December 29, 2015

(BBC) Carlos Rosales Mendoza, the founder of one of Mexico's most violent drug cartels, has been killed. Rosales Mendoza's body was found along with three other bodies by a motorway in western Mexico. All four victims had been shot dead,…

(BBC) Israel has warned Brazil it will downgrade relations unless it accepts a former head of the Jewish settlement movement as its ambassador in Brasilia. Argentina-born Dani Dayan was appointed four months ago but his nomination has not…

(BBC) A US grand jury has decided not to bring charges against a white policeman over the killing of a 12-year-old black boy armed with a toy gun. A local prosecutor in Ohio state, Tim McGinty, called the events that led to the death of…

(Barbados Today) A St Lucy man has been remanded to jail after appearing in the Holetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday on a murder charge. Alliston Greaves, 46, is charged with last Wednesday’s stabbing death of Cally-Ann Gill. Gill, 35,…

(Jamaica Observer) Jamaica Broilers Group recorded revenues of $9.17 billion for the quarter ending October 31, a six per cent increase on the $8.68 billion for the corresponding period last year. At the same time, the vertically…

West Indies avoided humiliation on day three of the second Test against Australia but are still facing a heavy defeat in Melbourne. Having resumed on 91-6, the tourists rallied with Darren Bravo (81) and debutant Carlos Brathwaite (59)…

Allegations that American football legend Peyton Manning took human growth hormone should be investigated, says the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada). Wada also described the allegations, which Manning dismissed as "complete garbage", as…

(ZIZ News) – Calypso lovers at the Sugar Mill were treated to a night of top class calypso music as seven artistes tried to take the crown from King Astro. However, after more than four hours of performances, the Nevisian calypsonian,…

A Guyana-born cardiologist was sentenced to 20 years in prison on December 18, 2015, for performing unnecessary catheterizations, tests, stent insertions and causing unnecessary coronary artery bypass surgeries as part of a scheme to…

Residents of Martinique, St. Lucia and Dominica have reported feeling a 5.5 magnitude which occurred in the early hours of this morning. According to the University of the West Indies’ Seismic Research Centre (SRC), the quake occurred at a…

(ZIZ News) -- Eight of the nine contestants who will be competing in Tuesday night’s Haynes Smith Caribbean Talented Teen Pageant have shown that this year’s show will be keenly contested. During a live radio press conference held on…

(ZIZ News) -- Acting Commissioner of Police Stafford Liburd says from a police perspective, Carnival activities so far have been successful. In an interview with ZIZ News, Liburd said there have been no major incidents to date and this is…

(ZIZ News) -- Following the Prime Minister’s recent announcement that the Inland Revenue Department had exceeded its revenue projections for 2015, Comptroller Edward Gift shared with this media house how they were able to make it happen.…

(ZIZ News) -- Prime Minister, Dr. Hon. Timothy Harris’ inaugural New Year’s Gala is reportedly a highly anticipated event. During a radio interview with Freedom Radio’s Juni Liburd, Prime Minister Harris said tickets are almost sold out.…