July 2015

Athens, Greece (AP) -- Greece finally met a deadline that counted on Thursday and made a series of sweeping proposals that its creditors needed by midnight to set off a mad rush toward a weekend deal to stave off a financial collapse of the…

Washington, USA -- The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a US$20 million loan to help reduce crime and violence in The Bahamas, targeting at risk youths and strengthening institutional capabilities of the justice system,…

Kingston, Jamaica -- The Organisation of American States (OAS) said Thursday that they intend to send a special mission to the Dominican Republic and Haiti to gather information on the situation of Haitian migrants in the field, and,…

Nassau, Bahamas -- China Construction America (CCA) claims that it has not been paid by the Baha Mar megaresort in The Bahamas since February, and one insider has asserted to the Nassau Guardian that, since the company hasn’t been paid the…

St. John’s, Antigua -- Prime Minister Gaston Browne has declared he had no part in, and does not agree with, the decision to mandate CARICOM’s Bureau to recommend a candidate for the post of Commonwealth Secretary-General. And he has made…

St George’s, Grenada -- How to remain competitive in the global tourism industry was the context of discussions during the second meeting of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Council of Ministers of Tourism held in Grenada…

London, England -- The secretary-general of the Commonwealth, Kamalesh Sharma, on Thursday published a set of guiding principles for Commonwealth member countries on the appointment, tenure and removal of superior court judges. The…

Georgetown, Guyana (CMC) -- Guyana Thursday dismissed claims by Venezuela that it was seeking to provoke and isolate the Spanish-speaking country as both nations stepped up their war of words in their ongoing border dispute. President…

Sports Page -- The playoff matches in the ongoing NABA league which were previously scheduled for Thursday night have been postponed. The four teams showed up, along with one referee but two of the other referees scheduled to officiate…

Sports Page -- An exciting half century by Vickram Chanand was the feature of the final preliminary game in the 2015 edition of the TDC sponsored Primary Schools’ Cricket league. The match was played between the St.Thomas’ Primary School…

Georgetown, Guyana – Defending champions Guyana will open the Regional Under-15 Super50 Tournament against Trinidad & Tobago on Thursday, July 23 at Bourda Oval in the capital here. The Guyanese captured the title last year in Jamaica…

Kingston, Jamaica – Holders Guyana will face hosts Jamaica at Manchester High School in the central town of Mandeville, when the Regional Under-19 Super50 Tournament opens on Wednesday, July 22 here. The Guyanese captured the 50…

Sports Page -- Any England supporter with the vaguest sense of Ashes history would have felt mild trepidation as they defended a first-innings score of 430 on a sunny Cardiff day. The last time an Ashes Test ventured into Wales, England…

(ZIZ News) – Members of the police high command have laid out plans to address the recent upsurge in crimes in the Federation. On Thursday morning, senior police officers addressed the nation on ZIZ Radio outlining their plan to fight…

(ZIZ News) – The police are warning drivers about debris that has been falling onto the street along Old Road Bay. Police Public Relations Officer, Inspector Lyndon David said they received the call about the debris at about 9 a.m. on…