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Adams to Compete in 200m Race at World Championships

(ZIZ) -- Antoine Adams will be looking to book his spot in the IAAF World Championships Men’s 200m Semi-Finals on Tuesday. Adams will be competing in heat number four alongside the likes of American Justin Gatlin and Jamaica’s Nickel…

SKN Seeks Medical Cooperation with Taiwan

(ZIZ News) -- Members of the Prime Minister’s delegation to Taiwan returned to the Federation on Sunday night after a series of meetings with Taiwanese government officials. While overseas, Prime Minister the Hon. Dr. Timothy Harris met…

Danny No Longer a Threat to SKN

(ZIZ News) -- A senior weather official says Tropical Storm Danny, which was downgraded to a Tropical Depression, no longer poses a significant threat to St. Kitts-Nevis and will be passing into the Caribbean Sea, south of St. Kitts.…

N.H.C. Houses should be okay During Storm

(ZIZ News) -- As different government agencies continue to put their hurricane preparedness plans in place for the passage of Hurricane Danny, General Manager at the National Housing Corporation , Elreter Simpson-Browne, says they have…

Government Offices to be Closed on Monday

(ZIZ News) -- The Federal Cabinet, with the approval of the Governor General, has taken the decision to close all government offices in the Federation on Monday August 24th with similar closures for private sector firms and agencies. This…

Tropical Storm Watch issued as Danny Weakens

(ZIZ News) -- A Tropical Storm Watch has now been issued for St. Kitts and Nevis, as Hurricane Danny weakens back to a Category One system. At 5pm, Hurricane Danny was located at about 570 miles east of the Leeward Islands. Information…

Hurricane Danny – Travel Advisory from LIAT

ISSUED AT 5:30PM - AUGUST 22, 2015 JOHN'S, Antigua - LIAT wishes to advise that due to the impending passage of Hurricane Danny, it has been forced to cancel the following services for Sunday, August 23, Monday, August 24 and Tuesday,…

Hurricane Danny – Travel Update from Seaborne

Dear Valued Customers: A major storm is expected to affect travel to, from and through much of the Caribbean over the next few days. Please check flight status frequently on seaborneairlines.com or Seaborne's Facebook page for up-to-the-…

Military Training Closing Ceremony

(ZIZ News) -- Two weeks of military training for local security forces wrapped up on Thursday afternoon with the closing ceremony of the Subject Matter Expert Exchange. Members of the Florida Army National Guard have been working with the…

Police Force Holds Town Hall With Residents of Sandy Point

(ZIZ New) -- Residents of Sandy Point weighed in on the country’s current level of safety and security when they were invited to a town hall meeting at the Sandy Point Community Centre. Held on Thursday night, the town hall saw members of…

SKELEC Prepared For Hurricane Danny

(ZIZ News) -- Bertill Browne, an Engineer attached to the St. Kitts Electric Company (SKELEC), says the company has no intention of disconnecting electricity supply during the storm but, if the storm causes an outage, power would remain…

Hurricane Shelter Assessment Extended

(ZIZ News) -- Hurricane shelter assessment has been extended to several health institutions, specifically the health centres. Honourable Wendy Phipps said in the event of a disaster, those places would be first in line to give immediate…

Prime Minister Harris Holds Discussions with H. E. David Lin

(ZIZ News) – While discussing ideas and avenues for further cooperation with Taiwan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, His Excellency David Lin, St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Timothy Harris emphasized that the friendship between…