2014

(CNN) -- Rory McIlroy led an early morning assault by the world's best golfers on a toothless Hoylake Thursday to claim the first round lead at the British Open with Tiger Woods also making a promising start to his first major of the…

Sports Page -- India will take sustenance from the fact that they have stared down a sinister Lord's greentop and pronounced that they are a long way removed from the submissive outfit that lost 4-0 on their last tour to England. That they…

Sports Page -- A low-scoring contest in Guyana boiled down to one of the most remarkable finishes in Twenty20 cricket. Red Steel made two grievous errors in the field in the final over of the chase, allowing Guyana Amazon Warriors' last…

Sports Page -- The Nevis under 13 Football team which recently toured the British Virgin Islands, actually won more games than initially reported. This was pointed out by Ag. Director of Sports on Nevis, Jamir Claxton. On Thursday, Claxton…

Sports Page -- The Eddy Caines –Richards Football clinic is off to a great start. On Thursday 17th July, Richards indicated that when the clinic started on Monday 14th July, there were 43 children present but the number has increased on a…

Moscow (CNN) -- Russian leaders reacted angrily Thursday to President Barack Obama's decision to slap further sanctions on Russian banks, energy firms and defense companies over Russia's actions in Ukraine. "Sanctions are evil," said Prime…

(CNN) -- An Egyptian court has given nine men sentences ranging from 20 years to life in prison for sexually assaulting women near Cairo's Tahrir Square, according to state run newspaper al-Ahram. The sentences handed down Wednesday were…

Hong Kong (CNN) -- After wreaking damage on the Philippines over Tuesday and Wednesday, a newly intensified Typhoon Rammasun is bearing down on Hainan and Guangdong provinces in southern China. The storm, which was downgraded as it passed…

Bridgetown, Barbados (BGIS) -- It will cost Barbados a projected US$30 million to execute a reef rehabilitation project to save and protect the island’s coral reefs. Minister of the Environment and Drainage, Dr Denis Lowe, made this point…

Port au Prince, Haiti -- Haiti, often cited as one of the least developed countries in the Western Hemisphere, has reached – or nearly reached – several of the Millennium Development Goals ahead of the 2015 deadline, according to a report…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Fire of unknown origin Friday morning destroyed sections of a shopping complex at James Avenue in Ocho Rios, St Ann. Reports are that around 1:30 am fire was seen coming from the upstairs of the two-storey complex and…

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic -- In a first-ever visit to the Dominican Republic, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday addressed the National Congress, saying “one country with dedication and solidarity can move the…

ZIZ News -- The Caribbean Credit Card Corporation is hosting an educational seminar for its members on the recent trends and changes in the credit card industry. The Operational and Marketing Seminar is being hosted at the St. Kitts…

ZIZ News -- Days following the public release of the CARPHA report on the environmental and health status of the Basseterre High School, the federation’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Patrick Martin, is stating his professional opinion on its…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, (CUOPM) -- St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas has been outlining some of the changes made by his St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party administration to the Citizenship by Investment…