December 30, 2015

(BBC) A five-mile (8km) section of the Mississippi River near St Louis, Missouri, has been closed to vessels as rising water levels caused "hazardous conditions", the US Coast Guard said. Storms and tornadoes have lashed the region in…

(BBC) Gunmen have shot and killed one person and wounded 11 others at the Derbent citadel in Dagestan, a Unesco World Heritage site in the North Caucasus. The tourists were attacked on Tuesday night outside the fortress in Derbent, one of…

(BBC) Government forces are battling rebels for control of a strategically important town in southern Syria. An army statement said troops and militiamen were advancing into Sheikh Miskeen on several fronts and had reached the main square.…

(Jamaica Observer) Jamaica – The Malvern police are reporting that they seized a homemade firearm in Retirement district, Malvern, St Elizabeth today. Reports are that about 8:00 am, a team of officers conducted an operation when an…

(Caribbean 360) Antigua – Several countries in the Caribbean now operate a Citizenship by Investment Programme (CIP) under which high-worth foreigners can obtain citizenship and passports of these countries. The CIP has detractors both…

(Caribbean360) Trinidad – Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) in Trinidad and Tobago is working to reimburse debit card holders of thousands of dollars fraudsters took over the long Christmas holiday. The bank confirmed in a statement that it was…

(ZIZ News) -- 18 year old Neila Jones became the first representative of Nevis to capture the Haynes Smith Caribbean Talented Teen title when she wowed the judges at the 36th edition of the pageant, on Tuesday. Jones scored 723 points to…

(ZIZ News) – Statistics announced by Prime Minister, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris that were reportedly received from the St. Christopher and Nevis Social Security Board, indicate that the local economy added more jobs in 2015, than…

(ZIZ News) – The National Carnival Committee used Monday’s Senior Calypso Monarch finals to pay tribute to the late Reginald “Calypso Reggie” Thomas. At the halfway point of the show, Carnival Chairman Noah Mills and Deputy Prime Minister,…

(ZIZ News) – Organisers of the night-time entertainment spot “Party Central” say the events have been successful so far this season. President of Party Central, Zikomo Condor told ZIZ News that for the most part, he’s happy with the…

(ZIZ News) – On Monday, Resident Taiwanese Ambassador, His Excellency George Gow Wei Chiou presented the keys to four new vehicles to the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis. The vehicles were secured using funds donated by the Government of…

(ZIZ News) – About a week ago, the Water Services Department announced that it would suspend water rationing for the Christmas season. On Tuesday, Acting Manager Denison Paul, spoke with ZIZ News on how the water supply is holding up under…