July 2015

Charleston, South Carolina (AP) -- An F-16 fighter jet and a small plane collided in midair Tuesday over South Carolina, raining down plane parts and debris. The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that the fighter jet…

Nassau, Bahamas -- Baha Mar’s contractor, China Construction America (CCA), said in a statement that the Bahamas megaresort’s decision to file for bankruptcy protection in Delaware is the direct result of its failure to secure adequate…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Phillip Alexander, a candidate for the Diego Martin West constituency for the new “Third Force Movement”, has taken issue with the Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MATT), accusing it of hypocrisy and…

Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- The Customs (Amendment) Act, which seeks to facilitate implementation of best practices and standards by Jamaica Customs, has been sent to a Joint Select Committee of Parliament for consideration. The Bill was…

Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- The Ministry of Health, through the National Strategic and Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of non-communicable diseases (2013-2018), plans to reduce the harmful consumption of alcohol by three per cent…

(Football) Sports Page -- C.C.C Bath United 0         vs.       Gordon's St. Thomas/Trinity Strikers 0 * Officials were Walter James, Steadroy Techeira, Rasheem Hopkins & Caldon Duncan Match 2 SOL Island Auto Conaree 1       vs.…

Sports Page -- A British Tamil batsman has died after being struck in the chest by a ball while playing in a residential suburb in Surrey over the weekend. Bavalan Pathmanathan turned out for Manipay Parish Sports Club (UK) in division…

Scarborough, Tobago -- Leewards 207 off 49.4 overs (Jerrilous Louis 65, Michael Lewis 53; Kirstan Kallicharran 2-29, Nathaniel McDavid 2-48). T&T 208 for six off 35.5 overs (Nathaniel McDavid 52 not out, Keegan Simmons 51, Siba…

Sports Page -- It was the Peter Charles show. The powerfully built right-handed batsman from the VOJN Primary School took center stage on Tuesday in a match versus the Maude Cross Preparatory school. This as the action continued in the TDC…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS -- With only one person coordinating activities of 714 People Employment Programme (PEP) workers under the Parks and Beaches Unit of the Ministry of Health divided into 50 groups around the island of St. Kitts, there…

(ZIZ News) The UNESCO Sub-Regional Slave Route Seminar has begun at the St Kitts Marriott, concentrating on reparations for Caribbean people where slavery is concerned. “Beyond Reparations: Strengthening The Slave Route Project In The…

(ZIZ News) A second consecutive superb bowling performance from the St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots saw them register their third win of the 2015 Hero Caribbean Premier League season and their second against the Barbados Tridents. Tabraiz…

(ZIZ News) The St. Kitts Nevis Patriots are coming off of two significant wins with renewed spirits as they prepare to face the Guyana Amazon Warriors on Wednesday. And During a press conference on Tuesday Patriots Head Coach Eric Simons…

(ZIZ News) As the Regional Soil Management Workshop continues this week the participants are benefiting from the expertise of the facilitators from Brazil. Erin De Silva is a researcher from the Brazil agriculture research company Embrapa.…

Two major businesses in St. Kitts have joined in support of the upcoming Restaurant Week with special promotions and prizes for the public. TDC is sponsoring a promotion called “A Spoonful Of TDC” and Chairperson of the Restaurant…