April 2015

Friday, April 10, 2015 marked an historic day in the Summit of the Americas when, for the first time, a US President and a Cuban President shook hands and sat down to discuss matters of common interest to the nations of the Western…

(ZIZ News) -- Foreign Affairs Minister, Hon. Mark Brantley is pleased with the outcome of Thursday's meeting of CARICOM heads with US President, Barack Obama. Speaking with ZIZ News following the meeting, Minister Brantley gave an overview…

(ZIZ News) -- Parliamentary Representative for Constituency Four, Hon. Lindsay Grant, says the People's Employment Programme has failed the country. Mr. Grant, who was responding to a question about employment opportunities for residents…

(ZIZ News) -- A group of parents and guardians got some eye-opening information on Thursday night when they attended a community meeting organised by Operation Future. The meeting was intended to educate the community about youth crime and…

(ZIZ News) -- Police are investigating a shooting incident in Central Basseterre, on Friday morning, which has put one person in the hospital. According to Police Public Relations Officer, Inspector Lyndon David, the incident occurred near…

(ZIZ News) -- Exercise Tradewinds will feature a human disaster relief aspect, which will be spearheaded by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). This was announced during a press briefing on Thursday by NEMA's National Disaster…

The Hague, Netherlands -- The Dutch minister of kingdom relations, Ronald Plasterk, said that he supports a Kingdom-wide investigation that is focused on the money flow within the gambling industry, drug trafficking and human trafficking in…

Panama City, Panama -- US President Barack Obama and Cuba's Raul Castro will put aside decades of Cold War-era tensions Friday, sitting at the same table with other regional leaders for a landmark summit. Obama and Castro will join some 30…

Washington, United States (AFP) -- Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton will officially launch her 2016 presidential bid – her second White House run – at the weekend, several media outlets reported Friday. The announcement by…

Nassau, Bahamas -- More than three months after the Bahamas government requested information from the US government over a report that a Bahamian official accepted $325,000 in bribes to swing Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) contracts…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (Trinidad Express) -- Trinidad and Tobago’s Office of the Prime Minister has announced that a Caribbean Security Summitt is to be held in coming months. The statement in full: Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Eleven trade unions, which fall under the umbrella of the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU), will resume negotiations with the Government today at the Ministry of Finance and Planning. The parties last met…

St John’s, Antigua -- The government of Antigua and Barbuda has joined the government of Cuba in observing 21 years of strong socio-political relations between these two Caribbean neighbours. On April 6, 1994, the governments of Antigua…

Sports Page -- A half century by Saeed Williams and solid knocks by most of the other top order batsmen, set the Nevis under 19 team on a good footing in their game versus their St.Maarten counterparts. The match which started on Thursday…

Sports Page -- The English team wrapped up the St. Kitts leg of their tour on Thursday as the second match versus the St. Kitts invitational team, petered out into tame draw. The St. Kitts invitational team declared at their overnight…