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November 2015

WICB Presents Kiddy Cricket Kit to Two Institutions

(ZIZ News) – Leeward Islands Territorial Development Officer, Junie Mitcham has said that Tuesday’s presentation of cricket equipment to two orphanages was an important venture of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), through its Scotia…

Sugar Boyz Fall to Estonia

(ZIZ News) – The St. Kitts and Nevis National Football Team lost to Estonia, on Tuesday, in the final match of its European friendly campaign. Estonia, which is 90th in the FIFA team rankings, won the encounter 3-nil, with goals coming in…

Several Bills Read During Nov 17th National Assembly Sitting

(ZIZ News) – Eyes were glued to local television Channel Five while radio 96.1FM, had the attention of several others when the Federation’s largest media outlet, ZIZ Broadcasting Corporation provided live coverage of Tuesday’s National…

Norwegian Spirit Makes Inaugural Call to Port Zante

(ZIZ News) – One week after Port Zante welcomed the Norwegian Getaway, for the first time, a second ship from the Norwegian Cruise Line made its inaugural call. The 2,018-passenger Norwegian Spirit dropped anchor in St. Kitts on Monday…

PM: I will make case for strikes against IS in Syria

(BBC) David Cameron has promised a "comprehensive strategy" to win MPs' backing for bombing Islamic State militants in Syria as well as Iraq. The prime minister told the Commons the Paris attacks had strengthened the case for air strikes,…

Australia’s first Muslim Party aims for senate seats

(BBC) Australia's first party representing Muslims intends to contest senate seats at the next federal election. Launching the party in Sydney, founder Diaa Mohamed told Fairfax he wanted a louder voice for Muslims. "There are a lot of…

Nigeria hit by severe fuel shortage amid payment row

(BBC) A severe fuel crisis has hit Nigeria with long queues of angry motorists waiting for hours outside petrol stations in major cities to fill up. Importers are accused of withholding petrol because of a payment dispute with the…

Agreement reached on sale of Lime

(Antigua Observer) Liberty Global PLC has agreed to buy Cable&Wireless in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at $5.3 billion. The news of this development was relayed to staff at LIME by Chief Executive Officer of C&W…

Bath United Gets a Win; Newtown Remains Undefeated

(ZIZ News) – The St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association’s Premier League continued over the weekend with a previously win-less team picking up its first set of points and another team continuing its undefeated run. The first match of the…