Monthly Archives

January 2015

SKN CBI Commission Established

(ZIZ News) -- The Denzil Douglas administration has been, for several months, leading an in-depth process of review and evaluation where the country’s Citizenship By Investment Programme is concerned. Speaking during his most recent press…

Interim Injunction Order signed at 7:38 PM

(ZIZ News) -- Resident judge Her Ladyship Justice Marlene Carter disclosed in open court on Thursday that the order for the interim injunction was signed at 7:38 p.m. on Friday 16th January. The judge disclosed this, during…

Tanya Stephens on Violence

(ZIZ News) -- Female dancehall icon Tanya Stephens is in St.Kitts this weekend as one of the featured performers for the Labour Celebration Concert on Saturday. While here Stephens joined ZIZ radio personality G-Cue on “The Morning Show”…

Jah Cure arrives

(ZIZ News) -- Jamaican reggae artist, Jah Cure arrived in the Federation on Friday morning ready to perform at the Labour Celebration Concert this weekend. ZIZ News caught up with Jah Cure at the RLB International Airport. He said he’s…

South East Peninsula Road Resurfacing Project Launched

(ZIZ News) -- Just two weeks after his ministry broke ground for the construction of a 500 Megawatt Solar Farm, Hon. Dr. Earl Asim Martin witnessed another significant infrastructural ceremony. On Thursday morning, representatives from the…

Indonesian divers recover 6 more bodies from AirAsia crash

Pangkalan Bun, Indonesia (AP) -- Indonesian divers retrieved six more bodies on Thursday from waters around the sunken fuselage of the AirAsia jetliner that crashed last month. Divers struggled with strong currents and poor visibility in…

Thousands of Islamic State militants killed – US officials

London, England (AP) -- The U.S. and its allies sought to put a good face on the coalition's deliberate campaign to roll back the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria on Thursday, boasting of having killed thousands of militants while…

Bahamas opposition calls for action against bribe taker

Nassau, Bahamas -- If the Christie administration fails to act over the alleged bribery of a person reportedly connected to the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC), it would be just as guilty as the bribe taker, Bahamas opposition leader…

WICB statement re Kieran Powell

St John’s, Antigua -- The West Indies Cricket Board today clarified a number of issues relating to Mr Kieran Powell who recently issued a statement. 1. At the time he requested a leave of absence in June 2014, Mr Powell was a contracted…

Tiger roars to send Jaguars into final

Port of Spain, Trinidad, CMC -- Veteran West Indies left-hander Shiv Chanderpaul narrowly missed out on a hundred as he anchored Guyana Jaguars into the final of the NAGICO Super50 here late Friday night. The 40-year-old stroked an…

World Cup-bound Joel Wilson honoured

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Top Trinidad and Tobago umpire Joel Wilson said he is both honoured and humbled to be chosen by world cricket’s governing body to officiate at the upcoming ICC World Cup to be jointly staged by Australia and New…

Morgan victim of blackmail plot

Sports Page -- Being England cricket captain throws up its fair share of challenges, but blackmail plots are not usually among them. However, Eoin Morgan has been embroiled in a bizarre case of an Australian man demanding £35,000 from the…