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Ear Nose and Throat Clinic
(ZIZ News) -- The Global Faith Alliance’s Health Mission continued on Wednesday with a free ear, nose, and throat clinic.
ZIZ News spoke with ear nose and throat specialist Dr. Selena Heman-Ackah who outlined the services offered at the…
Carnival Prize-Giving
(ZIZ News) -- The National Carnival Committee has announced that the official prize-giving ceremony for Sugar Mas 44 will be held on Friday at Bank Street.
Carnival Committee Chairman, Noah Mills made the announcement on Thursday on…
Puerto Rico authorities intercept illegally imported HID headlamps
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), working closely with the US Department of Transportation (DOT), seized last Wednesday a shipment of 380 imported high intensity discharge (HID) conversion kits. The domestic value of the shipment was…
Zika virus now confirmed in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
St. Vincent and the Grenadines has joined the list of Caribbean countries where the mosquito-borne Zika virus has been confirmed.
Minister of Health Senator Luke Browne made the disclosure in Parliament yesterday evening.
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Syrian conflict: UN first air drop delivers aid to Deir al-Zour
The UN says it has carried out its first air drop of aid in Syria to help civilians in an eastern city besieged by Islamic State (IS) militants.
UN aid chief Stephen O'Brien told the Security Council that the plane dropped 21 tonnes of…
Apple boss Tim Cook hits back at FBI investigation
Apple boss Tim Cook has hit back at the FBI over the handling of a court order to help unlock the iPhone of San Bernardino killer Syed Rizwan Farook.
Mr Cook told ABC his company first learned of the controversial request when it was…
Fifa election: Prince Ali loses bid to suspend Friday’s vote
Friday's Fifa presidential election will go ahead as planned after candidate Prince Ali bin al-Hussein lost a bid to have it suspended.
Prince Ali, 40, is unhappy with voting arrangements but the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas)…
Sepp Blatter & Michel Platini lose Fifa appeals but bans reduced
Outgoing Fifa president Sepp Blatter and suspended Uefa boss Michel Platini have had bans from all football-related activities upheld.
But the suspensions have been reduced from eight to six years by Fifa's appeals committee.
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SKN CARICOM Youth Ambassadors Host Pamela Wall Choir Festival
(ZIZ News) -- In celebration of Black History Month, the St. Kitts-Nevis CARICOM Youth Ambassadors in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Department of Youth Empowerment and Department of Culture hosted the first ever Pamela Wall…
Passage of Income Tax (Amendment) Bill Closes Loopholes and Modernizes Tax Structure
(SKNIS): Reforms in the tax structure of St. Kitts and Nevis are ongoing to ensure it protects the public interest, promotes harmony with national and regional systems, and meets the demands of a globalized economy.
Prime Minister, Dr. the…
Eco-Minded Education
(ZIZ News) -- Minister of Education the Hon Shawn Richards says his ministry has been doing its part to promote environmental sustainability.
During the launch of Earth Week SKN on Wednesday Minister Richards said the ministry recognizes…
High Command meets with Principals of Basseterre Area High Schools
(RSCNPF): |Ensuring safe schools was the focus of a meeting on Tuesday (February 23) in which members of the High Command of Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force met with the principals of the two (2) High Schools in the Basseterre…
More than 100 suspected of participating in terrorist activity in Trinidad and Tobago
There was a “significant increase” in reports of suspicious financial transactions and activities believed to be linked to terrorists in Trinidad and Tobago in 2015, with more than 100 individuals suspected of participating in terrorist…
CDB predicts slower economic growth for region
Caribbean governments have been urged to speed up legal and regulatory reform amid predictions of slower economic growth for the region, following last year’s mixed fortunes.
The advice came yesterday from the Caribbean Development Bank…
Fifa election: Football governing body still has much to prove
When the Fifa family last assembled in Zurich, by this stage of the proceedings, the sport had been plunged into chaos, Swiss police swooping on senior officials only two days before the 2015 presidential election.
This time, despite fears…