December 2015

(BBC) A man buried in rubble for almost three days after a landslide hit an area of the south Chinese city of Shenzhen has been pulled out alive. The landslide, which struck early on Sunday, engulfed more than 30 buildings in an industrial…

(Antigua Observer) Energy Minister Phillip Paulwell says sample tests will be conducted on petrol sold at all gasoline retail outlets as he awaits a report on the findings of tests to determine the extent of contaminated fuel being sold to…

(Antigua Observer) The British Virgin Islands (BVI) says France has removed the British Overseas Territory from its list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions. Premier and Minister for Finance, Dr. D. Orlando Smith, said he is “pleased with…

(Antigua Observer) The Dominica government says it will in the new year continue to focus on rebuilding the island following the passage of Tropical Storm Erika that killed more than 30 people and left EC$1.298 billion (One EC dollar…

(ZIZ News) -- Seven senior calypsonians got the green light to compete in Monday night’s Senior Calypso Monarch after being named as this year’s finalists. The final set of eliminations began on Monday and continued on Tuesday night at…

Bernard Cazeneuve said on Tuesday that two men, aged 20 and 24, were arrested on 19 December and were being held for questioning. Both are thought to have had contacts with a Frenchman who is believed to be in Syria. France saw its worst…

Colombia's President has signed a decree fully legalising medical marijuana in a shift away from preventing drug crop production. Juan Manuel Santos said the move put Colombia "in the group of countries that are at the forefront...in the…

Despite clear evidence of the pent-up desire in the North American market – the largest source market for tourists to The Bahamas – for access to a slowly opening Cuba, tourism officials in The Bahamas seem to be taking the news of restored…

(ZIZ News) -- The country’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Culture, the Hon. Shawn Richards, has publicly recorded appreciation to this year’s National Carnival or Sugar Mas sponsors. During the adjourning moments of Monday night’s…

(ZIZ News) -- During the 2016 Budget presentation, Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris said his administration was dissatisfied with the management of government assets, particularly Government-owned businesses. He noted that…

(ZIZ News) -- Parliamentary Representative for Constituency #1 Hon. Ian Liburd has made sure that no one is left out this season, as he donated to the old and the young over the past weekend. During closing remarks at the most recent…

(ZIZ News) -- The police are currently investigating a shooting incident in the Ocean Lawns, Camps area that occurred in the early hours of Tuesday morning. According to a police statement, at about 12.45am, two armed assailants dressed in…

(BBC) A grand jury has decided not to indict anyone in the case of Sandra Bland, who died in a Texas jail earlier this year. The jury ruled that neither sheriff's officials nor jailers committed a crime in their treatment of Bland. It has…

(BBC) Iraqi forces are advancing into the centre of Ramadi, after launching a major assault to drive Islamic State militants from the city, officials say. Security sources told the BBC that troops and allied tribesmen, backed by US-led air…

(BBC) Nigeria's president has announced plans to raise spending by 20% next year by borrowing heavily amid falling oil prices In his first budget since his election victory in March, Muhammadu Buhari said he would spend $31bn (£20.8bn) in…