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September 2015

Trinidad Commonwealth secretary general nominee withdraws

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Dr Bhoendradatt Tewarie, the newly elected member of parliament for Caroni Central in Trinidad, has formally withdrawn his candidacy as Trinidad and Tobago’s nominee for the post of Commonwealth secretary general.…

Small earthquake off Barbados

Bridgetown, Barbados -- The UWI Seismic Research Centre recorded a small earthquake off Barbados yesterday evening. The 3.9 magnitude tremor occurred at a depth of about 85 km around 6:34 p.m. Its epicentre of the quake was 131 km…

Independence Drag Race met attracts sizeable crowd

Sports Page -- The Annual Independence Drag race meet was held at the St. James’ Raceway on Sunday 20th September. The event attracted a sizeable crowd at the recently refurbished race track. The spectators started to file in from as…

Statement on the passing of BCCI President Jagmohan Dalmiya

Kingston, Jamaica -- The West Indies Cricket Board offered condolences today to the family, friends and colleagues of the late president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, Jagmohan Dalmiya. He died on Sunday in Kolkata at the age…

Ten Youth preparing to Launch New Businesses

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Ten new business ventures are being pursued by young people in St. Kitts as a result of their engagement with the Creativity for Employment and Business Opportunity (CEBO). The programme was developed in…

Conaree Resident Receives Electronic Wheelchair

(ZIZ News) – The recently launched Conaree Community Management Team is already making great strides in that area as it has solicited an electronically powered wheelchair for a well-known resident. Ruben “Fighting Hunks” Percival was the…

Essence of Hope Launches Programme of Activities

(ZIZ News) – The Essence of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation, in collaboration with its newest sponsor, the Insurance Company of the West Indies, ICWI, officially launched its programme of activities for Breast Cancer Month, October. Chief…