October 23, 2014

Kingstown, St. Vincent CMC -- Police are searching for the gunmen who shot and killed two people here including a 24-year-old woman on Monday night. Police said that Aninka Stowe, a mother of an eight-year-old girl, died at the Milton Cato…

Kingston, Jamaica -- The People’s National Party (PNP) has expressed solidarity with Canada following Wednesday morning’s shooting attack at their Parliament in Ottawa, Ontario. “This display of ‘proximity terrorism’ and attack on the…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Trinidad and Tobago now has about 1,000 suspected cases of chikungunya. This was revealed yesterday by Chief Medical Officer at the Minis¬try of Health Dr Colin Furlonge, who said key stakeholders in the fight…

Willemstad, Curacao -- Curacao wants to get rid of the Netherlands-appointed governor, who must in turn approve ministerial appointments by law. A parliamentary motion has been filed to this effect and, with this, the way will be open to…

Juba, South Sudan (AFP) - A group of South Sudanese women peace activists has suggested that men in the civil war-torn country be denied sex until they stop fighting. The suggestion emerged after around 90 women, including several members…

Brussels, Belgium (AFP) -- The European Union put up 24.4 million Euros Thursday in a "race against time" to find Ebola vaccines and treatments as deaths from the disease mount in the worst affected countries. The funds will be…

Washington, USA -- Three years of sluggish growth in the exports of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) make it urgent to implement policies that facilitate trade, according to a study published this week by the Inter-American Development…

Monrovia, Liberia (AP) -- Dozens of people quarantined for Ebola monitoring in western Liberia are threatening to break out of isolation because they have no food, the West African nation's state radio reported Thursday. Forty-three people…

Sports Page -- It was a tough game and both teams had clear chances and messed up. Coach for the Charlestown Primary School, Elquemedo Willet, described the efforts of his team on the day as ‘Crappy!’ He however blamed the strong windy…

(Sports Page) Trafalgar Southstars 4 vs Rivers Of Living Water 3                              (Half Time 1 - 0) Scoring for Trafalgar Southstars Rahiem Browne 35th minute Lejon Duncan 50th minute Keyin Fraites struck twice in the 52nd…

Canberra, Australia, CMC -- An impressive unbeaten half century from teenager Hayley Matthews and a destructive three wicket haul from spinner Anisa Mohammed could not prevent West Indies Women from a six run loss to Cricket Australia…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- Federal Minister of Labour, the Hon. Patrice Nisbett goes to the St. Kitts and Nevis National Assembly to seek a proposed amendment to the Housing and Social Development Levy Act. The Housing and Social…

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- Deputy Premier of Nevis and Minister of Tourism Hon. Mark Brantley, announced at the 8th Consultation of the Economy on October 16, 2014, that the tourism industry on Nevis was doing well. That achievement he…

(ZIZ News) – Police are investigating a shooting incident in West Bourne Ghaut that has left a young man dead. Reports indicate that the victim is Alston Mitcham, said to be in his twenties. According to reports, just after 8 am Mitcham…

(ZIZ News) -- The nation’s Justice and Legal Affairs Minister, the Hon. Patrice Nisbett told attendees to Wednesday’s Anti-Money Laundering/Countering Financial Terrorism Seminar that there was an urgent requirement for a radical change to…