November 2015

(St. Lucia News Online) Two St. Lucian women who travelled to Guyana last week for a vacation will remain in the country as guests of the Customs Anti Narotics Unit. They were arrested after being busted with a quantity of cocaine stashed…

(BBC) The Islamic State (IS) militant group says it has killed two hostages - a Norwegian and a Chinese citizen. IS gave no details about when or where Ole-Johan Grimsgaard-Ofstad, 48, from Norway and Fan Jinghui, 50, from China were…

(Guardian.Co.TT) There are groups who have been recruiting T&T nationals for Syria-based terrorist group Islamic State (ISIS), former minister of national security Gary Griffith has confirmed. And the fact that local authorities have…

(ZIZ News) – The new management team for the Winners Circle Newtown United Football Club is already reaping the success of several measures that were recently put in place, as the team remains undefeated, so far, in the SKNFA Premier…

(ZIZ News) – Senator the Hon. Wendy Phipps has said she is honoured to use her position as a Minister of Government to inspire women across St. Kitts and Nevis. Speaking during Wednesday’s edition of “Working for You” on ZIZ Radio,…

(ZIZ News) – Public Infrastructure Minister, Hon. Ian Liburd capitalised on Tuesday’s National Assembly Sitting to give an update on his administration’s pursuance of Geothermal Energy. He said based on the recently discussed plans, the…

(ZIZ News) – Former Prime Minister, now Opposition Leader Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas has publicly called on the government to ensure that an office is set up for the person who serves as Leader of the Opposition. Dr. Douglas, speaking during…

(ZIZ News) – St. Kitts-Nevis has joined roughly 10 million people from 160 countries in observing the eighth annual Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) 2015, which runs from November 16 to 22. With the celebration comes a series of events…

(ZIZ News) – St. Kitts-Nevis is being represented at the 62nd Meeting of the OECS Authority by Prime Minister, the Hon. Dr. Timothy Harris who has called on his regional colleagues to finalise a CARICOM candidate for the post of…

(BBC) A woman has blown herself up and a suspect was shot dead during a police raid on a flat in a Paris suburb, while seven arrests were made. Police targeted the flat in Saint-Denis in a search for the alleged mastermind of Friday's gun…

(BBC) President Barack Obama has described as hysterical the actions of two dozen state governors who are refusing to resettle Syrian refugees. He said some Republican rhetoric on the issue was a "potent recruitment tool" for Islamic State…

(BBC) Two people have died following an explosion at a steelworks in Cardiff, Celsa Steel UK has confirmed. Supt Stephen Jones from South Wales Police confirmed two bodies had been found and said the priority was recovering the victims.…

(Antigua Observer) Former Justice Minister Colin “Councillor” Derrick has been charged after a night in custody at St John’s Police Station. One of his lawyers, John Fuller, says he’s to answer for battery on police, disorderly conduct by…

(Caribbean360) GEORGETOWN, Guyana– A Wi-Fi programme is being rolled out at secondary schools with Hinterland and remote areas slated to benefit by the end of the first quarter of 2016. eGovernment Advisor, Floyd Levi said the unit has…

(Caribbean360) The FBI said on Monday that it is investigating the case of a young woman who fell into the ocean near Cuba from a ship operated by Norwegian Cruise Lines. Kaylyn Rose Sommer, from Charleston, South Carolina, fell overboard…