June 2015

Sports Page -- The national athletic championships will take place at the Km Collins athletic stadium this coming weekend and one of the much anticipated star performers will be St.Kitts and Nevis’ top athlete, Kim Collins. Representative…

Sports Page -- The proclamation of a new era in England's one-day cricket has been a regular event for the last 20 years. The end results have usually been so underwhelming as to not get carried away by one performance, but never has a…

Sports Page -- The former England allrounder, has been released from prison after serving six years for drug smuggling. Lewis, 47, was sentenced to 13 years imprisonment in May 2009 for smuggling liquid cocaine valued at more than £140,000…

(ZIZ News) -- The Violent Crime Unit (VCU) is investigating a shooting incident which occurred at Buckley's estate about 10:00 pm on Tuesday 9th June 2015, which resulted in two (2) persons being hospitalised. Initial investigations…

Vatican City (AP) -- Pope Francis has created a new Vatican tribunal section to hear cases of bishops accused of failing to protect children from sexually abusive priests, the biggest step the Holy See has taken yet to hold bishops…

Washington, United States (CMC) -- A new report says drowning is among the five leading causes of death among children aged 14 years and under in the Caribbean and the rest of the Americas. According to the first “Global Report on…

New York (AP) -- Millions of fliers might soon want to buy new carry-on suitcases. Global airlines announced Tuesday a new guideline that recommends shrinking carry-on bags, in an effort to free up space in packed overhead bins. The…

Caracas, Venezuela (CMC) -- Venezuela Tuesday denied it has any intention of forcibly taking over land it claims to be its own in Guyana and rejected statements from the new administration in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country that…

Kingstown, St Vincent -- A Diversification Unit is to be established in the ministry of agriculture in St Vincent and the Grenadines to carry forward plans to diversify the local agricultural sector, minister of agriculture, Saboto Caesar,…

Nassau, Bahamas -- A top US official has urged regional governments to adopt greater transparency measures and to bolster “political will” to stem the tide of transnational bribery between government institutions and international companies…

Hamilton, Bermuda -- An armed robbery that occurred at Butterfield Bank in the Old Town of St George's, Bermuda, just after noon on Tuesday was caught on security CCTV footage, which somehow found its way into the public domain. While the…

Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- The Government has changed the name and mandate of the Rural Electrification Programme (REP), to the National Energy Solution Company Limited (NESCL), with an expanded role to achieve energy efficiency. Making…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- In yet more revelations in the massive FIFA corruption scandal, Trinidad member of parliament and former FIFA vice president, Jack Warner, is facing new allegations that he diverted US$750,000 in emergency funds…

(ZIZ News) -- Preparations are underway for the 2015 staging of the Department Of Agriculture’s “Eat Local Day”. Marketing Officer, Alphonso Clarke spoke with ZIZ about this year’s staging and what can be expected. He said, “Eat Local Day…

(ZIZ News) -- The police have arrested a young man for the October 2014 murder of 24-year-old Istan Mitchum. Charged is 21-year-old Erastus Laville of Central West Bourne Street. The murder occurred at West Bourne Street on 23rd October…