Man Shot In Dorset

(ZIZ News) -- Investigations continue into a shooting incident in Central Basseterre that has left one man dead. Sometime after 9pm on Tuesday, the police responded to a shooting incident in the Dorset area. Public Relations Officer for…

New Music Festival Decisions

(ZIZ News) -- Minister of Tourism, the Hon. Lindsay Grant has announced new decisions taken surrounding the annual St. Kitts Music Festival. On Tuesday, Minister Grant said he plans to publicize the accounts of this year’s festival. “I…

Safety Measures In Place For Fishers

(ZIZ News) -- Director of Marine Resources, Marc Williams, has outlined safety measures governing the practices of the island’s fisher folk. Speaking with ZIZ News on Wednesday, Williams said “at the beginning of the year when we are…

Patriots Lose Nail-Biter

(ZIZ News) -- Thousand of Patriots fans left the Warner Park Cricket Stadium Tuesday evening disappointed after the St. Kitts and Nevis team lost a close encounter to the Jamaica Tallawahs as the Hero Caribbean Premier League bowled off in…

Plans to Alleviate School Shift System Underway

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Minister of Education the Hon. Shawn Richards has stated that the plans to improve the shift system between Basseterre High (BHS) and Washington Archibald High School (WAHS) are underway. Speaking at…

Monitoring of Workplace Safety to Improve

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Workplace safety and health/retirement benefits will come under greater scrutiny by officials from the Department of Labour as they seek to protect workers in St. Kitts and Nevis. During a sitting of the…

IDB provides $15 million grant for artisan fishing in Haiti

Washington, USA -- The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $15 million grant for a sustainable artisan-fishing development project in southern Haiti. Fishing is a key socioeconomic sector in Haiti, generating some 77,000…

South African minister begins five-nation Caribbean tour

Pretoria, South Africa -- South Africa's deputy minister of international relations and cooperation, Luwellyn Landers, began a high level official visit to five Caribbean nations on Monday. The visit will underscore the cordial relations…

Mexico drops out of Miss Universe over Trump tirade

Mexico City, Mexico (AFP) -- Mexico has dropped out of the Miss Universe pageant over co-owner and US presidential candidate Donald Trump's "racist" remarks about Mexican migrants, as Latino anger toward the outspoken tycoon boils over.…