CIBC FirstCaribbean is putting more cash into the pockets of credit card holders over the next six months, by waiving interest on existing credit cards balances when customers switch their balances from another credit card to a CIBC FirstCaribbean Visa card. People who are not currently holders of a CIBC FirstCaribbean Visa credit card can transfer their balances to CIBC FirstCaribbean and save big! Even th ...

Fourteen front-line employees, and supervisors and managers of front-line employees sharpened their knowledge, skills, and attitudes in the area of customer service delivery, and worked towards receiving international certification for their skills and competencies, by attending the Certified Customer Service Professional (CCSP) Program. Corporate clients benefiting from the Program, which was hosted by Sav ...

The young Team Unity Government has declared its intention to clean up the country’s Economic Citizenship Program. In this regard, it engaged IPSA International’s services and thus far, IPSA has provided 20 recommendations.   It’d be good if the Government can publish the entire list. This would assist the public in our discussion of the recently introduced Parliamentary Bill to amend the Citizenship A ...

Acting Commissioner of Police Stafford Liburd encouraged citizens of St. Kitts and Nevis to come forward with any information they may have about ongoing criminal activities in St. Kitts and Nevis during a live interview on ZIZ Radio today (July 9) while accompanied by Assistant Commissioner for Crime Ian Queeley and Assistant Commissioner for Operations Vaughan Henderson.   “The Royal St. Christopher ...

St. Kitts and Nevis Minister of Youth, the Honourable Shawn Richards is engaging in discussions with counterparts from across the region on ways to empower youth and draft strategies to promote this agenda.   The interactions are a result of the Caribbean Region Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting being held from April 28-30 in Antigua. It is being attended by ministers of government and other senior ...

Officials from St. Kitts and Nevis played a pivotal role at the 196th session of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Executive Board, recently held in Paris, France.   Antonio Maynard, official representative to the UNESCO executive board and Dr. David Doyle, ambassador of St. Kitts and Nevis to UNESCO, lead the debate on the “Report on the outcomes of the Third ...

Eunella Henry of McKnight, St. Kitts is in Venezuela for medical treatment to dislodge a bullet in her leg after a shooting in July 2014   Reflection on the event, Ms. Henry said, “I got shot in that crazy shooting that they had at Frigate Bay at the Strip and now the bullet is still lodged in my leg.  I’m travelling to Venezuela to see if anything can be done (to remove) the bullet.”   Ms. Henry’ ...

St. Kitts and Nevis is open for business to legitimate investors was again reiterated by Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris in the opening statement of his monthly press conference.   “To genuine investors I regret consequential delays you may have experienced as my government paused and took stock of a programme which was sullied when we inherited it from the former regime,” Prime Harris ...

The month of May has been designated Customer Appreciation Month at SKELEC. During the month several activities will take place to mark the occasion. One such occasion is the acceptance of debit and credit cards for the payment of bills and other services. This service will be launched on Friday May 1st  2015. Customers can come in and make payments using their VISA or MasterCard.   SKELEC appreciates ...

In a market known for high employee turnover, where employees are known to leave a company after only working for a month, or a week, or at times, even a single day, what can only be described as “Rare Gem,” a Statistical Anomaly, or an “Outlier,” are words synonymous with Mr. Rueben “Brady” Morris.  In a quiet but rather significant retirement luncheon ceremony, held at Hermitage Hotel on Wednesday April 3 ...