2015

Beijing, China (AFP) -- Athletics greats Sergey Bubka and Sebastian Coe were due to face the electorate of the IAAF for the presidency late last night Jamaica time in a pivotal vote which will shape the future of the drug-tainted sport.…

(ZIZ News) -- Government officials have been mourning the passing of Chief Civil Servant, Elvis Newton. Newton passed away on Tuesday morning after battling illness for an extended period. In a statement issued on Tuesday afternoon, Prime…

(ZIZ News) -- ZIZ has received reports that a lifeless body was discovered at the South-East Peninsular sometime on Tuesday. While Police Public Relations Officer Inspector Lyndon David has confirmed the report, up to press time, he said…

(ZIZ News) -- For this year’s Financial Information Month, members of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) are thinking about implementing what they are calling a 10-10-80 Budget. The 10-10-80 Budget is built on the premise that an…

(ZIZ News) -- When Grenada’s Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Dr. Keith Mitchell spoke at Monday’s opening ceremony of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union’s Annual General Assembly, he encouraged media companies to be thorough in their work and not…

(ZIZ News) -- Public Relations Officer of the St. Kitts Diabetic Association, Dr. Reginald O’Loughlin says the people of the Federation need to pay more attention to Diabetes. Dr. O’Loughlin said due to the nature of Diabetes, people do…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS -- The Ministry of Social Development in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) continues in its quest to provide for the island’s senior citizens, the poor and vulnerable. In its latest move to fulfil that mission,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (RSCNPF) -- Almost sixty (60) retired police officers responded to an invitation extended by the High Command of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force in regards to combatting crime in the Federation and…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris is currently in the Republic of China (Taiwan) on a five-day official visit that is expected to strengthen the ties between the two countries. While there,…

Berlin (AP) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel's government is trying to shore up domestic support for another bailout for Greece — despite skepticism among voters and her conservative party — ahead of a key vote in Parliament this week.…

Palm Beach, (CMC) -- Over 30 Haitians, were travelling early Monday off the coast of Palm Beach, Florida when law enforcement officials spotted a boat floating two miles offshore. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office reports that the…

Miami, USA -- Shower and thunderstorm activity associated with an area of low pressure designated as Invest 96 L located several hundred miles southwest of the Cape Verde Islands continues to show signs of organization. According to the…

Hamilton, Bermuda (CMC) -- A Jamaican who claimed his constitutional rights were infringed because he was not allowed to apply for parole after serving a third of a jail sentence has won a landmark victory in Bermuda's Supreme Court.…

Kingstown, St Vincent (CMC) -- Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves says supporters of his Unity Labour party (ULP), must prepare themselves for the upcoming general election. Gonsalves, who has already indicated that the people of St Vincent…

St George’s, Grenada (CMC) -- The Barbados-based Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) began its 46th annual general assembly here Monday with Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell urging regional media houses to fully understand their…