2015

London, England (AP) -- Even though Usain Bolt is still waiting to see if he has fully recovered from a left leg injury, the Olympic champion is sure he will be able to compete at next month's World Championships in Beijing. Bolt withdrew…

(ZIZ News) - The University of the Virgin Islands is gearing up to expand its programs. Linda Smith, Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Affairs at the University of the Virgin Islands, said in January the university will make the big…

(ZIZ News) - Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Osmond Petty, says programs such as Fire Summer Safety, are of extreme importance. Petty was at the time speaking at the opening ceremony of the Fire Safety Summer…

(ZIZ News) - Renee Stevens of Sandy Point has been named the General Manager of the newly-constructed Best Western Hotel in Lacombe Alberta, Canada. Stevens' career in the hospitality industry began in 2005 when she was employed at the St.…

(ZIZ News) - The police are investigating the circumstances that led up to a fatal motorcycle accident on Wednesday afternoon. According to police reports, sometime after 3pm on Wednesday, Shaquille Bertie of Paradise Estate, Nevis was…

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- Premier of Nevis Hon. Vance Amory welcomed a delegation from the neighbouring island of St. Eustatius when they paid him a courtesy call at his Bath Hotel office on July 22, 2015. The team headed by Leader of…

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- S. L Horsford and Company Limited made monetary contributions to two Culturama 41 participants - Kore Entertainment and Royal Rampage troupe - during a brief handing over ceremony on July 21, 2015, at the S. L…

Washington, United States (AP) -- The man accused of killing nine black church members last month in Charleston, South Carolina, was indicted Wednesday on 33 federal counts, including hate crimes, firearms violations and obstructing the…

London, England -- Private Eye, a well-known British satirical and current affairs magazine based in London, has weighed in on the campaign financing disclosed by Baroness Patricia Scotland of Asthal, Dominica’s nominee for the post of…

Washington, USA -- On June 15, 2015, the executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the 2015 discussion on the common policies of member countries of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU). The regional economy…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- The United States has officially requested the extradition of former FIFA vice president and Trinidad politician Jack Warner. The Trinidad and Tobago attorney general, Garvin Nicholas, held a press conference late…

Castries St Lucia -- The first ever Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Business Council retreat began on Monday in Saint Lucia, under the theme: “Converging the development agenda together.” President of the OECS Business…

Bridgetown, Barbados -- A theme has been announced for the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO)’s State of the Industry Conference (SOTIC) in Curacao from 21-23 October. This year’s theme, Caribbean Tourism: Growth Through Innovation,…

Kingston, Jamaica -- The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) opened the two-day sub-regional workshop on branding and the use of geographical indications in the development of management strategies for origin-linked…

Nia Charlestown Nevis -- Foreign Affairs Minister in St. Kitts and Nevis Hon. Mark Brantley, says the appointment of Nevisians to the diplomatic corps was in keeping with the new Government’s initiative to reshape the image of the Foreign…