Pesticides Residue and Soil Fertility Analysis Lab opened

(ZIZ News) -- The Ministry of Agriculture, on Wednesday morning, officially opened a new facility that will serve as a Pesticides Residue Detection and Soil Fertility Analysis Lab. As one of its primary objectives, the opening of the new…

SKTU Presents Scholarships

(ZIZ News) -- Kyrique Diamond, Shuwan Joseph, Gabriel Thomas Jr., Xhyaunjay Buchanan, Hailey Morris, Karyl Woods and Lyre Nakeda Williams are this year's recipients of the St. Kitts Teachers' Union's (SKTU) First Form Scholarship. The…

Police Question Man For Four Seasons Assault

(ZIZ News) Police have confirmed that one man has surrendered following last week’s assault at the Four Seasons Resort in Nevis. ZIZ News understands that the identities of the victim and the attacker cannot be revealed to the public since…

Parliamentarians Disagree on Timing of Banking Bill 2015

(ZIZ News) It was a back-and-forth discourse in National Assembly Chambers on Tuesday when parliamentarians, the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas of the opposition and government MP, Hon. Mark Brantley disagreed on the formation of the Banking…

Antigua diplomat expresses concern about African EPAs with EU

Abuja, Nigeria -- Antigua and Barbuda diplomat, Sir Ronald Sanders, told a conference of more than 150 representatives from Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) that there is a risk that Economic Partnership…

World Bank funds for Jamaica

Washington, United States (CMC) -- The World Bank is providing a US$ 6.8 million grant to help Jamaica improve the quality and use of climate related information for effective planning and action at local and national levels. The bank said…

FIFA fines Zimbabwe for missing women’s Olympic qualifier

Zurich (AP) -- FIFA has fined Zimbabwe and awarded Ivory Coast a 3-0 win after the Zimbabweans failed to show up for a women's Olympic qualifying game. Zimbabwe withdrew before the second leg, which was meant to be played this weekend.…

Multimillion-dollar cocaine seizure at NMIA

Kingston, Jamaica -- Police officers from the Narcotics Division and personnel from the Jamaica Customs Agency seized cocaine weighing 9.9 kilograms (21.7l pounds) at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston, on Monday.…