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US based Cardiologist/Internist to conduct public sessions on Nevis
NIA Charlestown Nevis --Nevisians with heart conditions will benefit from a visit by United States of America-based Cardiologist/Internist Dr. Charlie Rouse when he leads a medical team to Nevis from July 7th to 11th, 2014.
Acting Medical…
Minister Liburd Refutes Richards’ Claims
ZIZ News -- Minister of Health, the Honourable Marcella Liburd has said that media reports of most chikungunya patients being from the Sandy Point community are totally false.
An article on WINNFM’s website dated June 3rd stated that 90…
SIDF and SKNANB Launch Programmes for College Graduates
ZIZ News -- Recent university graduates stand to benefit from new programmes launched by the Sugar Industry Diversification Foundation (SIDF) and the St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank (SKNANB).
In a brief opening ceremony held on…
St. Kitts – Nevis Police taps into new Community Programme
Basseterre, St. Kitts, (SKNIS) -- Police officers in St. Kitts and Nevis are embracing a new programme to bridge the gap between themselves and at-risk youth as part of their community policing initiative.
The Teens and Police Services…
SMI Apologizes to Naeemah Hazel
ZIZ News -- Local hip hop artist, St Kitts' Most Incredible, also known as SMI, has issued a public apology for the negative remarks about Naeemah Hazel that he made on his Facebook page, last weekend.
SMI performed on Saturday night for…
Liburd on Chikungunya Media Reports
ZIZ News -- Minister of Health, the Honourable Marcella Liburd has refuted media reports that claim that her ministry has conflicting views on Chikungunya cases in St. Kitts and Nevis.
Minister Liburd told ZIZ News that while Chief Medical…
NRP still echoing 2011 Slogan “Performance Matters”
ZIZ News -- “Performance Matters.” That was the phrase being repeated on Tuesday night when the Nevis Reformation Party hosted the second in a series of town hall meetings on Nevis.
The island’s Former Deputy Premier, who is also a senior…
Liburd and Astaphan Square Off on Music Festival Feedback
ZIZ News -- On Saturday, Jamaican-born reggae artist Freddie McGregor spoke highly of St. Kitts, saying that the island had undergone significant development since his last visit.
Another music festival artist who spoke highly of his time…
St. Kitts and Nevis issues another call for an end to the embargo against Cuba
Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- Another call for the Government of the United States to end the 50-year-old embargo imposed against Cuba.
It has come from St. Kitts and Nevis’ Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Hon. Patrice Nisbett at the…
Founder and President of Windsor University School of Medicine passes away
Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- Windsor University School of Medicine announced Thursday the passing of its founder and president, Doctor Srinivas Gaddam.
The Board of Directors said Dr. Gaddam who was born in 1962 is survived by his…
CARICOM to establish Commission to debate marijuana decriminalisation
Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders including St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil l. Douglas, have agreed to the establishment of a Commission to further the debate on the…
Slack’s Pre-School closes this week
ZIZ News -- After more than thirty years of serving the public, Slack's preschool is closing down.
"Every day it was a joy to come out here to school and I'd rather be nowhere else than in this school"
Those were the words of Yvette…
Nevisians in Campaign mode following NRP Town Hall
ZIZ News -- Supporters of Nevis’ Opposition Party, the Nevis Reformation Party are in campaign mode as the party hosts a series of town hall meetings on the island, the second of which was held on Tuesday night at the Jessups Community…
Liburd calls on Brantley to State his Position on Secession
ZIZ News -- Chairwoman of the St. Kitts/Nevis Labour Party, Hon. Marcella Liburd is challenging Hon. Mark Brantley, Deputy Leader of the Concerned Citizens Movement, to publicly state his position on matter of secession.
Ms. Liburd’s…
Powell: Secession not in the Best Interest of Nevis
ZIZ News -- Senator, the Hon. Carlisle Powell of the Nevis Reformation Party, has said that secession does not serve the best interest of the people of Nevis.
While he admitted freely that in earlier times, the NRP had been strong…