Yearly Archives

2015

Religious Community Lobbies Government for Critical Changes

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Caring for persons and enhancing the effectiveness of social programmes were among topics discussed at a recent meeting between the federal government of St. Kitts and Nevis and religious organizations.…

Prime Minister Harris Celebrates With Guyanese in St. Kitts

(ZIZ News) - With the controversial May 11th elections now behind them, the people of Guyana are celebrating and those living in the federation are no exception. A day after the swearing in of the new government, the Guyanese community in…

Nevisian Male Shot and Killed

ZIZ News -- Wayne Ferlance, a resident of Mount Lily, Nevis is the country’s 15th homicide victim of 2015. ZIZ News confirmed that Ferlance, who is reported to be in his late thirties, was killed at his home in the wee hours of Monday…

World Trade body rejects country of origin labels on meat

Washington (AP) -- The World Trade Organization has ruled against US labels on packaged steaks and other cuts of meat that say where the animals were born, raised and slaughtered. The office of the US Trade Representative said Monday that…

Bahamas to get cyber security training

Sacramento, USA -- In the wake of information coming out of The Bahamas which suggests that some aspects of that country’s cyber security network has been compromised, a small team of cyber security experts has decided to hold a free…

Obama moves to demilitarize US cops

Washington, United States (AFP) -- President Barack Obama plans to bar US police from getting tracked armoured vehicles, bayonets, grenade launchers, and large-calibre firearms, in response to accusations that law enforcement has become too…

Bird flu’s economic impact above $300M in Minnesota

Minneapolis (AP) -- A new study estimates bird flu has cost Minnesota poultry producers at least $113 million, with losses in related industries pushing the overall toll past $300 million. The University of Minnesota Extension study uses…

Islamic group hacked Bahamas websites

Nassau, Bahamas -- The Bahamas ministry of tourism said on Friday that several government websites, including its own, were hacked on Wednesday morning by members of a Tunisian Islamist activist group called the Fallaga Team. In a…

Barbados police watching abuse of social media

Bridgetown, Barbados -- Police in Barbados are investigating incidents of individuals’ reputations, as well as their professional and private lives, coming under attack via social media. Acting Commissioner of Police, Oral Williams, has…

Guyana’s new president takes office

Georgetown, Guyana -- Five days after national elections were held in Guyana, Brigadier David Granger of the APNU-AFC coalition was on Saturday sworn in as Guyana's eighth president after the Guyana Election Commission (GECOM) officially…

Marley Foundation donates $15m in equipment to hospitals

Kingston, Jamaica -- The Robert Marley Foundation has donated $15.4 million in equipment to the Bustamante Hospital for Children, the Victoria Jubilee Hospital, the St Ann’s Bay Hospital, and the Women’s Health Network. According to a…