May 2015

Bismarck, North Dakota (AP) -- Testimony wrapped up Monday in the case of man on trial in North Dakota for what authorities say was a role in a Jamaican lottery scam that bilked victims out of millions of dollars. Sanjay Williams, 25, of…

New York, USA -- Passengers arriving from the Dominican Republic and Jamaica were arrested by US Customs and Border Protection officers at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York trying to smuggle cocaine into the United…

Castries, St Lucia -- Five Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) member states: Antigua and Barbuda; Dominica; Grenada, Saint Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines have successfully launched a multidimensional project on…

Nassau, Bahamas -- Opposition Free National Movement (FNM) deputy leader Peter Turnquest said the Christie administration’s so-called announcement that it has selected PowerSecure Inc. to manage the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) is…

Kingstown, St Vincent -- Investigations are currently underway to determine how and by whom the St Vincent and the Grenadines government’s website was compromised over the weekend. The website (www.gov.vc) was seemingly hacked by a group…

Bridgetown, Barbados (AP) -- Barbados is struggling to deal with large amounts of foul-smelling, brown seaweed piling up on beaches, officials on the tourism-dependent Caribbean island said Monday. Sargassum seaweed washes up every year…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (Trinidad Express) -- Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has agreed to a debate with Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley. Chief executive officer of the Trinidad and Tobago Debates Commission (TTDC), Catherine…

Sports Page -- At one point in the encounter, the Empire Cricket team seemed to be in a position to take full points in their match versus Highlights. However, an exciting partnership between Xavier Cornelius and Theron Bussue, halted any…

Sports Page -- West Indies turned what looked likely to be a nail-biting chase into a canter over the line as the evening shadows enveloped Kensington Oval to secure a hugely notable shared series. Darren Bravo and Jermaine Blackwood, both…

Sports Page -- A brief but impressive ceremony at the Grell Hull Stevens Netball Complex on the evening of Sunday 3rd May, effectively signaled the start of the 2015 (NABA), Nevis Amateur Basketball Association league. President of the…

Saturday 2nd May National Bank Premier League At Warner Park Stadium Rams Village Superstars 4 vs St. Thomas/Trinity Strikers 0                                             (Half Time 0 - 0) Scoring for Rams Village Superstars Austin…

Basseterre, St. Kitts -- The federation was represented by Caricom Youth Ambassadors, Miss Sonia Boddie and Mr. Klieon John and President of the Nevis Youth Council Mr. Dwane Hendrickson at the Caribbean Region Commonwealth Youth Ministers…

(ZIZ News) -- Tawanna Collins has been crowned the 2015 Miss Labour Queen. On Saturday night at Carnival Village, Collins took the title for Constituency Number 1, scoring 839.5 points. First Runner-Up went to Shawanda Parris of…

(ZIZ News) - With just a little more than two months at the helm of government in St. Kitts and Nevis, the Team Unity-led administration is already receiving praise for its leadership style. That disclosure was made last week when Prime…

(ZIZ News) - Attorney General, Hon. Vincent Byron said the civil service is functioning well and employees are not being victimized. Mr. Byron made the comment last week during the Prime Minister's press conference. He said, "For the most…