Daily Archives

August 14, 2015

China blast latest accident to blight development

Beijing, China (AFP) -- A lack of answers about vast explosions in the Chinese port of Tianjin Thursday reinforced questions about standards in the country, where campaigners say lives are sacrificed on a lack of respect for safety and poor…

Jamaica on course to pass 9th IMF test

Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- Jamaica is on course to pass its 9th consecutive review under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This, after successfully surpassing all the key economic targets set by…

St Lucia, Venezuela deepen ties

Castries, St Lucia -- On August 7, a delegation from Venezuela, led by Venezuela’s minister for external affairs, Delcy Rodriguez, arrived in Saint Lucia. The visiting Venezuelan minister met Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony and minister for…

Largest commercial bank in T&T halts sale of foreign exchange

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- The Central Bank of Trinidad and Trinidad and Tobago says it has “consistently supported the foreign exchange market” as one of the country’s largest commercial banks announced it was suspending the sale of…

Athletics

Sports Page -- Mrs. Violet Clarke who is the Supervisor at the Cecele Browne Integrated School, has made it a point of duty to congratulate the St. Kitts and Nevis contingent who represented the federation at the recently held Special…

Spinners cap India’s day of batting domination

Sports Page -- For the first time since the Wellington Test of February 2014, India got to bat with little pressure and could look forward to sessions of piling on runs. Back then they had bowled New Zealand out for 192, and took a lead of…

Captain Short laid to Rest in Barbados

Bridgetown, Barbados -- Overcast skies provided the backdrop as friends and family said their farewells to one of the most prominent names in Barbados’ cricketing history. With representation from both the military and cricketing…

Caribbean Islands have good day at World Tournament

Sports Page -- Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados, all won their respective matches as the World Netball Tournament continued on Thursday 13th August, in Australia. Here are the results of matches played on that day: Thursday 13th…

F.I.M. Launch of Theme, Song and Music Video

(ZIZ News) - Thursday saw the regional launch of the official theme, original song and music video for Financial Information Month 2015. During a video conference-styled event, several national banking institutions from the Eastern…

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