January 20, 2015

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- The Inland Revenue Department addressed the renewal of business licenses for the year of 201, on Monday 19 January, 2015. Nyoka Bailey Senior Tax Inspector of The Inland Revenue Department Tax Payers Services told…

(ZIZ News) -- Arrests Slyvester Tyson of Phillip Village was formally arrested and charged for Possession of Cannabis, Possession of Cannabis with Intent to Supply and Cultivation of Cannabis, which were committed on 14th January 2015.…

Basseterre, St. Kitts -- Home ownership in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis took a whole new meaning during the Christmas season of 2014 as senior officers from the Development Bank of St. Kitts and Nevis presented ‘house-warming’…

New York, USA -- A Caribbean Airlines Boeing 737-800, arriving from Georgetown, Guyana, on Saturday night, reportedly failed to stop short of a runway at New York’s JFK International Airport as instructed and caused a JetBlue Airbus…

Beirut, Lebanon (AFP) -- The Islamic State group threatened to kill two Japanese hostages unless it receives a $200 million ransom within 72 hours, but Tokyo vowed Tuesday it would not give in to "terrorism". Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo…

Nairobi, Kenya (AFP) -- A Kenyan school bus driver died after drinking a potion brewed by a "witchdoctor" to prove he had not stolen books, sparking angry protests from villagers, a report said Tuesday. The school directors in a village in…

Guatemala City, Guatemala (AFP) -- A court in Guatemala on Monday sentenced a former police chief to 90 years for an assault on the Spanish embassy in 1980 when a group of protesting Indians, peasants and university students were holed up…

Bridgetown, Barbados CMC -- The Barbados government has announced a temporary ban on poultry from British Columbia “with immediate effect” following the confirmation of outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N8 in poultry…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Holmwood Technical High School, in Christiana, Manchester, is to get an additional sports field at a cost of $10 million. Minister with responsibility for sport Natalie Neita Headley made the disclosure during a visit…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- Safety inspectors from the Trinidad and Tobago Civil Aviation Authority (TTCAA) are due to hold discussions with Federal Aviation Administration Air Traffic Control (ATC) officials on Tuesday following the…

Kingstown, St Vincent -- In its continuing quest to train personnel and boost the profile of statistics in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the CARICOM Secretariat will host a training workshop on merchandise trade statistics in…

Sports Page -- Vern Powell met his untimely death on Monday 19th January in his much beloved blue Altezza car. Reports indicate that he was speeding—most likely headed back to work at NTV channel 8, when he lost control of the vehicle;…

Port of Spain, Trinidad - The Combined Campuses & Colleges Marooners pulled off a sensation one-wicket victory over the Guyana Jaguars with Christopher Powell hitting a boundary off the penultimate ball of the match to take his side…

Scarborough, Tobago, CMC -- West Indies batsman Johnson Charles stroked a career-best hundred to help Windward Islands Volcanoes beat Barbados Pride by 55 runs and eliminate the defending champions from the NAGICO Super50 here Monday.…

Sports Page -- A clinical performance by England has ensured them second place so far in thier triangular series which also involves Australia and India. India started the match on Tuesday with a few forced changes including Rohit Sharma…