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June 15, 2015

FIFA official urges Blatter not to go back on quit promise

Paris, France (AFP) -- The head of FIFA's audit and compliance unit said on Sunday that changes at the top of world football's governing body were "indispensable" following reports Sepp Blatter might go back on his decision to resign. "For…

UN human rights chief urges Europe to accept more migrants

Berlin (AP) -- The United Nations' human rights chief is urging European nations to accept more refugees and to do more to fight prejudice and discrimination against migrants once they arrive. Zeid Raad al-Hussein told the UN Human Rights…

Xenophobia in St Lucia condemned

Castries, St Lucia -- The Lucian People’s Movement (LPM) has condemned what it described as a shameful display of xenophobic behaviour that has crept into Saint Lucian society ever since the human trafficking incident, known locally as the…

Cricket: Australia demolish hapless Windies for Test sweep

Kingston, Jamaica (AFP) -- Australia demolished hapless West Indies on the fourth day of the second and final Test at Sabina Park on Sunday, routing the home side for 114 to win by 277 runs and take the series 2-0. Off-spinner Nathan Lyon…

Intense Basketball Game gets physical

Sports Page -- It was billed to be an exciting game and the sizeable crowd at the Grell Hull-Stevens Netball Complex was indeed given a treat in terms of ball skills, as Old Skool faced off with Bronx Crisis in the NABA league. This was…

Nevis under 17’s dominate St. Kitts Leg of Li Tournament

Sports Page -- When the Nevis under 17’s team clashed with their counterparts from St.Kitts, two weekends ago, the two teams left the ET Willet Park even-steven, with one game each. The Nevis under 17 team journeyed to St.Kitts last…

West Indies faces the Stark Reality

Sports Page -- Mitchell Starc bowled a telling spell of fast bowling that totally upstaged the hapless West Indies batsmen on day four of the second and final test match played in Jamaica. The only semblance of resistance, came from…

P.A.M. hosts 50th Anniversary Convention

(ZIZ News) -- Members and supporters of the People’s Action Movement (PAM) came together on Sunday at the party's headquarters for the 50th Anniversary Convention. Several government ministers were in attendance, including Prime Minister…

Kim Collins crowned National Champ

(ZIZ News) -- It was a clear case of experience over youth, as national sprint icon Kim Collins dominated the 100 metre event at the 2015 National Junior and Senior Championships on Saturday. After running a wind-aided 9.94 seconds in the…

St. Kitts-Nevis receives shipment of Bikes

(ZIZ News) -- The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis was the recipient of a humanitarian donation of bicycles and various educational supplies from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through the Denton Program.…

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