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Global economic output is expected to improve in 2017
(SKNIS): Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, reflecting on the most recent publication of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) World Economic Outlook, said that the global output is expected to…
Santa in The Square
(ZIZ News) -- Christmas came early for a group of children on Wednesday, as Santa distributed presents in independence square, all part of a Holiday Gift Project with a major cruise line
It was a day of smiles and gifts on Wednesday as…
Police Updates (December 7, 2016)
(ZIZ News) -- An escaped prisoner is now back behind bars following swift action by the police.
According to a police source Sylvester Hodge, better known as “Munkush” escaped custody on Tuesday evening but was apprehended early Wednesday…
2017 budget allocates over $52 million for national security
(SKNIS): National Security continues to be a top priority of the Team Unity Administration and the administration is putting its money where its mouth is with the allocation of over $52 million towards the preservation of law and order.…
National Report Card Booklet presented at One Day Training for Head Teachers
(EMU/ZIZ) -- An important milestone in the Ministry of Education’s Reform Process was reached with the presentation of the National Student Progress Report Booklet on Thursday, December 1.
The document which was presented to head…
Asian Punjabi Folk Dance Club to perform in St. Kitts this weekend
(ZIZ News) -- The Indian Council of Cultural Relations has organized a concert featuring Asian Punjabi Folkdance Group later this weekend.
ZIZ spoke with Dr. Bikram Saroya, A Professor at Windsor University who gave some brief background…
Mercedes: Fernando Alonso could partner Lewis Hamilton – Toto Wolff
Mercedes are thinking about signing McLaren driver Fernando Alonso to replace Nico Rosberg, team boss Toto Wolff says.
A move would reunite Alonso and Lewis Hamilton, who had a stormy partnership at McLaren in 2007.
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US$2 million currency bust linked to Trinidad politicians
Local police and customs officers investigating the discovery of US$2 million in cash found in a container at the Point Lisas port in Trinidad believe that the money sent to a local businessman as payment for a shipment of illegal drugs to…
Pablo Escobar’s hired killer ‘robbed in Colombia’
A man who worked as a hired killer for Colombia's late drug lord Pablo Escobar says he was robbed in Colombia's second-largest city, Medellin.
Jhon Jairo Velasquez, better known as Popeye, said two men on motorbikes pulled up alongside him…
Thomas Bjorn named Europe Ryder Cup captain for 2018
Denmark's Thomas Bjorn will captain Europe at the 2018 Ryder Cup in Paris.
The 45-year-old will be only the fourth man from outside the British Isles to lead the team, after Spanish duo Seve Ballesteros and Jose Maria Olazabal, and…
LIAT welcomes its tenth ATR aircraft
Regional carrier LIAT recently welcomed its tenth ATR72 aircraft at the V.C. Bird International Airport in Antigua.
The brand new 68-seater aircraft carrying the tail number V2-LIN, was piloted from Toulouse, France, by Captain Philemon…
Migrant crisis: Europol to investigate Egypt mass drowning
The European policing agency Europol is planning to investigate what is believed to be the biggest loss of a migrant boat in 2016, following a Reuters-BBC Newsnight investigation.
More than 500 people are thought to have died in the…
Opening of the oncology unit
(ZIZ News) -- Significant strides continue to be made in local healthcare, this time with the opening of an oncology unit at the Joseph N. France general hospital.
Prime Minister Dr. Hon. Timothy Harris cut the ribbon on the newly handed…
Minister of Public Infrastructure says enhanced ports will accommodate larger cruise ships
(ZIZ News) -- Minister of Public Infrastructure, The Hon. Ian Liburd has emphasized the direct and spinoff benefits of a new cruise ship pier.
During the St. Christopher Air and Sea Port Authority’s Press conference on Monday to address…
NIA revolutionises approach to tourism for best results
NIA -- Deputy Premier of Nevis and Minister of Tourism Hon. Mark Brantley says the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) has revolutionised its approach to Tourism for better results
Mr. Brantley said in his presentation during the 2017…