Yearly Archives

2014

Pakistan Taliban splits over ‘un-Islamic’ practices

(CNN) -- After months of infighting within the Pakistan Taliban, a major faction of the deadly militant group has apparently had enough. The Mehsud faction has announced it's parting ways with the central leadership of the group, known…

3 suspects confess in India gang rape; community outraged

Katra village, India (CNN) -- Three brothers have confessed to involvement in the gang rape of two teenage girls in India, a police officer told CNN. The men have pleaded guilty to the rape charges but have not admitted to killing the…

New law in St Vincent exonerates corruption

Kingstown, St Vincent -- A controversial Bill to amend the existing Passport Act was tabled last week in the St Vincent and the Grenadines House of Assembly for debate on Monday, prompting allegations that the government is seeking to rush…

18-y-o Trelawny student arrested for lottery scamming

Montego Bay, Jamaica -- An eighteen-year-old student of a Trelawny high school is one of three people arrested by the lottery scam task force Saturday for breaches of the Law Reform (Fraudulent Transaction) (Special Provisions) Act. They…

Public Defender reports reduction in unresolved cases

Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- Acting Public Defender, Matondo Mukulu says that total of 657 of 800 outstanding cases have been resolved by his team, since he assumed office in April this year. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service…

Exercise TRADEWINDS 2014 Underway

ZIZ News/Press Release -- Military and security officers from St.Kitts Nevis have joined their Caribbean counterparts, the United States and Canada for maritime security and disaster response training as part of Exercise Tradewinds 2014,…

Cocaine, Ammunitions and Firearm Seized

ZIZ News -- Security forces last week successfully removed quantities of cocaine and an illegal firearm from the streets of St. Kitts and Nevis. A police report stated that on Thursday, the Special Services Unit and Drug Squad teamed with…

Police investigating Nevis Shooting

ZIZ News -- The police in Nevis have taken a young man into custody in connection with the shooting of his father. According to a police statement the Violent Crime Unit on Nevis is investigating a shooting incident that occurred on…

Shelly-Ann, Felix for 200m battle at Prefontaine Classic

THE clash between Jamaica's World and Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and American Allyson Felix in the 200m is expected to be one of the highlights on today's IAAF Diamond League meeting in Eugene, Oregon at the Prefontaine…

New Zealand/ Cricket Board XI match end in tame draw

TRELAWNY, Jamaica --The two-day practice match between a Jamaica Cricket Board XI and the touring New Zealand ended in a predictably tame draw at the Trelawny Multi-purpose stadium after the tourists used most of today’s second day for…

Woman survives hit-and-run, relatives being sought

ST ANDREW, Kingston -- After surviving injuries sustained in a hit-and-run in St Andrew, an elderly woman who gave her name as Mariah Marshall is now unable to provide contact information in order to be released from hospital. According to…