Diabetes Screening at Saddlers Secondary School

(ZIZ News) -- On Thursday morning students at the Saddlers Secondary School participated in a diabetes screening exercise hosted by the St. Kitts Diabetes Association. Dozens of students lined the hallways of the Saddlers Secondary School…

Vector Control Workshop

(ZIZ NEWS) — The second workshop to “Develop a Regional Network On Research And Control Of Emerging Vector-Borne Diseases in the Caribbean” is currently being held at the Marriott Resort. Vectors are disease-carrying organisms such as the…

Cotton Thomas Comprehensive School Reading Week

(ZIZ News) — The Cotton Thomas Comprehensive School is working toward getting students more interested in reading with the hosting of its Reading Week of Activities. So far, the children have participated in an Effective Reading…

CFBC students construct drone from scratch

(ZIZ News) -- The students of the Information Technology Programme at The Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College have successfully built a drone as part of their course project. Lecturer at CFBC’s Technical Division, Dr. Ricardo Neil explained…

Bolt undergoing treatment for hamstring tweak

Jamaican sprint superstar Usain Bolt is undergoing treatment in Germany for what his coach described as an "aggravated hamstring injury" following his first race of the season, local radio reported Monday. Glen Mills, Bolt's coach, said…

India drought: Five men die trying to restore water well

Five villagers in a drought-hit part of northern India have died while trying to restore a disused drinking well. The men died after inhaling poisonous gases that had collected in the well in Haryana state, a local official said. READ…

Another option for persons with cancer in the federation

(ZIZ News) — Persons affected by cancer in the Federation will soon be given the opportunity to receive treatment closer to home. This was revealed by Minister of Health Hon. Eugene Hamilton who outlined plans for an oncology unit to be…