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Gov’t committed to reducing poverty – PM
Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller says the Government will continue to implement poverty reduction and alleviation measures in a bid to improve the conditions of the most vulnerable Jamaicans.
“We are working…
Nicaragua to improve competitiveness in foreign trade
Managua, Nicaragua -- Nicaragua will carry out a program to improve the operations of its border posts and strengthen the competitiveness of its foreign trade, with US$55 million in financing from the InterAmerican Development Bank (IDB).…
Argentine suspects in FIFA scandal surrender
Buenos Aires, Argentina (AFP) -- Two Argentine businessmen wanted on US charges of bribing FIFA officials have surrendered, the justice ministry said Thursday.
Father and son marketing executives Hugo and Mariano Jinkis, the owners of…
Gunman on run after nine slain in US black church attack
Washington, United States (AFP) -- A white gunman was on the run Thursday after fatally shooting at least nine worshippers in a historic black church in a southern US city in what police called a hate crime.
Churchgoers had gathered for a…
IMF’s Lagarde says ‘no period of grace’ for Greek debt payment
Luxembourg, Luxembourg (AFP) -- International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde warned cash-strapped Greece Thursday it will get no extra time to make a huge debt payment due at the end of the month.
"There will be no period of grace,"…
Medical University of the America’s student government donates to Alexandra Hospital
NIA Charlestown Nevis -- The Medical University of the Americas (MUA) student government donated lights to both the Alexandra Hospital on June 12 ,2015, for use in its operating theatre and at the Flamboyant Nursing Home.
Hospital…
Senior Customs Officers on Nevis meet with Ministry of Finance
NIA Charlestown Nevis -- Senior officers of the Customs and Exercise Department on Nevis met with Premier and Minister of Finance Hon. Vance Amory and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance Colin Dore for a meeting ahead of the…
The Nature Conservancy team meets with Nevis Premier
NIA Charlestown Nevis -- Environmental management of The Narrows and marine boundaries around St. Kitts and Nevis were on the agenda when a team from The Nature Conservancy met with Premier of Nevis Hon. Vance Amory and relevant Permanent…
LGBTI Sensitivity Workshop Ends
(ZIZ News) -- Law enforcement and security personnel participated in a one-week workshop which helped to sensitize them on dealing with situations involving lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender persons and intersexes.
Assistant…
Hon. Mark Brantley Addresses OAS General Assembly
(ZIZ News) -- Foreign Affairs Minister, Hon. Mark Brantley says the present and the future of the OAS, represent a call for member states to critically examine the present institution and to strategise regarding the future of the…
Organizers of Restaurant Week Intensify Marketing Campaign
(ZIZ News) -- The Ministry of Tourism is pulling out all the stops to make the inaugural St. Kitts and Nevis Restaurant Week memorable.
With Restaurant Week just one month away, Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism…
Delta Petroleum Donates To The Youth
(ZIZ News) -- Delta Petroleum is donating to the youth of the Federation in a big way.
In a brief ceremony on Tuesday, Delta donated $3000 to the St. Kitts and Nevis Fire and Rescue Services' 13th Annual Summer Safety Program.
In…
Pink ball ‘ready’ for Test debut
Sports Page -- Brett Elliot, the Kookaburra managing director, has said that the pink ball is ready for Test cricket. In 2009, the MCC made a recommendation to experiment with pink balls and since then it has been used by the ECB and CA as…
Selection rules add interest to Draft
St. John’s, Antigua -- With new rules in place, there is extra-special interest to see how this will impact upon the selectors of the six franchises in the second Player Draft of the West Indies Cricket Board’s Professional Cricket League.…
Masters Cricketers get a little sunshine in their lives
Sports Page -- It was the wonderful climax to a hard fought victory. On the evening of Saturday 13th June, the Nevis Masters, cricketers, three peat champions of the Leeward Islands Masters cricket tournament, gathered at Sunshine’s bar and…