Monthly Archives

June 2014

Jailed Al Jazeera journalists convicted in Egypt

(CNN) -- Three Al Jazeera English journalists were convicted Monday of aiding the Muslim Brotherhood in a ruling that immediately outraged journalists and activists around the world. The journalists, Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher…

South Africa: 8 gold miners shot dead

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African police on Monday searched for the killers of eight gold miners who were found shot dead at an illegal shaft on the eastern outskirts of Johannesburg. Two of the bodies were found underground and the motive…

78-y-o Arthur Bramwell of Kingston 11 missing

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The police have reported that 78-year-old Arthur Bramwell of Coffee Crescent, Kingston 11 has been missing since Sunday, June 22. Bramwell is of dark complexion, medium build and is about 5-feet-8-inches tall. Reports…

Snipers kill two in Port of Spain

TRINIDAD (Trinidad Express) -- Petrina Salandy, 39, was walking home holding her five-month-old baby, Kayla, in her arms with three of her other children in tow when snipers hidden in the nearby hills opened fire in Port of Spain yesterday.…

Superyacht Race Planned for St. Kitts Next Year

(ZIZ)-- The multi-million dollar Superyacht Marina at Christophe Harbour is expected to be completed by the end of this year and already plans are being made to host a superyacht regatta here. Chief Executive Officer of Christophe Harbour…

“Eat Local” on Friday

(ZIZ News/Press Release)-- Plans are underway for the staging of the Department Of Agriculture’s food festival “Eat Local Day” on Friday. This is the seventh annual production and the aim is to produce meals where all the dishes are of a…

Greene Prepared for Belize Challenge

(ZIZ)-- Outgoing Organization of American States (OAS) Ambassador to St. Kitts and Nevis, Starret Greene says he will be using the experience and knowledge gathered over the last eight and a half years in St. Kitts and Nevis to succeed at…

Egypt court upholds 183 death sentences

(CNN) -- An Egyptian court upheld the death sentences against Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie and 182 of the group's supporters Saturday. They were among hundreds of people found guilty in April of taking part in a deadly attack on…

5 dead in shooting on South Korean military outpost

Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- A South Korean soldier on Saturday shot and killed five people and wounded five others at a military outpost, an official with the South Korean Army said. The location is in the northeast of the country in…

Reggae Girlz crush St Lucia 14-0 in CFU qualifier

San Cristobal, Dominican Republic -- Jamaica's senior Reggae Girlz made a sparkling re-entry to football on Friday, demolishing St Lucia 14-0 in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) qualifier here at the Estadio Panamericano. The Jamaicans…

IMF approves US$70.9-m drawdown for Jamaica

Kingston, Jamaica – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a disbursement of US$70.9 million to Jamaica confirming that the island has passed the latest review. The confirmation in a statement from the…

Barbados insists Shanique Myrie was paid

Bridgetown, Barbados (CMC) -- Attorney General, Adriel Brathwaite, says the money owed to Jamaican, Shanique Myrie, stemming from a ruling by the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruling has been paid, but the woman says she…