February 21, 2015

Georgetown, Guyana -- Exxon/Mobil’s Deepwater Champion oil exploration rig has departed from Louisiana to the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana, where it is expected to commence drilling in mid-March. According to minister of natural…

St John’s, Antigua -- The Cabinet of Antigua and Barbuda, meeting on Wednesday, has decided to make an offer to the receivers of the Stanford Development Company (SDC) for the purchase of the Pavilion Restaurant and the seven acres of…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- The Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) says it plans to step up action to prevent the Trinidad and Tobago government giving regulatory support to moves by the British telecommunications giant, Cable and…

Washington, USA -- The secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, said on Friday that “the detention of the mayor of Caracas, Antonio Ledezma, has caused alarm due to the way in which it took place…

New York, USA -- Lenovo, the Chinese computer manufacturer that has supplied tens of thousands of laptops to Caribbean governments, is reportedly selling computers that come preinstalled with spyware that hijacks encrypted web sessions and…

Mandeville, Manchester -- Wigton Windfarm Ltd launched a 24MW expansion plant with a ground breaking ceremony close to its existing 38.7MW windfarm complex at Rose Hill in south Manchester. The work on Wigton III will be carried out by…

(ZIZ News) -- On his second full day in office, Prime Minister, the Hon. Dr. Timothy Harris met with staff members of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB). While there, the Prime Minister held discussions with the Governor of the…

(ZIZ News) -- New Attorney General, the Hon. Vincent Byron denied rumours that civil servants were asked to leave Government Headquarters on Thursday. He made the statement during a report on the first day (Thursday) of government…

(ZIZ News) -- On Friday morning, telecommunications company Digicel pledged its support of the island’s special olympians when Chief Executive Officer Johnny Ingle presented a cheque to the group. Ingle said his company is pleased to be…

(ZIZ News) -- Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Patrick Martin has addressed concerns surrounding an Antibiotic Resistant Bacterium that has been making headlines in the U.S. media. Dubbed the “Superbug”, the bacterium C.R.E. or…