August 2015

(ZIZ New) -- Residents of Sandy Point weighed in on the country’s current level of safety and security when they were invited to a town hall meeting at the Sandy Point Community Centre. Held on Thursday night, the town hall saw members of…

(ZIZ News) -- Two weeks of military training for local security forces wrapped up on Thursday afternoon with the closing ceremony of the Subject Matter Expert Exchange. Members of the Florida Army National Guard have been working with the…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS -- Deputy Premier of Nevis and Minister of Tourism Hon. Mark Brantley commended Gingerland Secondary School (GSS) student Rol-J Williams for his performance in the Florida-Caribbean Association’s (FCCA) 2015 Children’s…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS -- The Ministry of Tourism is voicing concern with a recent occurrence at the Bath Stream grounds. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry Carl Williams told the Department of Information on August 21, 2015, that bins…

Paris, France (AFP) -- FIFA's Reform Committee, which has been tasked with cleaning up football's corruption-hit world governing body, will meet for the first time on September 2-3. The committee, created by outgoing FIFA president Sepp…

Athens, Greece (AFP) -- Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced his resignation and called for snap elections on Thursday, as he went on the offensive to defend the country's massive bailout after it triggered a rebellion within his…

Miami, USA -- Tropical cyclone Danny strengthened into the first hurricane of the 2015 Atlantic Hurricane Season on Thursday; however, its impact on the Caribbean remained uncertain. According to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, at…

Kingston, Jamaica -- The Ministry of National Security has denied that Minister of National Security Peter Bunting announced plans for the construction of a new maximum security prison on Wednesday. Responding to the front page story…

Nassau, Bahamas -- Luxury brand Rosewood has filed a motion in the Delaware Court seeking to terminate its licence agreement with the bankrupt Baha Mar megaresort development in The Bahamas. The motion, which was filed in the US court,…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Enhancing the country’s competitiveness and expanding exports are crucial for improving the economic welfare of the citizens of Trinidad and Tobago, said minister of trade, industry, investment and communications,…

Castries, St Lucia (GIS) -- Saint Lucia’s House of Assembly met on Tuesday, to debate the report of the Constitutional Review Commission. The House authorized the establishment of a Commission in 2004, to examine Saint Lucia’s constitution…

Sports Page -- Everything is pretty much in place for the major Football tournament scheduled to commence in Nevis, starting this weekend. The FIFA under 17 women’s Football qualifiers is set to kick off on Saturday 22nd August at 5.30 pm…

Sion Hill, St. Vincent And The Grenadines - A bossy hundred by Grenadian opener Devon Smith aided by senior team debutant Emmanuel Stewart propelled Grenada to 292 all out on the first day of the 2015 Windward Islands Senior Men Cricket…

Sports Page -- There has been such an insanely addictive quality to this Investec Ashes series that a normal, hard-fought day of Test cricket at times had a depressive feel about it. The Oval pitch largely behaved itself, despite all…

Sports Page -- The P Sara Test began for the Indians like a grim Russian novel and ended with the unexpected tumbles of the daily soaps. The central protagonist who featured at both ends was a young man who will continue to show up in…