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Policing with You – Community Engagement in District B
The officers of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force have been spearheading community engagements across the island and Superintendent Travis Rogers visited the ZIZ’s studios on Thursday to talk about the community engagement…
Fingerprint Mock Exercise
Crime Scene technicians of the police force’s Forensics Department who are participating in a two week Fingerprinting Workshop were tested during a mock exercise held on Wednesday.
There were two mock crime scenes with two different…
Tabernacle Sporting Facility
The people of Tabernacle will soon be able to participate in sporting activities closer to home as work got underway for the Tabernacle Multi-Use Sport Facilities with a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday.
Two two-level buildings are…
Government Investing in Communities
The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has invested heavily in the development of communities throughout 2019.
This is according to Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Youth and Sport Tom Buchanan who was at the time addressing the…
St. Kitts and Nevis Bar Association enthusiastic about promotion of mediation techniques in the…
Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 14, 2019 (SKNIS): Mediation is widely considered to be an effective tool to resolve conflicts between individuals or parties. Against this backdrop, the St. Kitts and Nevis Bar Association is enthusiastic…
Nevis Junior Minister delivers address to mark World Diabetes Day
ZIZ News (Chaïra Flanders) -- Diabetes and its complications represent the majority of mortality and morbidity rates in the Federation. Although Type 1 diabetes cannot be prevented, Type 2 diabetes can be controlled but still accounts for…
Prime Minister Harris’ Help-A-Child Programme hits record numbers with $70,000 presented to 140…
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, November 13, 2019 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris made his single largest investment yet towards the educational advancement of the children from…
Dept. of Agriculture hosting Antimicrobial Resistance Workshop this week
ZIZ News (Chaïra Flanders) -- The Department of Agriculture held an opening ceremony to launch a pilot workshop on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) on Monday morning.
An antimicrobial is an agent that kills micro-organisms or stops their…
CCCU Headquarters Opening
ZIZ News -- The headquarters of the Caribbean Confederation of Credit Unions was officially opened on Saturday at a ceremony attended by government officials, representatives of financial institutions and other stakeholders.
The CCCU…
Health talks in Schools for Diabetes Week of Activities
ZIZ News -- Activities in observance of World Diabetes Day 2019 officially began on Monday with health talks at high schools across the island.
The health talks, according to Public Relations Officer of the St. Kitts Diabetes…
Nevis’ Social Development Minister Evelyn leaves for Commonwealth of Dominica to attend OECS…
NIA -- Hon. Eric Evelyn, Minister of Social Development in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), left the island for the Commonwealth of Dominica to join his regional counterparts at a ministerial meeting at the Atlantique View Resort in…
Remembrance Day 2019
ZIZ News - On Sunday, St. Kitts and Nevis paid tribute to nationals who fought and died in World Wars One and Two.
The National Day of Remembrance was observed with a wreath laying ceremony at the War Memorial or Cenotaph on the Bay…
Colombian Banana and Plantain Ban
ZIZ News -- The Department of Agriculture has banned the importation of bananas, plantains, and heliconias and other plant products from Colombia.
This according to a statement issued on Saturday night follows an outbreak of Fusarium…
Newly donated footballs to help encourage physical activity among young people
Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 07, 2019 (SKNIS): More than 50 footballs (soccer balls) were donated to the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis by the Government of Italy as a way of promoting an active and healthy lifestyle among young…
Record number of primary school students to benefit from PM Harris’ Help-A-Child Programme
Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 07, 2019 (SKNIS): One hundred and forty students from Constituency 7 in St. Kitts, which stretches from Ottley’s to Belle Vue, will each receive a bursary of $500 from Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable…