Yearly Archives

2018

Minister of State Officially Launches Breastfeeding Week 2018

The Ministries of Health on St. Kitts and Nevis are celebrating breastfeeding week from September 3-7 2018. Minister of State with responsibility for health, Honorable Senator Wendy Phipps made the announcement during an address on Monday…

Robotics Olympics Experience

ZIZ News caught up with the team to find out about their experience at the Robotics Olympics in Mexico City. Spokesperson Jermillia Henry explained that the event was established to show how robotics and other forms of technology could…

Round Up Status

Agriculture officials are currently in debate about a matter on glyphosate which is an active ingredient in a number of pesticides used locally which could cause cancer if mismanaged. Following a court case in the United States where a…

New Judge Sworn In

A new judge for the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court has been sworn in. On Monday morning at Government House his Excellency the Governor General S.W. Tapley Seaton GCMG CVO QC JP administered the oath of office and the oath of allegiance…

School Reopens and Students Return

Thousands of students returned to school on Monday morning marking the start of a new school year. September 3rd would have also marked the first day for many students. Students from as early as day-care to the local high schools were…

Autism Centre Coming

Plans for establishing an Autism Centre are moving ahead following the presentation of several palettes of furniture, autism therapy and assessment tools from the Christophe Harbour Foundation and Source Relief Inc this past week. The…

Fugitive Shot, Killed After Injuring Police Officer

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 01, 2018 (RSCNPF): On August 31, 2018 Security Forces were conducting a joint search operation for Vincent Taylor who was wanted for Armed Robbery and was a person of interest in the shooting death of…

Trump threatens to pull US out of World Trade Organization

President Donald Trump has threatened to withdraw the US from the World Trade Organization (WTO), claiming it treats his country unfairly. "If they don't shape up, I would withdraw from the WTO," Mr Trump said in an interview with…