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Chamber of Industry and Commerce collaborates with Government in crime reduction
(L-R) Mr. Dave King; Mr. Mark Wilkin; Superintendent Merclyn Hughes; Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ian Queeley; Acting Commissioner of Police, Mr. Stafford Liburd; Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, Permanent…
Coast Guard Stalwart Back In Action
(ZIZ News) -- The St. Kitts Nevis Defence Force Coast Guard has increased its presence in the Federation's waters with the re-launch of the Coast Guard cutter “Stalwart”.
Public Affairs Officer for the Defence Force, Captain Kayode Sutton…
Government and People of St. Kitts and Nevis express solidarity with Taiwan in aftermath of 6.4…
(SKNIS)—The Government and people of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis express solidarity with the Government and people of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in the aftermath of a 6.4 earthquake that left a trail of destruction in Tainan…
Puerto Rico authorities seize cocaine concealed inside boat hull
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) seized 86 pounds (39 kilos) of cocaine found on Wednesday concealed inside the hull of a 26 foot boat. The…
Barbados Continues To Diversify Its Economy
Prime Minister Freundel Stuart says his government is continuing to diversify the Barbados economy to ensure that the country is not dependent on any one sector.
He made the comments on Wednesday night to a group of tourists attending a…
Taiwan earthquake: Rescuers in frantic search for missing
Rescuers are searching the rubble of a high-rise residential building in southern Taiwan after an earthquake that killed at least 14 people.
Some 30 people are still missing from the 17-storey block, one of several buildings that collapsed…
Somali plane ‘was holed by bomb’ after Mogadishu take-off
A blast that punched a large hole in the fuselage of a passenger plane at Somalia's Mogadishu airport on Tuesday was caused by a bomb, officials say.
"It was a bomb that exploded in the Daallo Airlines flight. It was meant to kill all…
Unique Touch Christian Centre Celebrates 13 Years Of Service
(ZIZ News) -- The Unique Touch Christian Centre is, this year, celebrating its 13th anniversary under the theme “Thirteen Years of Service, To Our God and King”
As part of the celebrations, on Sunday, a special service was held in Sandy…
FIM Mini-Grant Award
(ZIZ News) -- Small businesses in the Federation are once again being given the opportunity to receive a mini grant award for the purchasing of business equipment.
Advisor at the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Sybil Welsh described the…
Remembering Venner’s Contribution
(ZIZ News) -- The new Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, Timothy Antoine, has praised former Governor Sir K. Dwight Venner for his contribution to the institution and the region.
During a press conference on Monday, Antoine…
Police High Command Addresses Crime
(ZIZ News) -- Officers of the Police Force High Command took to the airwaves on Wednesday to address various issues surrounding crime.
The police top brass were the guests on a special edition of Working for You that addressed several…
CELAC adopts CARICOM call for reparations
The Community of Latin and American States CELAC Parliamentary group has adopted the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) call for reparations for native genocide and the enslavement of African people in the Caribbean through the Trans-Atlantic…
CARPHA stresses need for coordinated regional response to zika
On Monday, Dr Margaret Chan, director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), declared that clusters of microcephaly and other neurological disorders potentially linked to the spread of the zika virus (ZIKV) represents a public…
Bill Cosby: US judge allows sex assault case against actor
US prosecutors can proceed with a sexual assault charge against comedian Bill Cosby, a judge has ruled.
Mr Cosby is accused of drugging and fondling a former Temple University employee, Andrea Constand, in 2004.
His lawyers had argued in…
Syria conflict: UN suspends peace talks in Geneva
The UN has suspended peace talks aimed at ending Syria's five-year civil war, just days after they began.
But the organisation's special envoy Staffan de Mistura insisted negotiations had not failed and would resume on 25 February.
Each…