January 2015

Kingston, Jamaica -- The Jamaica Manufacturers Association (JMA) has raised concerns about a regional clause included in the Public Procurement Bill, which will allow suppliers from CARICOM states to bid for public sector procurement…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (Trinidad Express) -- Students of The University of the West Indies (UWI), St Augustine campus are expected to get their semester one results today, almost one month after the last examination ended. The delay in…

Port of Spain, Trinidad, CMC -- Wet conditions forced the abandonment of play in the opening match of the NAGICO Super50 between defending champions Barbados Pride and Combined Campuses and Colleges here Thursday. Following inspections,…

Port of Spain, Trinidad, CMC -- Guyana Jaguars defeated Windward Islands Volcanoes by 142 runs in the second game of the NAGICO Super50 at Queen’s Park Oval here Thursday. Summarized Scores: Guyana Jaguars Innings: 227/6 (50 Overs).…

Sports Page -- Sri Lanka sauntered to their first victory of the New Zealand tour, after Tillakaratne Dilshan hit a breezy 116 off 127 balls on a fine batting surface at Seddon Park. The six-wicket win had been forged by the spin bowlers -…

CNN -- The family of boxing legend Muhammad Ali hopes he will be home from the hospital in time for his 73rd birthday on Saturday. Ali, who has Parkinson's disease, has been in an undisclosed hospital this week getting follow-up care for a…

(ZIZ News) -- The Hon. Marcella Liburd, Parliamentary Representative for the Constituency of St. Christopher Two, Central Basseterre, says she has delivered for her constituents. Minister Liburd was elected to parliament in 2010 on a…

(ZIZ News) -- Police are investigating a shooting in Bird Rock that occurred on Thursday morning and has left a woman hospitalized. According to police, members of the Violent Crimes Unit, Crime Scene Unit and K-9 Unit responded to a…

(ZIZ News) -- A local gospel singer has released a new video that urges parents and other adults to take more responsibility for the actions of young people. Thomas Richards, who goes by the stage name “Preacher Man,” told ZIZ News that…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- It is said to be the last railway in the West Indies. “On an island some 29km long and 8km wide, with its west side bordering the Caribbean Sea and its eastern side facing the Atlantic Ocean, history moves…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Five innovative youth anti-crime projects in St. Kitts and Nevis have received United Nations Development Project (UNDP) funding to carry out activities during the first quarter of this year. The enactment…

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- Premier of Nevis Hon. Vance Amory was presented with a token of appreciation from reigning Miss Caribbean Culture Queen Yarani Morton, for the courtesies extended by the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), at a…

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- Premier of Nevis Hon. Vance Amory believes that the island would experience an upswing in economic activity and that the financial sector would be one of the catalysts responsible. Mr. Amory who is also the…

(ZIZ News) -- Police are investigating a shooting this morning that has reportedly left one person hospitalized. According to sources the incident took place in Bird Rock at about 8 am. While police have confirmed the shooting they have…

Washington (AP) -- Renewing a push for paid leave for workers, President Barack Obama on Thursday will call on Congress, states and cities to pass measures to allow millions of workers to earn up to a week of paid sick time a year, the…