November 2015

(Jamaica Observer) The United States is providing US$350,000 to Guyana under the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI). The funds will assist the country to effectively tackle the illegal drug trafficking problem and provide…

(ZIZ News) – The Leeward Islands Hurricanes team is ready for the start of the West Indies Cricket Board Professional Cricket League Regional 4-Day Tournament. That’s according to team Coach, Reginald Benjamin who appeared on this week’s…

(ZIZ News) – A report on the governance of cricket in the Caribbean has recommended fundamental changes in the administration of the sport. The report was outlined in detail by Chair of the West Indies Cricket Board's Independent Review…

(ZIZ News) – Government officials, members of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union , and students, among others, gathered at Eastern Caribbean Central Bank for the 20th annual Sir Arthur Lewis Memorial Lecture, the 7th Sir Arthur Lewis…

(ZIZ News) – Prime Minister, the Hon. Dr Timothy Harris says he is confident in the Police Force's Six Point Plan of Action to reduce crime. He assured the public that given time, its results would be undeniable. He made the comments…

(ZIZ News) – Various ministries and departments within the Federal Government are already making plans for the upcoming Budget presentation and subsequent debates. Financial Secretary Hilary Hazel; the country’s Prime Minister and Minister…

(ZIZ News) – “It has to be a mad man and a mad leadership to say to people that under Team UNITY you can’t import anymore cars, that Team UNITY only wants Horsford and TDC and them to be selling cars, so you’re going to stop that.” That…

(ZIZ News) – Soca artiste Nickhail has thrown his hat into the ring for this year’s Sugar Mas with the release of a track “Whine Up You Body”. Nickhail released the song during an interview with G-Cue on ZIZ Radio on Thursday morning and…

(BBC) Tourists and travellers in Indonesia have been stranded for a third day, as volcanic ash has forced the closure of airports on three islands. Bali's Denpasar airport has been shut since Tuesday after Mount Rinjani on Lombok island…

(BBC) Many patients who overcame Ebola following the 2014 outbreak are now facing physical and mental health problems, according to survivors groups in Sierra Leone. More than 28,000 cases of Ebola have been reported since the first…

(BBC) Two districts of Japan's capital Tokyo have started issuing certificates recognising same-sex partnerships. They are designed to encourage landlords and hospitals to treat gay couples the same way as married ones. However, the…

(Caribbean 360) Government has announced that its debt exchange offer launched a month ago received the overwhelming support of local creditors. Holders of 94 per cent of the country’s U.S. Dollar Bonds due 2025 and 100 per cent of E.C.…

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Nov 4, CMC – British Queen’s Counsel Timothy Straker is expected to continue his arguments Wednesday defending the position of the main opposition United National Congress (UNC) that the Elections and Boundaries…

(Jamaica Observer) At least three adult patients at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) have been infected with a strain of a multi-drug resistant bacteria, two of them in serious condition. A source close to the situation stated yesterday…

ROC President Ma Ying-jeou outlined the background, objectives, and important characteristics of his upcoming meeting with mainland Chinese leader Xi Jinping at an international news conference Nov. 5. Such a meeting has continually been…