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Inland Revenue Department donates food items to Salvation Army
Basseterre, St. Kitts -- On Tuesday 6th January, 2015 the St. Kitts and Nevis Inland Revenue Department, delivered some New Year Cheer to our local Salvation Army, with the donation of food items. This donation forms part of the…
Education and Training needed to Eradicate Poverty
(ZIZ News) -- Hensley Daniel, a former Minister of Social Development in the Nevis Island Administration, says the promotion of continued education and training is the only way to eradicate poverty.
“Many many people are stuck in low…
Opus Group hosts Leadership Summit in St. Kitts
(ZIZ News) -- A group of meeting and incentive planners is currently in St. Kitts for the Opus Group’s 14th Annual Leadership Summit.
In an interview with ZIZ News, Executive Director of the Summit, Lisa Cherry said the seminar provides an…
Upgrading to E-Passports
(ZIZ News) -- The Ministry of Homeland Security says the move to upgrade to E-Passports has been progressing smoothly.
Over the holiday season there was a call for visiting nationals to upgrade to the new passports while on vacation here.…
Haphazard Constituencies bad for Democracy
(ZIZ News) -- Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas says the imbalance in the number of inhabitants across the Federation’s constituencies is bad for democracy.
Dr. Douglas said, in addition to the clear thinking people who have…
LED Street Lighting Project officially begins
Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- The first phase of an initiative to replace all of 5000 street lights in the federation with energy-saving LED bulbs began yesterday (January 07) in Basseterre.
Minister of Energy and Public Utilities, Hon.…
Roland Martin wished he could take a piece of St. Kitts back to DC
Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- When America’s well-known journalist and former CNN contributor Roland Martin, arrived in St. Kitts during the Christmas/Carnival season; he had no indication that he would attend the 14th Annual Prime…
SKN Breaks Ground on New Solar Farm
Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- St Kitts continues to break new ground in its efforts to reduce its carbon footprint, reduce fossil fuel consumption and expand its usage of renewable energy, with the opening of the first half of a…
SKNAH donates to Local Institutions
(ZIZ News) -- The St. Kitts-Nevis Association of Houston (SKNAH) has once again made donations to institutions in the Federation.
On Monday, the Association donated two barrels and a box to the New Horizons Rehabilitation Centre in Harris’…
Fuel Prices continue to drop
(ZIZ News) -- Earlier ZIZ News reported that fuel prices have been dropping over the past few months and according to a release from the Ministry of Finance, on Tuesday, this trend is continuing.
The release states that at SOL gas…
Amory’s Plans for Education Criticized
(ZIZ News) -- The former Deputy Premier of Nevis, Hensley Daniel, is criticising the recent decision of Premier, the Hon. Vance Amory, to incorporate the Department of Education into the Premier's Ministry.
During the delivery of his New…
Commissioner praises Witness Protection Programme
(ZIZ News) -- Eye witnesses to violent crimes in the Federation of St. Kitts-Nevis should not be afraid to provide evidence, thanks to a Witness Protection Programme managed by the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force.
In an…
Health and Infrastructure to be Further Developed
(ZIZ News) -- The Denzil Douglas-led Government of St. Kitts-Nevis has engaged a developer to explore the upgrade of St. Kitts' hospital, thereby transforming it to a state-of-the-art facility.
The Nation's leader, the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil…
Fire-Fighter arrested for Importing Cocaine
(ZIZ News) -- Following the arrest of a police officer for smuggling marijuana a few months ago, the police force is reporting the arrest of a fire-fighter for importing cocaine.
An intelligence-led joint operation between Customs…
Sugar Mas’ 43 ends Incident Free
(ZIZ News) -- Following the completion of more than 25 events and street activities, Sugar Mas 43 has finally come to an end.
The six-week festival culminated with the second island-wide Bar Crawl on Saturday.
Sugar Mas 43 saw the…