June 4, 2015

(ZIZ News) -- President of the Republic of China (Taiwan), Ma Ying-Jeou has spoken of the solid partnership between his country and the United States since the Second World War and his hope for peaceful relations among Taiwan, Mainland…

Bridgetown -- The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has announced the signing of a grant agreement between the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) and the CDB. The grant is valued at EUR213, 820, and was approved under the Caribbean Forum of…

London, England -- Interpol issued wanted person alerts ("red notice") on Wednesday for Trinidad MP Jack Warner and one other former senior FIFA official and four corporate executives, one day after Sepp Blatter’s surprising announcement…

Toronto (AP) -- Canada will collect finger prints and digital photos from all foreigners traveling on a visa under a new security measure. The measure, which requires legislative approval and is expected to take effect in 2018 or 2019,…

Pembroke Pines, Florida (AP) -- Investigators say a 28-year-old South Florida woman spent five days in a hospital passing drug pellets filled with almost 1.5 pounds of cocaine. Regis Walker of Pembroke Pines was returning to the United…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Scared by the supposedly demonic potential of the internet viral “Charlie Charlie” pencil and paper game, Jamaica’s ministry of education took the unusual step to ban the supposedly evil game from within the precincts…

Kingstown, St Vincent -- The process of cleaning up the voters list in St Vincent and the Grenadines is soon to begin, which will see the number of registered voters significantly reduced. In the 2010 general election there were 101,067…

Bridgetown, Barbados (BGIS) -- Barbados minister of finance, Christopher Sinckler, believes the time has come for the Caribbean to re-examine how it does business. Sinckler expressed this view on Monday, while delivering an address at the…

St John’s, Antigua -- A multi-million-dollar all-inclusive resort will open in Antigua in another two years, bringing with it 2,000 new jobs, government has disclosed. The agreement for the development of the 500-room resort under the…

Sports Page -- Coach of the Nevis under 15 team, Gerard TRINI Charles, on Wednesday 3rd June, expressed his delight at the sterling efforts of his youthful team in their recent engagements versus their Kittitian counterparts. ‘If only I…

Sports Page -- Thirteen wickets made for an eventful opening day of the series in Dominica, and it was Australia who went to stumps in the slightly stronger position. Denesh Ramdin gave his men the chance to bat first but they survived only…

St. John’s, Antigua -- A dispute between the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) over an abandoned series could be resolved before the end of June, WICB CEO Michael Muirhead has indicated.…

Sports Page -- Saturday 6th June 2:00pm - Molineaux/Cayon vs. Haynes Smith Umpires: Luther Kelly & Lester Shoy Sunday 7th June 10:00am - Len Harris Cricket Academy vs. Young Guns Umpires: Troy Mills & Steadroy Techeira Match 2…

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- Counsellor attached to the Gender Affairs Division of the Department of Social Services Wayne Maynard, says he is pleased with the public’s response to a new initiative to honour mothers in Nevis but believes that…

Basseterre, St. Kitts -- Back in 1988, the Organisation of American States (OAS) initiated a programme to train persons in ‘life skills’ as it had become evident that training in technical skills alone was not sufficient to produce trainees…