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Island Purified Water given the “all clear”
(PRESS RELEASE) – The St. Kitts and Nevis Bureau of Standards in an update to its Public Advisory sent on July 23, 2016 wishes to inform the general public that corrective measures were swiftly taken at the Island Purified Water production…
Minister Praises Bureau of Standards
(ZIZ News) -- Minister of State with Responsibility for Health, The Hon. Wendy Phipps, has credited the St. Kitts Nevis Bureau of Standards for their swift action in discovering the island purified water contamination concern.
She spoke on…
Mamadou Sakho: Jurgen Klopp sends home Liverpool defender early from USA tour
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has sent defender Mamadou Sakho home early from the club's pre-season tour of the US.
It emerged in a club video that Sakho arrived late for the flight to the US and the Telegraph reports Klopp has taken…
Hazardous Materials Workshop
(ZIZ News) — First responders from across the region are in St. Kitts for a three-day Hazardous Materials Training Workshop hosted by the USAID Office Of Foreign Disaster Assistance for Latin America and the Caribbean in collaboration with…
$10 million allocated for building a brand new BHS
(SKNIS): Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Honorable Shawn Richards, announced at the July 25th, 2016 “Discussions for Prosperity”, town hall meeting, held at the Newtown Community Centre, that $10 million have been allocated…
ROC (Taiwan), through SimplyHelp, donates childhood items to the Ministry of Education
(SKNIS): The Republic of China (Taiwan) has once again lent its helping hand, through the charitable organization SimplyHelp, to donate a number of items to the Ministry of Education that will benefit children in need.
The items were…
Police confiscate illegal gun and ammo
(ZIZ News) -- The police have confiscated another illegal gun and matching ammunition.
According to a police statement a search of a property in Needsmust Estates on Monday, (July 25th has resulted in the seizure of the nineteenth firearm…
France church attack: Priest killed by two ‘IS soldiers’
An 84-year-old priest was killed and four other people taken hostage by two armed men who stormed his church in a suburb of Rouen in northern France.
The two attackers, who said they were from the so-called Islamic State (IS), slit Fr…
Malawian ‘hyena man’ arrested for having sex with children
An HIV-positive Malawian man, who says he is paid to have sex with children as part of initiation rites, has been arrested on the president's orders.
Eric Aniva, a sex worker known in Malawi as a "hyena", was the subject of a BBC feature…
Disney Backs Out of Plan to Build Cruise Terminal in Unspoiled Bahamian Island
There will be no Disney cruise ship terminal on Egg Island in the Bahamas after all.
The company has announced it has scrapped the controversial plan because impact studies have suggested the island’s marine environment could not sustain…
Jamaica Looks to the East to Boost Cruise Tourism Sector
Countries all over the world, including in the Caribbean, get a lot from China, whether directly or indirectly. But while clothing and consumer goods are what they usually look to the Asian country for, Jamaica is going after something…
Gonzalo Higuain: Argentina striker joins Juventus from Napoli
Juventus have signed Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain from Napoli.
The Serie A runners-up said Juventus met the 28-year-old's buy-out clause - a reported 90m euros (£75.3m) - and will pay in two instalments.
That makes Higuain's move the…
CMO on water recall
(ZIZ News) -- In a statement to the media, Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr Cameron Wilkinson confirmed that recent tests done by the Bureau of Standards show that the Island Purified Water brand of water has failed tests for coliform…
Miss Venus Model Alsanarda Hanley warmly welcomed home
(SKNIS): Some of Government’s most senior officials in the Ministry of Culture gave Alsanarda Hanley a special welcome home on Sunday (July 24), as she returned to St. Kitts and Nevis as the newly crowned Miss Venus Model Caribbean Pageant…
Police investigating shooting incident on Cardin Avenue
(ZIZ News) -- The Violent Crimes Unit is investigating a shooting incident on Cardin Avenue that has resulted in the death of a young man.
Dead is 22 year old Cleveland Berkley a male resident of the area.
The shooting occurred at around…