2017

(SKNIS): In keeping with the high level of accountability of his Team Unity Administration, Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris reported today at the Sitting of the National Assembly that the performance on the Reduced VAT Rate…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, JANUARY 20TH, 2017 (PRESS UNIT IN THE OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER) – Discussions on the pursuance of bilateral cooperation between St. Kitts and Nevis and the Dominican Republic took place on Thursday (January 19th,…

Rescuers say up to 30 people are missing after a hotel in central Italy was hit by an avalanche, apparently triggered by an earthquake. Rescuers battled overnight to reach the Rigopiano hotel, with the first of them arriving on skis.…

A cancer patient who inspired millions by dancing on camera in her hospital ward has died from the disease, US media say. Ana-Alecia Ayala died on Wednesday afternoon at a Dallas hospital surrounded by friends and family. Read more:…

South Africa batsman AB de Villiers has ruled himself out of the four-match Test series with England this summer. De Villiers has not played since June 2016 because of an elbow injury but is expected to return for Saturday's Twenty20…

Britain's Johanna Konta eased through to the Australian Open third round but Heather Watson and Kyle Edmund both lost in the second round in Melbourne. Ninth seed Konta, 25, produced a confident display to beat 19-year-old Naomi Osaka of…

Jamaica’s recent decriminalization of possession of up to two ounces of ganja is contributing to a dangerous practice that officials warn needs urgent attention. Disturbing findings in the 2016 National Drug Prevalence Survey show that…

Puerto Rico's longest-held political prisoner Oscar López Rivera's sentence has been commuted by US President Barack Obama. The news first broke on social media on Tuesday afternoon, although the pro-independence weekly Claridad had…

(ZIZ News) -- The police have charged a man from St. Pauls for the possession of an illegal gun and marijuana found in a search on Monday night. According to reports Alex Jules has been charged with possession and possession with intent…

(ZIZ News) -- The police have charged a man for drug possession after he swallowed pellets of cocaine. Julian Carty of Newtown was arrested on Sunday at the Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport on suspicion of possession of illegal…