Florida man executed for killing stepdaughter in 1992

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - A man convicted of fatally shooting his sleeping wife, then raping and murdering her 10-year-old daughter, was executed by lethal injection Thursday evening at Florida State Prison after spending almost half…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Obama in Myanmar: Rohingya crisis could dim ASEAN summit

Naypyidaw, Myanmar (CNN) -- What a difference two years makes. When Barack Obama became the first sitting U.S. president to visit Myanmar in 2012, there was much fanfare about the country's political reforms and apparent road to democracy…