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24 new HIV cases reported in Indiana outbreak, 130 total

Austin, Indiana (AP) -- Indiana health officials say there are two dozen new HIV cases in south-eastern Indiana, bringing the outbreak's total cases to 130. The Indiana State Department of Health said Friday there are now 120 confirmed HIV…

US CEO cuts salary to boost employee pay to $70,000

New York, United States (AFP) -- One start-up founder is making his own effort to respond to the issue of income inequality -- cutting his own pay while seriously boosting that of his employees. Dan Price, founder and chief executive of…

23rd Agricultural Open Day promises Food, Education and Fun

St. Kitts, Basseterre (SKNIS) -- Planners at the Department of Agriculture are busy making preparations for the 23rd annual Agricultural Open Day scheduled forThursday April 30 and Friday May 01 at the department grounds in La Guarite. The…

OTI set to add Dynamic Dimension to SKN’s Tourism Product

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- The Government’s financial support of the remodelling of the Ocean Terrace Inn (OTI) is set to add another dynamic dimension to the country’s tourism product. Minister of Tourism the Hon. Lindsay Grant has…

Agriculture Project Sowing Seeds of Youth Development

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- The St. Kitts-Nevis Agricultural Youth Forum (SKNAYF) is making a push to spread greenhouse technology to farmers and provide them with opportunities to develop new leadership skills so as to make them more…

Nevis Public Works Dept. completes Lampa Hill road upgrade

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS -- A link road called Lampa Hill which connects the communities of Baily Yard and Cole Hill to Brown Hill has been successfully completed. The road which had been impassable to vehicular traffic, was upgraded and…

CFBC houses Best Nurses Clinical Simulation Lab in the OECS3

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- The Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC) is now the home of what has been dubbed by the University of the West Indies (UWI) as the best Nurses Clinical Simulation Laboratory in the Organisation of the…

Government Officials Visit Koi Resort Site

(ZIZ News) -- Government officials say they are pleased with the progress being made on the ongoing Koi Resort Project and the benefits it will bring to the Nation, particularly to the employment sector. On Monday afternoon, a high level…

Brantley Outlines Federation’s Stance On Renewable Energy

(ZIZ News) -- Climate Change and Renewable Energy were among the topics addressed by Foreign Affairs Minister, Hon. Mark Brantley when he spoke at the recent Summit of the Americas in Panama. Minister Brantley said despite the nation’s…

IICA’s Accountability Seminar

(ZIZ News) -- Agricultural officers gathered on Wednesday to discuss the accountability of the Inter American Cooperation for Agriculture (IICA) and its plans for the Federation. During the opening ceremony for an IICA Accountability…