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April 2015

Brantley Says Meeting With Obama was Successful

(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…

Grant Says PEP Has Failed Us

(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…

Operation Future Talks Gangs And Violence

(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…

One Hospitalized After Shooting Near UNESCO Office

(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…

NEMA To Participate In Tradewinds 2015

(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…

Obama, Castro to break bread at historic summit

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…

Caribbean Security Summit in June

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…

Trade unions resume wage talks with Gov’t today

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…

Saeed Williams’ Half Ton puts Nevis on good footing

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…

Second Tour Match ends in Tame Draw

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…