Browsing Category
ZIZ App
Cancer second leading cause of death in the Caribbean-CARPHA
Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) says cancers are the second leading cause of death in the region and even as it acknowledged that nearly one half of cancers are preventable or…
Education Minister responds to Opposition on SLB allocations
Kingston, Jamaica -- Education Minister Ronald Thwaites today said that the Students' Loan Bureau (SLB) approved 90 per cent of its loan applications for the current academic year, and there was no need to grant preferential treatment based…
Bahamas attorney general urges patience in bribery investigation
Nassau, Bahamas -- Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson on Monday defended the Bahamas government's handling of the investigation into Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) bribery allegations.
Maynard-Gibson urged Bahamians to be…
CARICOM-Canada project improving regional flow of CSME information
St John’s, Antigua -- A cadre of public and private sector officials from Antigua and Barbuda are scheduled to benefit from training aimed at equipping them to speak on matters related to the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME).
The…
UPDATE: Taiwan plane with 58 aboard crashes in Taipei; 23 killed
Taipei, Taiwan (AP) -- A Taiwanese flight carrying 58 people banked sharply onto its side, clipped a highway bridge and careened into a shallow river Wednesday shortly after taking off from Taipei, killing at least 23 people and leaving 20…
Ohio man pleads guilty to selling fake urine for drug tests
Pittsburgh (AP) -- An Ohio man who sold fake urine and other products meant to help people pass workplace drug tests has pleaded guilty before a federal judge in Pennsylvania.
David Neal, 61 of Middletown, Ohio, pleaded guilty Monday to…
Bobby Brown says daughter, Bobbi Kristina, was never married
Atlanta (AP) -- An attorney representing Bobby Brown says the entertainer's daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, isn't and never has been married.
Brown's attorney Christopher Brown released a statement Tuesday disputing reports that Bobbi…
Eric Simons to Coach St. Kitts-Nevis CPL Team
Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- St. Kitts and Nevis’ franchise in the 2015 Limacol Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T20 tournament will be coached by South African Eric Simons.
Simons, was a genuine all-rounder during his playing days for…
Island Constable Graduation
(ZIZ News) -- On 30th January at 4:00 pm, The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force hosted a graduation ceremony at Police Training School Complex for Island Constables; 1 of 2015.
In attendance at this ceremony were, Commissioner…
Police Updates (4 February 2014)
(ZIZ News) -- Arrests
Donelle Jacobs of Lower Monkey Hill was formally arrested and charged for five (5) counts of Receiving, which were committed on 19th, 27th, 28th, 29th and 30th November 2014.
Quinton Connor of St. Paul…
Information system upgrade begins at Nevis’ Alexandra Hospital
NIA Charlestown Nevis -- The Health Ministry on Nevis continues to make strides to improve health care delivery on the island. The Alexandra Hospital began the first of a two-phase hospital system upgrade on Friday 30 January, 2015.…
Nevis Health Minister’s address for World Cancer Day 2015
NIA CHARLESTOWN -- The following is an address delivered on February 04, 2015, by Minister of Health in the Nevis Island Administration Hon. Mark Brantley, on the occasion of World Cancer Day 2015.
World Cancer Day is commemorated on the…
LIME gives back to Customers through its “Heart’s on Fire” Promotion
(ZIZ News) -- Telecommunications company Lime is giving back to its customers on St. Kitts and Nevis through a two-week in store promotion titled “Heart’s on Fire.”
The promotion began on Monday 2nd February and will run until February…
Island Constables grateful for Training Opportunity
(ZIZ News) -- The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force is expected to benefit significantly from the addition of 25 new Island Constables.
Ross University, Urban Development Corporation, SCASPA, A+ Security, Government Headquarters…
Astaphan calls Brantley’s Gerrymandering Allegations “A Joke”
ZIZ News) -- Queen's Counsel, Anthony Astaphan says the allegations of gerrymandering now being brought forward by Hon. Mark Brantley are preposterous.
Astaphan reiterated that that allegation had been dismissed in the Courts and had never…