2015

Nassau, Bahamas -- Last month’s revelation that Alstom SA, a French power and transportation company, had paid a bribe to secure a lucrative power contract with Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) has prompted new questions over a greatly…

St George’s, Grenada (GIS) -- Delta Airline has announced that it will be starting a new weekly service between Atlanta and Grenada this summer. The US-based airline said the new service will be operated on Saturdays starting June 6, 2015…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (Trinidad Express) -- Ravindranauth Roopnarine, a fugitive wanted in the United States for financial and fraud-related crimes, is the latest criminal to be extradited from Trinidad and Tobago, according to a release…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Jamaica’s record on children’s rights will be reviewed by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) on Monday 19 January and Tuesday 20 January in sessions that will be webcast live, according to a…

Sports Page -- Acting President of the Nevis Drough Association, Keith Scarborough, has revealed that there will be a major local Drough tournament towards the end of this month. According to Scarborough, the competition will be held at…

Sports Page -- The Wanderers is home to what it calls the greatest ODI of all time - the 438 game - and now it is also home to what could become known as the most thrilling T20: the 236 game. West Indies pulled off the highest successful…

Sports Page -- Sunil Narine returns to international cricket next month after being named in the 15-man World Cup squad which includes five allrounders, three specialist batsmen, four fast bowlers, two spinners and a wicketkeeper. Jason…

Sports Page -- Michael Clarke admits he has his "work cut out" to make the deadline set by the national selectors to prove him his fitness after hamstring surgery, and accepts that he will be a spectator for Australia's World Cup campaign…

Saturday 10th January At The Gardens Playing Field Dieppe Bay Eagles 8 vs Sandy Point F.A 0                             (Half Time 5 - 0) Scoring for Dieppe Bay Eagles Oneil Hazel scored four (4) goals in the 19th, 24th, 69th & 79th…

CNN -- Roger Federer reached the 1,000 ATP Tour wins milestone as he claimed the Brisbane title Sunday but was made to fight all the way by Canada's Milos Raonic in a tense three-set final. The 33-year-old Swiss joins Jimmy Connors and…

(ZIZ News) -- Nevisian-born Alexander Hamilton, who is credited as a United States Founding Father, was remembered in a big way on Friday , two days before his birthday. On Nevis, a ceremony was held on the grounds of the Alexander…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- St. Kitts is listed in the New York Times “52 Places to Go in 2015.” The New York Times Travel section lists St. Kitts as one of the 52 “untrammelled oases beckon, once avoided destinations become must-sees…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- Construction of the US$40 million 246-room T-Loft hotel/condo at Pirate’s Nest in Frigate Bay has begun. Project Manager Mr. Lung Ho told the Communications Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister (CUOPM)…

(ZIZ News) -- Chairman of the Manufacturing Council of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Linkon Maynard, says 2015 will see an expected increase in the number of jobs available in the manufacturing sector. Maynard told ZIZ News that…

(ZIZ News) -- The Rotary Club of Liamuiga and the Rotary Club of St. Kitts are this week hosting District 7030 Governor, Elwin Atmodimedjo of the Rotary Club Paramaribo Residence (Suriname). That District includes the islands of the…