in May so he can race in the Indianapolis 500. The double world champion has the full approval and support of McLaren and engine partner Honda, who are having a difficult…