November 2015

(ZIZ News) -- Prime Minister and Parliamentary Representative for Constituency 7, the Hon. Dr. Timothy Harris replaced his usual business suits with a track pant and polo shirt to take part in his monthly health walk with constituents. The…

(ZIZ News) -- The National Carnival committee held its first Calypso Development Session on Saturday. In an interview with ZIZ News, Committee Chairman Noah Mills said the participants were put through practical and theoretical…

One person has died and more are feared dead, after a dam holding back water from an iron ore mine burst near Mariana, Brazil. Rivers of thick red mud surged down the valleys of the hilly area outside the old colonial city, engulfing cars…

Elections take place this weekend in Myanmar after decades of military rule. More than 90 parties are standing in the first national elections since a nominally civilian government took power in the country in 2011. However, the United…

Many residents were reacting on Friday with outrage and fear over the contents of a disturbing recruitment video produced by the Ar-Raqqah Province of the Islamic State (IS) featuring what appear to be four fighters from Trinidad and…

Ruling party candidate Jovenel Moïse and Former Government Executive Jude Célestin led voting in Haiti's Oct. 25 presidential election and will face each other in a run-off next month, according to official results announced on Thursday.…

(ZIZ News) -- The police officer who shot a security guard on Pinney’s Beach in September has been arrested and charged with "Wounding with Intent." Late on Friday afternoon, the Police Force revealed that Acting Commissioner of Police,…

(ZIZ News) -- It has been confirmed that the reduced Value Added Tax or VAT rate day will be on Friday, December 18. A release from the St. Kitts and Nevis Information Service states that to facilitate customers, the payment of monthly…

(ZIZ News) -- On Thursday, when government officials met at the Ministry of Finance to discuss the upcoming budget presentation, the country’s Minister of Finance and Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Timothy Harris was present. During a media…

(ZIZ News) -- Prime Minister, the Hon. Dr. Timothy Harris says the government is continuing efforts to restructure the Sugar Industry Diversification Foundation as part of its commitment to transparency. Dr. Harris told the media that…

(BBC) A dam holding back water from an iron ore mine near Mariana, Brazil, has burst. Officials say one person is confirmed dead, but there are reports that up to 16 have died and others are missing. Authorities have warned that the water…

(BBC) A narrow ruling by Mexico's Supreme Court could eventually clear a path to make recreational use of marijuana legal. Four people in the Mexican Society for Responsible and Tolerant Personal Use will now be permitted to grow and smoke…

(BBC) A powerful storm formed a spectacular "tsunami" cloud off Bondi Beach in Sydney on Friday. Crowds who had gathered at Bondi's annual Sculpture by the Sea festival watched as the massive shelf cloud drew near the coast. Heavy…

(Caribbean 360) KINGSTON, Jamaica – Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC) Co-Chairman, Richard Byles, says Jamaica has surpassed the quantitative targets for the July to September quarter under the four-year Extended Fund Facility…

(Antigua Observer) St. Johns, Antigua - Mystery surrounds the start of a structure purported to be a bar and restaurant which sits atop the gutter on lower Tanner Street. The wooden structure, which was erected on concrete piles, appeared…