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NY Police: Man killed by train was pushed onto tracks

NEW YORK (AP) -- A man standing with his wife on a Bronx subway platform was pushed onto the tracks Sunday morning by another man and was struck and killed by an oncoming train, police said. The assailant fled. Police said an unidentified…

Pope Francis to visit the U.S. for the first time next fall

Rome (CNN) -- Pope Francis is to make his first trip to the United States as the head of the Catholic Church in September 2015, the Vatican said Monday. He will travel to the World Meeting of the Families, said Vatican spokesman Padre…

Man Fatally Wounded At Needs Must Estate

The Violent Crime Unit of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force is investigating a fatal shooting incident which occurred about 9:00 PM this evening ( Friday 14 November 2014). Initial report revealed gun shots were heard in the…

MONEYGRAM Helping to Re-Stock School Libraries

(ZIZ News) – MONEYGRAM and charity organization “Hands across the Sea” are teaming up to give local school libraries a boost. According to a statement issued on Friday, the organizations plan to rejuvenate 12 primary school libraries…

KSS Singers Promise Great Show

(ZIZ News) – The contestants in the ZIZ/LIME Kittitian Superstar Finals have been using this past week to sharpen their performances and add new surprises. The show was postponed last Saturday due to bad weather but now, according to Head…

Yvonne Bussue called to the Bar

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) – Declaring that her calling to the Bar of the High Court in St. Kitts, represents the “beginning of a new chapter of my life,” Yvonne Bussue told High Court Judge, Her Ladyship Justice Marlene Carter, officers…

F.I.M.’s Bargain Sale Fund Raiser Slated For Saturday

(ZIZ News)-- A fund raising activity that was scheduled for Financial Information Month 2014 will now be held on Saturday in Basseterre. The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank's Sybil Welsh is encouraging the general public to support the…

Diabetes Health Fair Set for Friday

(ZIZ News)-- Activities for World Diabetes Week continued today with free screenings at Independence Square. Public Relations Officer for the St. Kitts Diabetes Association, Dr. Reginald O’loughlin said their goal is to get as much…

JNF Staff Complete Ebola Preparedness Training

(ZIZ News)-- The Ministry of Health has continued taking steps to prepare health care workers to respond to an Ebola case and possibly an outbreak. A series of training sessions for JNF Hospital staff wrapped up on Thursday . It was the…

Less rainfall means increasingly hotter and drier Caribbean

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) – A Jamaican researcher has warned that the Caribbean will have to take steps to respond to climate change, as predictions are that the region will become increasingly hotter and drier if global temperature…

LED Street Lighting Programme affects energy and safety

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS): A project to replace all street lights in the federation with energy-saving Light Emitting Diode (LED) bulbs is expanding as scheduled. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy and Public Utilities,…

Trinidad not Ebola ready — US-based specialist

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — A US-based infectious disease specialist says hospitals in Trinidad and Tobago would not be prepared if there is an outbreak of the deadly Ebola here. “I’ve seen what San Fernando General Hospital looks like, I’m…