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Chapecoense crash: The four people who skipped the flight

(CNN)Four people who were due to board the plane that crashed, killing 71 people in Colombia, have revealed how last-minute changes stopped them from getting on the flight. The Lamia 2933 flight, carrying Brazilian football team…

“Walk In My Shoes”

(ZIZ News) -- An event entitled “Walk In My Shoes” on Wednesday morning give able-bodied persons a firsthand look at what it’s like to live with a disability. Among those participating in the event were parliamentarians the Honourable…

Premier Amory presents $236.3 million tax-free budget

NIA CHARLESTOWNN NEVIS (December 01, 2016) -- Premier of Nevis and Minister of Finance Hon. Vance Amory, presented the Nevis Island Administration’s $236.3 million tax-free budget, when he delivered the 2017 Budget Address in just over two…

George Moody Stuart hosts Career Day

(ZIZ News) -- As part of Spirit Week activities, The George Moody Stuart School hosted a Career Day on Wednesday. A number of students were seen decked out to showcase multi-coloured outfits depicting a variety of professions, as part of…

Another illegal gun seized

(ZIZ News) -- Police have seized another illegal gun while investigating a report of shots fired in the New Road Housing area early Wednesday morning. According to a police statement while investigating the report of shots fired, and…

Nevis to observe World AIDS Day; public urged to participate

NIA -- The Health Promotion Unit in the Ministry of Heath on Nevis, will host two activities in observance of the annual World AIDS Day on December 01. Nadine Carty-Caines, Programme Coordinator of the HIV Unit is urging members of the…

Barry Bennell charged with child sex offences

Former football coach Barry Bennell has been charged with eight offences of sexual assault against a boy aged under 14, prosecutors have said. The Crown Prosecution Service said it had received a file of evidence from Cheshire Police…

Brazil’s Chapecoense football team in Colombia plane crash

A plane carrying 81 people, including a top Brazilian football team, has crashed on its approach to the city of Medellin in Colombia. Colombia's civil aviation body says only six people survived the crash, blamed on an electrical fault.…

Trump taps conservative Republican stalwarts to cabinet

Donald Trump has named Tom Price as health secretary and reportedly plans to pick ex-Labor Secretary Elaine Chao as his transportation secretary. Mr Price, a Georgia lawmaker, has been a vociferous critic of President Obama's signature…

Sickness Hurting LIAT’s Bottom Line

Absenteeism is costing regional airline LIAT millions of dollars in revenue. The Antigua-based carrier said it is losing millions of dollars in revenue because of crew-affected illnesses. Read more:…