Yearly Archives

2015

Operation Future Campers Meet the Governor General

(ZIZ News) – The children at Operation Future’s Creative Youth Academy Summer Camp got a chance to meet the Queen’s Representative to the Federation when they paid a visit to Government House on Wednesday morning. The campers toured the…

More Condolences for Elvis Newton

(ZIZ News) – As a show of sympathy, messages of condolences continue to flow from public figures, following the death of Head of the Civil Service, Elvis Newton. On Tuesday, Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Hon. Mark Brantley expressed…

Disaster Mitigation Meeting Held as Tropical Storm Approaches

(ZIZ News) – The first Disaster Mitigation Council Meeting got underway at NEMA Headquarters on Wednesday, as heads of department, statutory bodies and representatives from the Meteorological Office gathered in an emergency meeting to…

Police Investigate drowning at Sea

Basseterre, St. Kitts -- Investigators at the Frigate Bay Police station is conducting investigations into the drowning of a visitor to the Federation at Banana Bay on Monday 17th August 2015 sometime after 10:00 AM. Initial investigations…

Oscar Pistorius: From Olympic fame to jail to freedom

Pretoria, South Africa (AFP) -- Oscar Pistorius, the South African double amputee sprinter who shot dead his girlfriend more than two years ago, is set to be freed on parole on Friday, 10 months into a five-year sentence. Here is a…

JAAA president fails in bid for IAAF position

Beijing, China -- Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) President Dr Warren Blake missed out on claiming a spot on the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Council by four votes, at the IAAF Congress in…

US approves first drug to boost women’s sex drive

Washington, United States (AFP) -- US regulators approved Tuesday the first drug designed to boost women's sex drive, a pill that has been nicknamed the "female Viagra" but is known by the trade name Addyi. Also known as flibanserin, the…

Judge sets gay prostitute straight over sex claim

Kingston, Jamaica -- A gay prostitute was on Tuesday reprimanded by a magistrate for repeating a claim that the district constable he’s charged with robbing was a client of his, instead of answering her question. Twenty-one-year-old…

St Lucians told to prepare as Danny approaches

Castries, St Lucia (CMC) -- The St Lucia government Wednesday urged citizens not to be complacent as Tropical Storm Danny gains strength as it approaches the Lesser Antilles. “We are nearly at the halfway point of the 2015 Atlantic…

Swimming

Sports Page -- A swimming camp hosted by the Youth and Sports Department of Nevis, commenced on Monday 17th August at Paradise beach. According to Administrative Officer at the department, Miss Tasha Parry, some 33 children of primary…

Nicholas Pooran eyes PCL 4-Day return

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Trinidad and Tobago wicket-keeper/batsman Nicholas Pooran has revealed that he has recovered from the worst aspects of his leg injury sustained in a car accident earlier this year and is looking forward to…

Australia crowned netball world champions

Sports Page -- Australia captured the Netball World Cup for the 11th time, surviving a late fightback from New Zealand to win the final 58-55. This as the world Netball tournament concluded on Sunday. The New Zealanders outscored the…

Cameron bats for T20 to become Olympic sport

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- West Indies Cricket Board president Dave Cameron has thrown his support behind Twenty20’s inclusion as an Olympic sport, but concedes that achieving this could present a tough challenge. He pointed out that…