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December 7, 2016

Santa in The Square

(ZIZ News) -- Christmas came early for a group of children on Wednesday, as Santa distributed presents in independence square, all part of a Holiday Gift Project with a major cruise line It was a day of smiles and gifts on Wednesday as…

Police Updates (December 7, 2016)

(ZIZ News) -- An escaped prisoner is now back behind bars following swift action by the police. According to a police source Sylvester Hodge, better known as “Munkush” escaped custody on Tuesday evening but was apprehended early Wednesday…

2017 budget allocates over $52 million for national security

(SKNIS): National Security continues to be a top priority of the Team Unity Administration and the administration is putting its money where its mouth is with the allocation of over $52 million towards the preservation of law and order.…

Opening of the oncology unit

(ZIZ News) -- Significant strides continue to be made in local healthcare, this time with the opening of an oncology unit at the Joseph N. France general hospital. Prime Minister Dr. Hon. Timothy Harris cut the ribbon on the newly handed…

Migrant crisis: Europol to investigate Egypt mass drowning

The European policing agency Europol is planning to investigate what is believed to be the biggest loss of a migrant boat in 2016, following a Reuters-BBC Newsnight investigation. More than 500 people are thought to have died in the…

LIAT welcomes its tenth ATR aircraft

Regional carrier LIAT recently welcomed its tenth ATR72 aircraft at the V.C. Bird International Airport in Antigua. The brand new 68-seater aircraft carrying the tail number V2-LIN, was piloted from Toulouse, France, by Captain Philemon…

Thomas Bjorn named Europe Ryder Cup captain for 2018

Denmark's Thomas Bjorn will captain Europe at the 2018 Ryder Cup in Paris. The 45-year-old will be only the fourth man from outside the British Isles to lead the team, after Spanish duo Seve Ballesteros and Jose Maria Olazabal, and…

Pablo Escobar’s hired killer ‘robbed in Colombia’

A man who worked as a hired killer for Colombia's late drug lord Pablo Escobar says he was robbed in Colombia's second-largest city, Medellin. Jhon Jairo Velasquez, better known as Popeye, said two men on motorbikes pulled up alongside him…

US$2 million currency bust linked to Trinidad politicians

Local police and customs officers investigating the discovery of US$2 million in cash found in a container at the Point Lisas port in Trinidad believe that the money sent to a local businessman as payment for a shipment of illegal drugs to…

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