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SKN takes gold at CARIFTA Games

(ZIZ News) -- Kittitian athlete Jermaine Francis is the new CARIFTA under-20 male high jump champion. According to the St. Kitts Nevis Amateur Athletic Association on Saturday Francis won with a leap of 2.11m. He is the only gold medal…

Mister Liburd gives geothermal exploration update

(ZIZ News) -- St. Kitts is pushing ahead with plans to develop geothermal energy. During the handing over ceremony of a solar farm near the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, Minister of Public Infrastructure, the Hon Ian Liburd said early…

Mary Charles Hospital renovations progressing

(ZIZ News) -- Renovations at the Mary Charles Hospital located in Molineux are well underway. That’s according to Senator in the Ministry of Health Hon. Wendy Phipps who gave an update on the progress during the sitting of national…

Cuban Alumni give back

(ZIZ News) -- Members of the Cuban Alumni Association have been brightening up the Easter season for several elderly persons in the Lodge and Ottley’s communities. On Wednesday the group distributed Easter baskets to 7 elderly persons as…

Roger Federer pulls out of comeback match at Miami Open

Roger Federer has pulled out of his comeback match against Juan Martin Del Potro at the Miami Open with a stomach bug. The 34-year-old was due to make his return on Friday after suffering a knee injury in January while running a bath for…

West Indies in semi-finals, South Africa face exit

West Indies secured their spot in the World T20 2016 semi-finals with a third successive win but made hard work of chasing a small target of 123. With just a shave over a run-a-ball needed, West Indies were routinely dragged back, to a…

More nepotism comes to light in Trinidad and Tobago

Following the recent dismissal of Trinidad and Tobago's minister of housing and urban development, Marlene McDonald, for misbehaviour in public office, by Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, yet more questions have arisen over parliamentary…

Mystery of infant deaths in Grenada deepens

Following a recent claim by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Grenada that three young children had died at the General Hospital, reportedly from gastroenteritis, and a denial by the ministry of health, a local radio talk…

Netflix throttles data to some mobile networks

Netflix has acknowledged that it restricts the quality of its video streams when it sends them over some mobile data networks. The firm blogged that it did this "globally". A spokesman confirmed that this included streams sent via UK…

Brussels attacks: Suspect’s DNA at Paris attack sites

Belgian officials have named the second suicide bomber in Tuesday's attack at Brussels airport as Najim Laachraoui, and said that his DNA was found at sites of the November Paris attacks. The news came as three people were arrested in…

CMO says no Zika in SKN

(ZIZ News) -- Chief Medical Officer, Dr Patrick Martin says there are no confirmed cases of zika in the Federation at this time. According to a statement issued today, over the past 3 - 4 weeks, several suspect samples were sent to CARPHA…

Solar farm handover

(ZIZ News) -- On Thursday morning the Government of the Republic of China Taiwan handed over a new solar farm that had been built along the Frigate Bay Road near the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank. Several government dignitaries attended a…

SKN Defence Force awards striving recruits

(ZIZ News) -- The St. Kitts Nevis Defence Force issued berets with the SKNDF cap badges to recruits, during a ceremony at the Parade Square, Camp Springfield on Thursday 24th March. Commander of the St. Kitts Nevis Defence Force, Lt.…