November 2015

Zika Virus

November 17, 2015 in Community Pulse

Residents of St. Kitts and Nevis are advised that an outbreak of a virus infection called Zika was recently reported in Suriname. This is the first confirmed outbreak in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Spread of the virus to the island chain is inevitable because of the...

PM awaiting divine intervention to call election

November 17, 2015 in Regional

DESPITE members of the private sector, civil society and the parliamentary Opposition calling for the naming of the election date, prime minister and People's National Party (PNP) President Portia Simpson Miller told thousands of supporters on Sunday night that the date for the 17th General...

St Kitts-Nevis parliament to debate term limits legislation

November 17, 2015 in National

[caption id="attachment_4526" align="alignleft" width="300"] Prime Minister Hon. Timothy Harris[/caption] BASSETERRE, St Kitts (SKNIS) -- Tuesday’s sitting of the National Assembly in St Kitts and Nevis will debate legislation introduced by the government to impose a limit of two five-year terms for the office of the prime...