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Nationals Living Longer, Says Prime Minister Douglas

(ZIZ News)-- Improvements to the National Healthcare System have resulted in longer life spans for Kittitians and Nevisians. That is according to Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas. During this week’s “Ask the Prime Minister”…

Carnival 2014-2015 will be one of Inclusion

(ZIZ News)-- This year’s National Carnival celebrations will feature a mix of privately and publicly organised events. That’s the word from Carnival Committee Chairman, Sylvester Anthony, who spoke with ZIZ News about the collaborations.…

Nevis Administration committed to kidney dialysis cause

NIA Charlestown Nevis --The matter of dialysis is firmly fixed on the “to do” list of the Nevis Island Administration (NIA). Deputy Premier of Nevis and Minister of Health Hon. Mark Brantley gave that assurance when he delivered remarks at…

Cornwall wants revamping of Leewards

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Former Antigua and Leeward Islands cricket captain, Wilden “Polo” Cornwall, believes cricket within the sub-region needs to be rebuilt and that the injection of new blood into the squad is one way of putting the game…

Change of playing hours for two matches

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board advised today that it has approved a change of playing hours for the second and third round matches in the Professional Cricket League Regional 4-Day Tournament to be played in Guyana.…

Basketball Coach Visits Nevis

(Sports Page)— Terry Layton, a qualified Basketball coach spent some time on Nevis on Wednesday 19th November. He was instrumental in conducting an International Olympic Committee (IOC) level two solidarity course. The experienced…

Trinidad referendum on CCJ

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar says Trinidad and Tobago’s move to replace the London-based Privy Council with the Caribbean Court of Justice as the island’s final court “is a matter that ought to be…

IMF monitoring impact of PetroCaribe on regional economies

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it is monitoring the potential impact any changes to PetroCaribe, Venezuela’s oil alliance with several Caribbean islands will have on regional economies. Analysts…

Eight dead in storm as Buffalo braces for more snow

(CNN) -- Enough already. Shivering under up to 6 feet of snow in its hardest-hit sections, Buffalo, New York, could see another 3 feet Thursday. If the forecast holds, that's more than a year's worth of snow in just three days. In a…

Four young men Sworn in as Police Constables

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS): Four young men have been sworn in to protect their community as Constables in the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force. Last Friday, Anson Asis Belle, Tariq Jones, Asif Rohoman and Jason McGowan took…

PM Douglas expresses condolences to families of crime victims

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) – St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas has expressed condolences to the families of victims of recent violent crimes. In an opening statement on Tuesday’s weekly radio…

Sugar Mas 43 to Be Officially Opened on Friday

(ZIZ News)-- In three days, Basseterre will overflow with excitement as the Ministry of Culture and the National Carnival Committee host the official opening of Carnival 2014-2015. Committee Chairman, Sylvester Anthony, stopped by ZIZ’s…