August 1, 2014

Sports Page -- A significant donation of one hundred footballs was made at the Youth and Sports Department earlier this week. Coordinator of the Youth Department, Ms Zahnela Claxton explained that the owners of the popular local restaurant…

Sports Page -- There was a grand closing ceremony at the Four Seasons Resort on Thursday 31st July which effectively brought to an end the 2014 edition of the summer camp for Tennis and Golf, hosted by the Department of Youth and Sports.…

Sports Page -- Manager of the Titans track club on Nevis, Timothy Caines has indicated that the general public on the island is in for a rare treat today-Friday August 1st as the A1Technology/Titans C-40 Track and field meet is hosted at…

Chicago (AP) -- A demoted executive shot and critically wounded his company's CEO before fatally shooting himself Thursday inside a high-rise office building in downtown Chicago's bustling financial district, police said. The worker pulled…

Glasgow, Scotland (AP) -- Reacting to sensationalistic headlines such as "Ebola Terror at Commonwealth Games" in a British newspaper, officials said on Friday that a Sierra Leone cyclist passed tests for the Ebola virus and competed.…

New York, USA (CMC) -- A Jamaican national faces federal narcotics smuggling charges after she was detained at the John F Kennedy International Airport with cocaine worth a street value of more than US$30,000 last month. The United States…

Roseau, Dominica -- The opposition United Workers Party (UWP) in Dominica continues to fight for electoral reform and is asking the people of the island to stand with it. The UWP held a media briefing on Wednesday morning to update the…

Bridgetown, Barbados (CMC) -- Tropical Storm Bertha was moving towards Barbados on Friday as several Caribbean countries issued tropical storm warnings for their nationals. The Miami-based National Hurricane Centre (NHC) said that 5.00 am…

Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- The curriculum for nearly 2,000 students enrolled at the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) in Kingston is to be expanded, come September, with the introduction of a Chinese language training programme. The…

ZIZ News -- Justice Darshan Ramdahni, in a summary of his 74-page ruling on the case brought against the Boundaries Commission by Hon. Shawn Richards and others, announced that the Boundaries Commission Report is null and void and cannot be…

ZIZ News -- Commissioner of Police, Celvin Walwyn, has said that there has been a major decrease in crime over the last 35 months. The Commissioner gave this assurance Wednesday evening at a “Conversations For Progress” meeting in St.…

ZIZ News -- “Two cornerstones of a healthy society are athletic endeavours and crime fighting at the level of the community.” So says Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas. Prime Minister Douglas was at the time addressing the…

ZIZ News -- Stakeholders from various sectors came together at the Marriott Resort on Thursday morning for a meeting focusing on the establishment of a Child Helpline. This is a joint project between The Ripple Institute and…

ZIZ News -- A 22-minute speech by former Nevis Premier, Hon. Joseph Parry, addressed among other things, integrity in public life and victimization. Parry is of the view that the image of small country leaders should be displayed in the…