August 2015

Washington, United States (AFP) -- US regulators approved Tuesday the first drug designed to boost women's sex drive, a pill that has been nicknamed the "female Viagra" but is known by the trade name Addyi. Also known as flibanserin, the…

Kingston, Jamaica -- A gay prostitute was on Tuesday reprimanded by a magistrate for repeating a claim that the district constable he’s charged with robbing was a client of his, instead of answering her question. Twenty-one-year-old…

Castries, St Lucia (CMC) -- The St Lucia government Wednesday urged citizens not to be complacent as Tropical Storm Danny gains strength as it approaches the Lesser Antilles. “We are nearly at the halfway point of the 2015 Atlantic…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Trade Minister Vasant Bharath has described the current shortage of foreign exchange in Trinidad and Tobago as a typical phenomenon of a pre-election period. General elections are due to be held on September 7.…

Kingstown, St Vincent -- In order to enhance coordination in combating the spread of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) hosted a Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) bilateral workshop with the United…

Sports Page -- A swimming camp hosted by the Youth and Sports Department of Nevis, commenced on Monday 17th August at Paradise beach. According to Administrative Officer at the department, Miss Tasha Parry, some 33 children of primary…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Trinidad and Tobago wicket-keeper/batsman Nicholas Pooran has revealed that he has recovered from the worst aspects of his leg injury sustained in a car accident earlier this year and is looking forward to…

Sports Page -- Australia captured the Netball World Cup for the 11th time, surviving a late fightback from New Zealand to win the final 58-55. This as the world Netball tournament concluded on Sunday. The New Zealanders outscored the…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- West Indies Cricket Board president Dave Cameron has thrown his support behind Twenty20’s inclusion as an Olympic sport, but concedes that achieving this could present a tough challenge. He pointed out that…

Beijing, China (AFP) -- Athletics greats Sergey Bubka and Sebastian Coe were due to face the electorate of the IAAF for the presidency late last night Jamaica time in a pivotal vote which will shape the future of the drug-tainted sport.…

(ZIZ News) -- Government officials have been mourning the passing of Chief Civil Servant, Elvis Newton. Newton passed away on Tuesday morning after battling illness for an extended period. In a statement issued on Tuesday afternoon, Prime…

(ZIZ News) -- ZIZ has received reports that a lifeless body was discovered at the South-East Peninsular sometime on Tuesday. While Police Public Relations Officer Inspector Lyndon David has confirmed the report, up to press time, he said…

(ZIZ News) -- For this year’s Financial Information Month, members of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) are thinking about implementing what they are calling a 10-10-80 Budget. The 10-10-80 Budget is built on the premise that an…

(ZIZ News) -- When Grenada’s Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Dr. Keith Mitchell spoke at Monday’s opening ceremony of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union’s Annual General Assembly, he encouraged media companies to be thorough in their work and not…

(ZIZ News) -- Public Relations Officer of the St. Kitts Diabetic Association, Dr. Reginald O’Loughlin says the people of the Federation need to pay more attention to Diabetes. Dr. O’Loughlin said due to the nature of Diabetes, people do…