October 2015

(The Washington Post) - Hillary Clinton has struggled as a candidate -- to put it kindly -- since she formally entered the presidential race in the spring. She's been guarded, wooden and slow to adapt to changing circumstances. Her allies…

(AP) - MIAMI — Floridians know two of the Republicans presidential candidates very well: Jeb Bush led the state as a two-term governor and Marco Rubio has been a senator since 2011. Nonetheless, Donald Trump is outpacing both of the…

(AFP) - Maldivian authorities on Saturday arrested the nation's Vice President Ahmed Adeeb over an alleged plot to assassinate President Abdulla Yameen, who escaped death after his boat was hit by a bomb last month, the home minister said.…

(ZIZ News) – OECS Health Ministers have wrapped up high level discussions in St. Kitts and Nevis with greater appreciation for collaboration in the sub-region. This following the 2nd Council of Health Ministers Meeting held at the St.…

(ZIz News) – St. Kitts and Nevis’ Honorary Consuls for more than 15 countries officially met Foreign Affairs Minister, Hon. Mark Brantley on Thursday night. During that meeting, Minister Brantley set forth his charge to the Honorary…

(ZIZ News) – When Nevis’ Premier, Hon. Vance Amory was in ZIZ's Radio Studio this week, he suggested that the rationale behind the Government’s decision to remove Value Added Tax or VAT from food, medicine and funeral expenses was simple.…

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CNS) -- The Cayman Islands opposition leader has alleged that a deliberate conspiracy between the former governor, Duncan Taylor, and the police commissioner, David Baines, was entirely politically motivated and…

ST JOHN’S, Antigua -- Regional carrier LIAT has announced reduced fares between Trinidad and Guyana, along with relaunching its Santo Domingo service. Passengers travelling between Trinidad and Guyana can benefit from a 10 percent discount…

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, Friday October 23, 2015 – As the Caribbean gets a break from storm activity this Atlantic hurricane season, the most powerful tropical cyclone ever measured in the Western Hemisphere is barrelling towards Mexico with…

Harbour View – Governor Holiday, having considered the political developments of September 30, 2015 involving: the current Council of Ministers losing its majority support in Parliament; the passing of a vote of no-confidence in…

(Sri Lanka) - There is a saying that: “The phoenix must burn to emerge.” Well, Caribbean fans have only been waiting 20 years for the once powerful West Indies to emerge. At the start of play on the second day of the second and final Test…

(ESPN Cricinfo) - There will come a time when Joe Root's back becomes a subject of national concern. Not quite yet. His troubled stretches as yet only concern the physios and anyway, as he sought to bat England into a position of authority…

(BBC) - Reiss Beckford was one of the unlucky ones. A gymnast since he was six years old, he grew up dreaming of the Olympics. Like his illustrious team-mate and friend at the South Essex Gymnastics Club, Max Whitlock, he devoted his…

England and Scotland have both been fined by European governing body Uefa for failing to control their fans during recent Euro 2016 qualifiers. The English Football Association has been fined 15,000 Euros (£10,768) over crowd disturbances…

(ZIZ News) – Former Governor General of St. Kitts and Nevis, Sir Dr. Cuthbert Sebastian GCMG, OBE, celebrated his 94th birthday today (Thursday October 22nd). Family, friends and well wishers including present Governor General, S.W. Tapley…