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November 25, 2015

Chicago police release dashcam video of fatal shooting

(BBC) US officials have released dashboard camera video showing a white police officer shooting a black teenager 16 times in Chicago last year. Officer Jason Van Dyke has been charged with first-degree murder for killing Laquan McDonald,…

Fred West friends jailed for sexually abusing children

(BBC) A husband and wife who were friends of the serial killers Fred and Rose West have been jailed for sexually abusing 10 children over a 15-year period. David Williams, 57, was sentenced to life in prison and Pauline Williams, 53, was…

Pope Francis in Kenya at start of African tour

(BBC) Pope Francis has arrived in Kenya for a three-nation African tour - his first to the continent as pontiff. President Uhuru Kenyatta and ululating crowds welcomed him at the airport in the capital, Nairobi. The pope called for peace,…

IMF says St Lucia economy improving but debt still too high

(Caribbean360) Castries, St. Lucia – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the St. Lucia economy is recovering and the short-term growth outlook is positive. But it has warned that the Dr. Kenny Anthony administration still needs to…

St. Kitts-Nevis Wins Big at CTO Media Awards

(ZIZ News/SKTA) -- St. Kitts was awarded Best Feature Article in a Trade Publication, last week, at the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Media Awards Luncheon in Toronto. Having heard the news, Tourism Minister, Hon. Lindsay Grant said…

ZBC Employees among Media Professionals at Regional Workshop

(ZIZ News) – ZIZ Broadcasting Corporation’s Clement O’Garro and Cherryl Ward were among the 28 media professionals in Antigua last week for a two-day exercise titled “Media Training Workshop on Responsible Coverage of Children’s and Youth…

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