August 29, 2016

The US says fighting between Turkey, pro-Turkish rebels and Kurdish-aligned forces in northern Syria is "unacceptable" and must stop. Clashes in places where so-called Islamic State (IS) was not present were a "source of deep concern", the…

A South African minister has thrown his support behind protesting female students, who accuse their high school of operating a racist hair policy. Black pupils at the private Pretoria Girls High say they have often been told to straighten…

Gaston is back at hurricane strength and looks like it will past far enough from Bermuda not to pose a threat to the Caribbean island. Gaston, which was briefly a hurricane last week before weakening to a storm less than 12 hours later,…

Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett has launched a special J$20 million (US$157,735) revolving loan facility to boost the compliance of small tourism properties, attractions and businesses on Jamaica’s eco-friendly south coast. The…

(ZIZ News) -- St. Kitts and Nevis has been engaged in consultations about establishing a Small Business Development Centre. The most recent consultation took place this past week at the Chamber of Industry and Commerce. The goal will be…

(ZIZ News) -- Health and other government officials gathered at the St. Kitts Nevis UWI Open campus facility for the opening of the incident command systems and emergency operations workshop on Monday morning. The aim of the workshop is…

(ZIZ News) -- The police are investigating a traffic accident on Sunday Night that has left a young man dead. According to a police report, dead is 22 year old Junieve Hodge, from Sandy Point. Details to the accident are still unclear…

NIA -- The Nevis Electricity Company Limited (NEVLEC) will commission a new generator at its plant in Prospect shortly, in its quest to stabilise the island’s power supply. Word of the new addition came from Minister responsible for…