2015

(Caribbean360) Bridgetown, Barbados – It will become more costly for Barbadians to use their cell phones come January 1 next year. But Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler says that rather than having to pay a BDS$0.03 (US$0.015) per minute…

(Caribbean360) The good relations between the United States and Cuba are continuing, with the two countries signing an agreement to cooperate on environmental protection. The joint declaration was signed at the Cuban Embassy in Washington…

(Caribbean360) Port of Spain, Trinidad – The Police Complaints Authority (PCA) in Trinidad and Tobago has recommended that officers be prosecuted for their handling of the marijuana find at the residence of Prime Minister Kamla…

(ZIZ News) – The SKNFA’s Technical Development Director, Lenny Lake wants the Federation’s females to know there are academic opportunities available through the sport. “We want to make sure that it’s just now your play but we provide an…

(ZIZ News) – The Winners Circle Newtown United Football Team showed no sign of slowing down on Tuesday evening, when it handed a 7-nil thrashing to Rivers of Living Water. After a two-nil first half performance, the Newtown players…

(ZIZ News) – The semi-finalists for this year’s Soca Monarch competition have been announced. A total of 30 artistes will be competing on December 11th, with 15 in the groovy segment and 15 in the power segment. The announcement was made…

(ZIZ News) – St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris is in Malta for the Commonwealth Business Forum (CBF) which runs until November 26th and the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) scheduled for…

(ZIZ News) – Meteorologists and other officials from around the region are, this week, learning how to work with the media to spread useful information to the general public. BBC World News Anchor, David Eades has been training the…

(ZIZ News) – On Tuesday, hundreds of parents, friends and general well wishers witnessed the 27th Commencement Ceremony of the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College. 277 students, neatly dressed in blue gowns, received Associate and…

(ZIZ News) – The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has suspended processing Citizenship by Investment applications from citizens and residents of Syria. That announcement came on Tuesday, via a release from the Office of the Prime…

(BBC) US officials have released dashboard camera video showing a white police officer shooting a black teenager 16 times in Chicago last year. Officer Jason Van Dyke has been charged with first-degree murder for killing Laquan McDonald,…

(BBC) A husband and wife who were friends of the serial killers Fred and Rose West have been jailed for sexually abusing 10 children over a 15-year period. David Williams, 57, was sentenced to life in prison and Pauline Williams, 53, was…

(BBC) Pope Francis has arrived in Kenya for a three-nation African tour - his first to the continent as pontiff. President Uhuru Kenyatta and ululating crowds welcomed him at the airport in the capital, Nairobi. The pope called for peace,…

(Caribbean360) Roseau, Dominica – Despite an announcement at the end of a meeting of Eastern Caribbean leaders last week that they will settle on one candidate for the post of Commonwealth Secretary General, Dominica is insisting that it is…

(Caribbean360) Castries, St. Lucia – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the St. Lucia economy is recovering and the short-term growth outlook is positive. But it has warned that the Dr. Kenny Anthony administration still needs to…