January 2015

Washington, United States (AFP) -- One of the two brothers suspected of carrying out the deadly attack on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo is believed to have trained with Al-Qaeda in Yemen, a US official said Thursday. Another US…

Pangkalan Bun, Indonesia (AFP) -- Ping signals believed to be from the black box data recorders of crashed AirAsia Flight 8501 were detected Friday, a senior Indonesian search official said, offering strong hopes of explaining the disaster.…

San José, Costa Rica (AFP) -- A catamaran carrying nearly 100 tourists and 10 crew capsized and sank within minutes off Costa Rica on Thursday, leaving three elderly foreigners dead while rescuers saved dozens from the choppy seas. The…

Dammartin-En-Goele, France (AP) -- French security forces struggled with two rapidly developing hostage-taking situations Friday, one northeast of Paris where two terror suspects were holed up with a hostage in a printing plant and the…

Nassau, Bahamas -- As the region considers competitiveness in light of new reports and new possibilities -- and with the minister of tourism sounding similar themes -- Minister of State for Investments Khaalis Rolle told Guardian Business…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Member of Parliament for Chaguanas West, Jack Warner, has filed a motion of censure against Trinidad and Tobago Finance Minister Larry Howai for his role as chief executive officer (CEO) of State-owned bank First…

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad -- ECONOMIST Gregory McGuire said last night it was his belief Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar failed to level with the public in her address to the nation on falling energy prices and its possible impact on…

St James, Jamaica -- The St James police say that a firearm and several rounds of ammunition were seized in Green Pond district, Mount Salem, and a man arrested in relation to the seizure on Thursday. Twenty-six-year-old Tim Blair of Green…

Sports Page -- The Leewards Islands team is currently undergoing rigorous training exercises at Warner Park in St.Kitts. This as the team prepares for the NAGICO super 50 series from January 15th to 26th in Trinidad. According to Coach…

Sports Page -- Following recent media and public speculation regarding my absence from regional and international cricket, I would like to make known the following: During the conclusion of the first West Indies vs New Zealand Test match…

Sports Page -- Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard are not part of 15-man West Indies World Cup squad according to Dinanath Ramnarine, the former West Indies legspinner and former longtime president of West Indies Players Association.…

Trafalgar Southstars 1 vs Conaree Fireball Int'l 0                                (Half Time 1 - 0) Scoring for Trafalgar Southstars Clement Hicks 43rd minute Yellow Cards Philbert Solomon (Conaree) 25th minute Danny Isles (Southstars)…

(ZIZ News) -- St. Kitts and Nevis is now one step closer to being a green energy producing country, following Thursday morning's groundbreaking ceremony for a 0.5 megawatt solar farm, located opposite the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank.…

(ZIZ News) -- The Commissioner of Police has discredited a story published on a local news website in which the author claimed to have met with and interviewed Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Agents in late December last year. Dr.…

(ZIZ News) -- St. Kitts and Nevis has received rave reviews from a group of meeting and incentive planners, currently in the Federation for a Leadership Summit. In an interview with ZIZ News this week, top executives of the participating…