2015

(ZIZ News) -- The seven-member St. Kitts Debating Team is continuing its preparations ahead of the 43rd annual Leeward Islands Debating Competition. This year’s competition would be held at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort Ball Room. It would…

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- Saudi Arabia's morality police detained a group of young men for dancing at a birthday party and referred them to prosecutors, according to a state-linked media report. The news website Ayn al-Youm reported…

Mackay, Australia (AFP) -- Australian officials said Sunday all efforts were being made to help those hit by Tropical Cyclone Marcia, which smashed through Queensland state leaving 1,500 homes damaged and thousands without electricity.…

Kano, Nigeria (AFP) -- A girl thought to be as young as seven killed herself and seven others in a suicide bombing in northeast Nigeria on Sunday as President Goodluck Jonathan conceded his government had initially underrated the Islamist…

Bangkok, Thailand (AFP) -- Two young Thais accused of insulting the monarchy in a university play braced for sentencing Monday as the ruling junta intensifies its crackdown on perceived royal slurs under the kingdom's controversial lese…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- A man in prison custody is now assisting police in Trinidad with details into last year’s murder of Senior Counsel Dana Seetahal. Police investigators have now been given “key information” concerning the details…

Roseau, Dominica -- Prime minister of Dominica, Roosevelt Skerrit, has condemned a reported coup plot against the president of Venezuela, Nicholas Maduro. Maduro announced last Thursday that his government had foiled an attempted coup,…

Georgetown, Guyana (GINA) -- Guyana’s ruling People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) has declared its leadership ticket, naming Elisabeth Harper as its prime ministerial candidate – the first woman to be nominated to the post – and the…

Kingston, Jamaica -- The police have reported that a man was shot fatally during a confrontation with lawmen and a .45 Berretta with 3 rounds of ammunition recovered in Riverton City, Kingston on Sunday. The dead man has been identified as…

Nassau, Bahamas (CMC) -- The Department of Civil Aviation Aircraft Accident Investigation and Prevention Unit (AAIPU) says “poor decision making” led to the plane crash that killed nine people, including religious leader Dr Myles Munroe…

Sports Page -- A sizeable crowd of parents and other family members, showed up at the Maude cross Prep school on Friday 21st February to witness the annual road races held by the school. The children ran in several categories: Pre- school…

Sports Page -- Two most frustrating teams of these times matched each other mistake for mistake until West Indies took the decisive advantage in the last 14 overs of their innings and the first four of the defence. Having stumbled to 167…

Gros Islet, St Lucia, CMC -- Scoreboard on the third day of the WICB PCL seventh round matches between Windward Islands Volcanoes and Leeward Islands Hurricanes at the Beausejour Cricket Ground here Sunday: Summarized Scores: Leeward…

Kingston, Jamaica, CMC -- Trinidad and Tobago Red Force defeated Jamaica Franchise by 178 runs on the penultimate day of their seventh round WICB PCL contest at Sabina Park here Sunday. Summarized Scores: T&T Red Force 1st Innings:…

(ZIZ News) -- Arrests Victor Flemming of Five Ways Guest House was formally charged and cautioned for Inflicting Grievous Bodily Harm, which was committed on 10th January 2015. He was later remanded to Her Majesty's Prison.…