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Call made to honour Test umpire Andrew Emmanuel Weekes

Basseterre, St. Kitts -- A call has been made to rename the new Sandy Point Recreation Ground in honour of a Sandy Pointer, the late Andrew Emmanuel Weekes, the only Test cricket umpire St. Kitts has produced. The call was made on Friday…

Human Rights Awareness to be introduced in schools

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS): Members of the global advocacy group Youth for Human Rights International (YHRI) and local educators are meeting to discuss the introduction of human rights awareness training in school curriculums across the…

Prime Minister meets with IMF Team

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS): A delegation from International Monetary Fund (IMF) met with St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dr. The Honourable Timothy Harris today at Government Headquarters. The IMF delegation…

OAS representative pays courtesy call on PM Harris

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS): The Organization of American States (OAS) resident representative to St. Kitts and Nevis, Mr. Terrance Craig, paid a courtesy call on St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris on…

Development Bank Challengers Exodus Basketball League opens

Basseterre, St. Kitts -- Development Bank Challengers Exodus Basketball League opened Saturday evening (February 28) at the Challengers Hard Courts with a knockout tournament that was rained out in the second half of the first game. This…

19-year-old Shot and Killed in St. Paul’s

(ZIZ News) – The police are investigating a shooting incident in St. Paul’s that has left a young man dead. The victim is 19-year-old Jason Bradshaw-Francis, also known as ‘Bobo’. The shooting reportedly occurred at 9:10pm at the Willet’s…

Nationals of Dominican Republic host Softball Tournament

(ZIZ News)-- Members of the local Dominican community showed the spirit of sportsmanship on Sunday when they hosted a softball tournament at the Newtown Playfield. The competition was held to mark the 173rd anniversary of the Dominican…

PM: First Cabinet Meeting Productive

(ZIZ News)-- Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris has described the first meeting of the new Cabinet as productive. On Thursday, the new ministers assembled for their first Cabinet meeting to chart the way forward for the…

LIDC, More than just a Competition

(ZIZ News) -- The 43rd Annual Leeward Islands Debating Competition got underway on Thursday night with a brief opening ceremony at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort. Students from seven competing islands are in St. Kitts to pose arguments on…