January 19, 2015

(ZIZ News) -- The police on Nevis carried out an operation last night which led to three (3) persons being apprehended and taken into custody. The persons are Alexander Diaz, a national of the Dominican Republic, who was wanted for the…

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- Minister responsible for the Seniors Division in the Ministry of Social Development Hon. Hazel Brandy-Williams, wished the oldest female centenarians on Nevis well, as she showered birthday wishes on Celian “Martin”…

Paramaribo, Suriname -- Sushma Swaraj, the foreign minister of India, will cement the elusive relationship between her country and Guyana and Suriname when she visits the Guyanas in March to pave the way for the visit of the Indian Prime…

Washington, United States (AFP) -- US television network Fox News has apologized several times for claiming there are "totally Muslim" no-go zones in Europe, comments that aired on the station following deadly attacks in France.…

Toronto, Canada (CMC) -- Canadian banks with operations in the Caribbean say a combination of lower oil prices and cost-cutting is poised to help improve their operations. While the banks brace for loan losses and lower revenues in Western…

Nairobi, Kenya (AFP) -- Kenyan police fired tear gas Monday at children protesting against the seizure of their school playground by a property developer. Around 100 primary school children and a small group of activists pushed over a…

Castries, St Lucia -- The Lucian People’s Movement (LPM) has issued an appeal to the citizens of Saint Lucia to engage in a national conversation that focuses on identifying alternate and renewable energy sources on the island. “At a time…

Nassau, Bahamas -- Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie said his administration did not want to create an entity to take over bad commercial loans from Bank of The Bahamas. He said he was forced to do so “by policy”. Addressing the House…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Students of the University of the West Indies (UWI) St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago campus are expected to stage a protest at 10:00 am today over their grades being withheld in an ongoing wage dispute between…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- Police are searching for a man in a wheelchair who shot and killed his 19-year-old girlfriend over the weekend. Police said Salma Chadee was shot at her home on Saturday night while in the company of…

Sports Page -- A brief but impressive ceremony took place at the ET Willet Park on Thursday 18th January. That is when the 2015 edition of the kiddies’ cricket program hosted by the West Indies cricket Board and sponsored by Scotia bank,…

Couva, Trinidad, CMC -- A hurricane innings by the powerfully built Rahkeem Cornwall, was the major difference between the two teams as the Leeward Islands Hurricanes and the West Indies under 19 teams faced off on Sunday 18th January.…

Port of Spain, Trinidad, CMC -- Dwayne Bravo cleaned bowled Dave Bernard Jr in the final over of the NAGICO super 50 match between T&T Red force and the Jamaica franchise team, to start wild celebrations. Jamaica needed 18 runs from…

Sports Page -- AB de Villiers ripped up the record books with the fastest century in ODIs, off just 31 balls to beat the previous quickest set by Corey Anderson off 36 balls little more than a year ago, as South Africa beat their own record…

Basseterre, St. Kitts -- The People Employment Programme (PEP) which was launched by the Federal Government of St. Kitts and Nevis in December 2012 is a non-negotiable component of any responsible government’s development strategy as it…