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September 2015

President Obama reaffirms US commitment to Taiwan

The government of the Republic of China welcomes US President Barack Obama's statement reaffirming the Taiwan Relations Act at his joint press conference with mainland Chinese leader Xi Jinping Sept. 25 at the White House. President…

CIBC-FCIB To Host Fourth Annual “Walk For The Cure”

(ZIZ News) -- As Cancer Awareness Month draws near, the CIBC First Caribbean International Bank is putting the final touches on its plans to host the Fourth Annual CIBC First Caribbean Walk For The Cure, which is an exercise geared at…

An Introspective Look At ZIZ

(ZIZ News) -- Rebranding ZIZ was the focus of Monday night’s special edition of “The Round Table”. It gave members of the public the opportunity to weigh in on the discussion by offering suggestions and assessments, and ask questions on…

SWRF Application Process Closed but Payouts Continue

(ZIZ News) -- The application process for the gratuitous payments to former sugar industry workers is closed. That’s according to the Sugar Workers Restoration Fund (SWRF) Secretariat. In a release issued on Tuesday morning, the…

PM Harris Calls On Caribbean Leaders To End HIV/AIDS By 2030

(ZIZ News) -- “We in the Caribbean wholeheartedly support the Global Strategy Proposed by UNAIDS to achieve the bold aspirational goals of ending HIV/AIDS, which aligns with the global health targets in the 2030 Sustainable Development…

France: ‘Too late’ for world if no climate deal in Paris

United Nations, United States (AFP) -- Reaching a successful climate deal in Paris at the end of the year is the last chance to save the planet, France warned the United Nations Monday. Without "this decision in Paris... it will be too…

Warner banned from football for life by FIFA

Zurich, Switzerland (AFP) -- FIFA's ethics committee on Tuesday banned former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner from all football activity for life for a long list of "misconduct." Warner is one of the key defendants in a US investigation…

US Coast Guard seized $41M in drugs in Caribbean Sea

Miami Beach, Florida (AP) -- The United States Coast Guard says it seized about $41 million worth of cocaine and marijuana during two recent operations in the Caribbean Sea. On Tuesday morning, officials will offload about 1,100 kilograms…

Jamaica fully supports UN 2030 agenda

Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- Jamaica is in full support of the United Nations (UN) 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, which is seeking to complete a number of human development initiatives across the globe, such as ending hunger, and…

PM Harris calls on Caribbean Leaders to end HIV/AIDS by 2030

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis committed Caribbean leaders to pursue ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic by 2030, at a UNAIDS Symposium held at the United Nations (UN)…

Best Performance by St. Kitts-Nevis Team

Sports Page -- Manager of the St. Kitts-Nevis representative Body Building team that represented the Federation in the recently concluded Body Building competition in the Bahamas, Joseph Liburd, returned to Nevis on Monday afternoon. The…

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