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June 24, 2016

Could pariah state Eritrea come in from the cold?

"The North Korea of Africa", "A giant slave camp", "Africa's fastest emptying country", "The cursed land", "Africa's most secretive and repressive state". These are just some of the labels applied to Eritrea in recent years. The problem…

Regional Testing Day

(ZIZ News) — Approximately 200 persons took the opportunity to know their HIV status on Friday as the Health Promotion Unit hosted screenings as part of Regional Testing Day. National AIDS Programme Coordinator, Gardenia Destang Richardson…

Kuwait embassy in Guyana still on the cards

The first Kuwaiti embassy in a CARICOM country, Guyana, is still on the cards, according to diplomats working quietly and diligently to see this proposal come to fruition. It may also very well be the first Arab diplomatic mission in a…

Minister accuses Bahamas pastors of demonizing LGBT community

Bahamas Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell on Tuesday accused the Save Our Bahamas campaign led by local pastors of “demonizing, and dehumanizing” the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community to “frighten” Bahamians to…

Police officer shot; one in custody

(ZIZ News) -- The police are investigating a shooting incident of an officer while on duty early this morning. According to sources the officer is 33-year-old Brian Pacquet from Ottley’s. Ziz understands that the officer was reportedly on…

No stem cell research

(ZIZ News) -- Minister of State Responsible for Health, The Hon. Wendy Phipps says there are no cases of stem cell research being done at the Joseph N France Hospital. Minister Phipps made the comments in a national address on Thursday…

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