2015

Police are searching for up to three gunmen who killed at least 14 people at a social services centre in San Bernardino, California. Officers said there were also 17 wounded in the attack at the Inland Regional Center, which helps adults…

Darren Bravo's unbeaten 46 helped West Indians reach 6 for 154 after Cricket Australia XI had reduced them to 5 for 83 on the first day of the tour game in Brisbane. Only 60 overs were possible, however, due to rain interruptions. West…

Lord Coe has defended his record at the IAAF but says there have been failures in detecting blood doping during his time at athletics' governing body. Coe was vice-president in 2007 before becoming president in August. The Sunday Times…

Disgruntled over the way the management wants to sever the relationship with more than 150 employees, workers shut down operations at the Rosebel Gold Mine (RGM) in Suriname, early Tuesday morning. RGM is a subsidiary of Toronto-based gold…

(ZIZ News) -- The Government is taking steps to make it easier for persons to transfer land ownership. On Wednesday’s edition of “Working for You”, Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs, the Hon. Vincent Byron said the current process is…

(ZIZ News) -- Minister of State Responsible for Health, the Hon. Wendy Phipps says while the Federation has made significant advancements regarding HIV-AIDS awareness and treatment of persons living with the disease, more needs to be done.…

(ZIZ News) -- Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris has offered words of congratulations to Barbados and Suriname, in light of their Independence Anniversary Celebrations. In a letter to Barbados’ Prime Minister, the Honourable…

(ZIZ News) -- The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force has dismissed claims made within the media that the police officer who was involved in the shooting death of 17-year-old Philo Wallace is back on the job. A statement issued by…

(BBC) There are reports of an active shooter near a golf course in San Bernardino, California, with possibly 20 victims. The San Bernardino Fire Department tweeted that it was responding to a "20 victim shooting incident" and it was…

(BBC) Russia's defence ministry has accused the family of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of being directly involved in the trade of petroleum with the Islamic State group. Deputy Defence Minister Anatoly Antonov said Turkey was the…

(BBC) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been accused of hypocrisy after it was revealed he was using public money to pay for nannies to look after his children. During Mr Trudeau's campaign, he criticised the Conservative Party's…

(Caribbean360) Bridgetown, Barbados – Agricultural officials are pushing for heightened biosecurity on poultry farms across the region in a bid to prevent avian influenza – better known as bird flu – from wiping out the multimillion poultry…

(Caribbean360) Kingston, Jamaica – Tourism authorities are lobbying for the city of Kingston to be designated a Creative City by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). A local delegation is making a…

(Caribbean360) San Jaun, Puerto Rico – Nine months after a visiting American family nearly died from exposure to methyl bromide in St John in the US Virgin Islands, authorities have concluded that the use of the banned pesticide was not an…

Dorothea Hodge, the UK and EU Representative to the Government of Anguilla, has resigned in protest at what she described as "governance at gunpoint". In a lengthy letter to Chief Minister Victor Banks, Hodge said that it was with a heavy…