June 18, 2015

Luxembourg, Luxembourg (AFP) -- International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde warned cash-strapped Greece Thursday it will get no extra time to make a huge debt payment due at the end of the month. "There will be no period of grace,"…

Washington, United States (AFP) -- A white gunman was on the run Thursday after fatally shooting at least nine worshippers in a historic black church in a southern US city in what police called a hate crime. Churchgoers had gathered for a…

Buenos Aires, Argentina (AFP) -- Two Argentine businessmen wanted on US charges of bribing FIFA officials have surrendered, the justice ministry said Thursday. Father and son marketing executives Hugo and Mariano Jinkis, the owners of…

Managua, Nicaragua -- Nicaragua will carry out a program to improve the operations of its border posts and strengthen the competitiveness of its foreign trade, with US$55 million in financing from the InterAmerican Development Bank (IDB).…

Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller says the Government will continue to implement poverty reduction and alleviation measures in a bid to improve the conditions of the most vulnerable Jamaicans. “We are working…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Female relatives of Trinidad radio talk show host Marcia Braveboy were held up beaten and robbed on Tuesday night. The four women were at their home in Couva – two teenagers; a 38-year old visiting sister, Rachel…

St John’s, Antigua -- “CARICOM Overcoming Challenges: Pathway to Development” is the focus of a major regional forum to be held in Antigua and Barbuda on Tuesday, 23 June 2015. Prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Brown, will be…

Nassau, Bahamas -- Just as Bahamian financial institutions are grappling with the implementation of an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) signed between The Bahamas and the US in connection with the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act…

Sports Page -- The St. Maarten Fit Annual Body Building show is set to be held on June 27th. Des Parry of the St.Kitts-Nevis Body building Association, reported on Wednesday that two athletes will be represented at the prestigious event.…

Sports Page -- NABA Game 6 started 13.06.15 ended 16.06.15 because of rain Mark Brantley C G Massive 64 Nevlec High Voltage 51 First Quarter C G Massive 18 High Voltage 8... Second Quarter C G Massive 12 High Voltage 10 Third Quarter High…

St. John’s, Antigua -- Half dozen players with Test match experience has been included in the list of 90 entered in the Player Draft of the West Indies Cricket Board Professional Cricket League. The Player Draft, which has been organised…

(ZIZ News) -- The importance of cooperative laws was the main focus of a one day Re-sensitization Workshop for board members of various co-operatives in St. Kitts-Nevis. The workshop took place on Tuesday at the Department of Agriculture.…

(ZIZ News) -- Chairman of ZIZ Broadcasting Corporation’s Board of Directors, Douglas Wattley says St. Kitts and Nevis must be rebranded. Wattley was one of the facilitators at Friday’s media workshop, which was hosted by the local…

(ZIZ News) -- On Wednesday 17th June 2015 in the early hours of the morning, members of the Security Forces conducted a Walk-Through /Foot Patrol Operation in Basseterre which covered the areas of Mc Knight through Ponds Extension. Thirty…

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- The Traffic Department at the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force, Nevis Division now has six additional staff members. They were introduced as traffic wardens by Head of the Division Superintendent Hilroy…