Yearly Archives

2014

Gunmen attack Indian consulate in western Afghanistan

(CNN) -- Four gunmen attempted to attack the Indian consulate in Afghanistan's western Herat province early Friday, a spokesman for the governor's office said. A member of the Indian Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), who was guarding the…

Bermuda attorney general resigns

HAMILTON, Bermuda -- On Thursday, just three days after Craig Cannonier resigned as premier of Bermuda, the territory’s attorney general Mark Pettingill also stepped down. Pettingill’s resignation came shortly after reports that he had…

Boy, 9, stabbed to death, hands and feet bound

PLANTATION HEIGHTS, St James — Screams disturbed this normally quiet farming community early yesterday morning after the blood-soaked body of a nine-year-old boy was discovered in bushes with his hands and feet bound. The murdered boy has…

Results of SKNFA Matches Played on Thursday 22nd May, 2014

(Sports Page)— Final Four (Match 4) At Warner Park Stadium Rams Village Superstars 2 vs Hobson Enterprises Garden Hotspurs 1                                       (Half Time 0 - 0) Scoring for Rams Village Superstars Javin Matthew 79th…

Caribbean Premier League to host Beefy’s Bash

Kingston, Jamaica: Today, cricketing legends, Sir Ian “Beefy” Botham and Brian Lara, together with media personality, Piers Morgan, have teamed up with the Limacol Caribbean Premier League to announce ‘Beefy’s Bash’, an all-star charity T20…

All-round Jordan brings a smile back to England

(Sports Page)— For Sri Lanka, this was a one-day international that will not live long in the memory, a match ruined by rain. But that is only half the story. For England, it was much more than that. It was a match worth remembering: a…

PJ’s blows out Ballers

(Sports Page)— Stoney Grove Ballers promised much in the first quarter, as they held the more renowned PJ’S team down to a mere two points lead at the end of the ten minutes exchange. This as the action continued in the NABA Basketball…

PM Refutes FinCEN Advisory on Iranian Citizenship

(ZIZ) -- Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas is refuting some of the claims made in an advisory issued by the United States Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). FinCEN's advisory, titled “Abuse of the…

CFBC Hosts Second Leadership Course Graduation

(ZIZ) -- Twenty-five business supervisors and managers are now equipped to undertake workplace challenges thanks to a Leadership Course organized by the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College and Jenkins Limited. The graduation ceremony was held…

Metrology Saving You Money

(ZIZ) -- The Metrology Department at the Bureau of Standards is stepping up efforts to inform the public about the work it does and how it can save people money. In an interview with ZIZ News, Head Metrologist, I-Ronn Audain said as the…

IMF: Debt to Decline 60% by 2020

(ZIZ)-- It was during a press conference on Wednesday that we learnt that with the ongoing implementation of the government’s reformed programme, the country’s debt is set to decline to 60 percent by 2020. The disclosure came from the…

PM: Citizenship Programme Secure, After U.S Advisory

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Prime Minister the Right Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas has responded to an advisory issued by the United States Treasury Department claiming “Abuse of the Citizenship-by-Investment Program Sponsored by the…