November 16, 2015

(ZIZ News) – The first Ms. St. Kitts-Nevis Fire and Rescue Services Pageant has been hailed a success by President of the Fire and Rescue Services Welfare Association, FSSO Elvis Isaac, who told ZIZ the show will be held annually. “It was…

(ZIZ News) – While nine bills are listed to be read during Tuesday’s sitting of the Federation’s Parliament, the one that is expected to garner much discussion is the tenure of office of Prime Minister Bill, 2015. That bill will be…

(ZIZ News) – The country’s Acting Director of Public Prosecutions, Arudranauth Gossai is expecting to see a change in the way investigations are handled by police officers. Gossai made that clear on Monday morning when he addressed the…

(BBC) A total of 23 people have been arrested and dozens of weapons seized in a series of raids on suspected Islamist militants across France, officials say. The crackdown follows multiple attacks on bars, restaurants, a concert hall and a…

(BBC) Nicaragua has turned back hundreds of Cuban migrants which it accuses of "storming" its border crossing from neighbouring Costa Rica on Sunday. The Cubans are travelling north, trying to reach the United States by land. They fear…

(BBC) At least 11 people have been killed in Mogadishu after rival Somali security forces argued over who was in charge, witnesses say. The security forces opened fire while people queued for food cards at a camp for internally displaced…

(Antigua Observer) St. Johns, Antigua - Government is “actively” considering adding Syria to the list of nations, which will be barred from obtaining passports under the Citizens by Investment Programme (CIP). This is in wake of the recent…

(Caribbean360) Barbados is on track to end the AIDS epidemic as a public health threat by 2030, according to UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé. The Caribbean country has already reached the testing pillar of the 90–90–90 target, with…

Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has said that there are tremendous opportunities for Dominica in South East Asia. Skerrit comments came following his recent visit to Asia as he aimed to raise some EC$30 Million for 2015 for Dominica under…

(ZIZ News) -- Just one day after the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force landed its biggest drug seizure in recent times, police officers were busy conducting preliminary investigation into the shooting death of 29-year-old Kercel…

(ZIZ News) -- Two historical monuments in Basseterre were, on Saturday, lit blue in observance of World Diabetes Day. The lighting of the Berkeley Memorial on Fort Street and the Queen Victoria Statue at Baker’s Corner formed part of the…