2015

(ZIZ News) – The community festival, Black San Bang-A-Lang, officially got underway on Friday evening and will run until April 12th. Earlier this week, two representatives of the organising committee stopped by ZIZ’s studio to invite the…

Detroit (AP) -- Autopsies are scheduled on the bodies of two children found in a deep freezer in their Detroit home. Authorities say they hope the bodies of Stoni Ann Blair and her brother, Stephen Gage Berry, thaw enough by Friday to…

Bangkok (AP) -- Thailand is facing bans on new international flights and increased inspections after the International Civil Aviation Organization flagged significant concerns about the country's aviation safety, officials said Friday. The…

Abuja, Nigeria (AFP) -- Nigeria's military on Friday announced that troops had retaken the town of Gwoza from Boko Haram, from which the group declared their caliphate last year. Defence spokesman Chris Olukolade told a news conference in…

St Georges, Grenada -- Grenadian media workers got the opportunity to understand the strategic advantages that strengthen Grenada’s potential as a competitive investment destination within the CARICOM Single Market (CSM). These insights…

St George’s, Grenada (CMC) -- Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Science, Technology and Innovation Committee Professor Harold Ramkissoon is to lead a delegation to Cuba as the region seeks to strengthen its technology links with…

Kingston, Jamaica -- The meeting of Opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) which had been scheduled for today at the Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) Belmont Road headquarters has been postponed until Monday. Confirming the postponement last…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (Trinidad Express) -- What would you do if you woke up one morning and found TT$100 million in your account? That’s the reality facing Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force (TTDF) soldier Jason St John, who says he has…

Sports Page -- A selected number of athletes created history on Thursday 26th March, when they participated in the inaugural field events for the inter primary sports meet for 2015. For the first time in the history of the event, the…

Sports Page -- India's Plan A in this World Cup had worked flawlessly over seven matches. When they came up against the toughest opponents in the World Cup, however, they were left scrambling for a back-up plan At one point during his…

St John's, Antigua -- Coach of the Leeward Islands cricket team and former West Indies wicketkeeper/batsman, Ridley Jacobs believes the time is ripe for sub-regional selectors to place more emphasis on recruiting younger and more vibrant…

(ZIZ News) -- Officials from the Ministry of Agriculture and the Republic of China – Taiwan met with local farmers on Wednesday in the latest in a series of sessions on a project to boost the quality of vegetable, fruits and upland crops.…

(ZIZ News) -- Residents of Keys Village are concerned over health problems that seem to be linked to heavy vehicles that pass through their village. Every day large vehicles travel to and from Keys Ghaut for sand mining. It’s a practice…

(ZIZ News) – Director of Yachting at Christophe Harbour, Aeneas Hollins said there have been more stay-over yachts as a result of his company's expansion. Speaking during Wednesday’s media briefing, Hollins compared the level of yacht…

(ZIZ News) – Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Timothy Harris has announced that Value Added Tax (VAT) will be removed from all food items in less than two weeks. He made the announcement during a national address on Wednesday night. Dr. Harris…