Minimal Damage from Tropical Erika, says NEMA

(ZIZ News) – The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said St. Kitts-Nevis has suffered minimal effects of the passing of Tropical Storm Erika. The federation felt the strongest effects of Erika on Thursday night into early Friday…

More Officers Graduate Investigator Course

(ZIZ News) – On Friday, 19 members of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force and Her Majesty’s Customs and Excise Department were presented with certificates of participation at the closing of the Bramshill Policing Advisors…

US polls: Trump lead grows, Clinton slips

Washington, United States (AFP) -- Billionaire Donald Trump extended his lead yet again atop the Republican presidential field, with front-running Democrat Hillary Clinton slipping and Vice President Joe Biden faring better than her against…

Walmart to stop selling semi-automatic weapons

New York, (AFP) -- Walmart, the world's largest retailer, said Thursday it would no longer stock the AR-15 and other semi-automatic weapons because of flagging demand, focusing instead on shot guns and rifles. A spokesman confirmed the…

Developing trough could dump heavy rain on Ja — Met Service

Kingston, Jamaica -- The Meteorological (Met) Service of Jamaica says a trough induced by Tropical Storm Erika is expected to dump heavy rain on Jamaica starting Saturday into Sunday morning. The Met Service said Erika is currently 280 km…

Bahamas credit rating downgraded in wake of resort bankruptcy

Nassau, Bahamas -- International ratings agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) on Wednesday downgraded The Bahamas’ credit rating and placed the country’s economy on a negative outlook. The action was taken due to the short-term “economic…

Focus is on search and rescue efforts following Erika, says PM

Dominica -- Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has said that the immediate focus of the government following the devastating passage of Tropical Storm Erika, is on search and rescue efforts in the Petite Savanne area. “All efforts are being…