2015

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia on Wednesday beheaded one of its nationals convicted of drug trafficking, bringing to 79 the number of executions this year. According to AFP tallies, that figure compares with 87 for all of last…

Jerusalem (AFP) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was on Wednesday locked in a last-ditch effort to piece together a ruling coalition with a working majority ahead of a midnight deadline. With less than 12 hours left, talks with…

Moscow, Russia (AFP) -- Cuban President Raul Castro has arrived in Moscow and was to hold meetings Wednesday on a visit that will see him participate in the Victory Day military parade May 9. "He arrived yesterday," the Kremlin's press…

New York, USA -- On April 19, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) stopped Gyan Damian Morgan, a Jamaican citizen, who was arriving on a flight from Kingston, Jamaica. During the…

Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- Jamaicans are to benefit from medical services offered by the United States Navy hospital ship ‘Comfort’, which docked at the Kingston Container Terminal (KCT) on Monday. The medical personnel on board will carry…

Georgetown, Guyana -- The electoral observation mission of the Organization of American States (OAS/EOM) to the general and regional elections in Guyana on May 11 began its final deployment in Georgetown on Tuesday. The delegation, headed…

St John’s, Antigua -- Chairman of the Antigua-Barbuda Festivals Commission (ABFC), Cliff Williams, has expressed his pleasure with the 2015 Carnival releases from Antiguan soca artistes. With the early start of the 2015 Carnival…

Bridgetown, Barbados (BGIS) -- Barbados is working its way back to robust growth in its economy, says Prime Minister Freundel Stuart. Giving the assurance that Barbados would continue to work through the difficult situation, Stuart made…

Sports Page -- Head coach of the Nevis Teachers’ Union representative Primary schools’ athletic team, Kurvin Wallace, is adamant that his team members performed well in the recent inter island primary schools’ championship. The meet was…

Denton, Texas (AP) -- Forward Eboniey Jeter, who led the North Texas Mean Green women's basketball squad in shooting percentage last season, has been found dead in her dorm room. She was 21. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office…

Sports Page -- The second annual sports fishing tournament hosted by the Hanley’s Road Community group, was held on May 4th. Some 7 boats pushed out from the central point at DOG BAY at about 5.30 am while three others pushed out from…

Sports Page -- The pressure of a $180 million payday never got to Floyd Mayweather Jr., even if the richest fight ever wasn't the best. Using his reach and his jab Saturday night, Mayweather frustrated Manny Pacquiao, piling up enough…

(ZIZ News) -- The St. Kitts and Nevis relay team once again did the Federation proud, this time by earning an automatic bid for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Participating in last weekend’s IAAF/BTC World Relays in the Bahamas,…

(ZIZ News) -- There has been an “on again, off again” approach to the reintroduction of the Soca Monarch contest during Nevis’ Culturama Festival, but Executive Director of the Festivals Secretariat, Antonio Liburd, said it will happen this…

(ZIZ News) -- The Department of Youth Empowerment is encouraging young people to take advantage of the many opportunities that are available to them. Recently, Senior Youth Officer Chereca Weaver said the application process has started…