2015

(ZIZ News) – Wednesday’s edition of “Working for You” gave listeners of ZIZ Radio a chance to hear from Acting Prime Minister, the Hon. Shawn Richards. During the programme, Minister Richards spoke on a number of issues that fall under his…

(ZIZ News) – The police are investigating a robbery that occurred on Tuesday at the Daily Food Supermarket at Buckley’s Site. According to a police report, two armed masked men entered the supermarket, one of whom assaulted the cashier,…

(New York Post) A South Korean woman has been charged with raping her husband, after allegedly locking him in the house and forcing him to have sex with her for 29 hours. Prosecutors claim she raped her spouse to obtain “favorable…

(BBC) A man has been in prison in the US for 23 years for shooting dead a British tourist even though the judge in his trial and police detectives believe he is innocent of the crime. Robert Jones was accused of being behind a crime spree…

(BBC) Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said that Senior Deputy Ben Fields "did not follow proper procedure". He was a school resource officer at the school in South Carolina. He "should not have thrown a student - he could have done a…

(Jamaica Observer) Kingston, Jamaica - HEALTH Minister Dr. Fenton Ferguson confirmed in Parliament yesterday that the number of baby deaths related to the current bacterial infection crisis has risen to 19. In a statement to the House of…

(Caribbean360) Countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) were among the 191 nations calling for an end to the decades-old US trade embargo on Cuba, as the United Nations yesterday adopted the resolution for a 24th consecutive year.…

(Jamaica Observer) Port of Spain, Trinidad - The severed head of a man was found on Wednesday at a concrete dumpster in what is described as a crime 'hot spot' in Port of Spain, Trinidad. The gruesome discovery was made about 6:00 am by…

The US Justice Department and the FBI are investigating the case of a female student in South Carolina being tossed and dragged by an officer. The incident occurred after the officer was called into a classroom when the student refused to…

Two French pilots who were sentenced by a court in the Dominican Republic to 20 years in prison have fled the country. Pascal Fauret and Bruno Odos were arrested in 2013 in the Dominican resort of Punta Cana. Police said their plane was…

A man accused of murdering teenager Becky Watts has told a jury about the moment he killed her. Nathan Matthews admits killing his 16-year-old stepsister but denies murder and conspiring to kidnap her. The 28-year-old told Bristol Crown…

(ZIZ News) -- Long-serving parliamentarian, Hon. Vance Amory believes everyone has a part to play in luring investors to St. Kitts and Nevis. During a recent radio interview, Amory boldly called on nationals to change their attitudes,…

(ZIZ News) -- Carnival Committee Chairman, Noah Mills says more pre-festival events are in the works for this year’s National Carnival. Speaking recently with ZIZ News, Mills said “Next week, we intend to have more items. We intend to have…

CARICOM has congratulated the Government and People of St. Vincent and the Grenadines as they celebrate the country’s 36th Independence Anniversary today 27 October 2015. The Theme “Working Together to enhance National Pride” is quite…

In Barbados, a landlord and tenants of a Belle Main Road, St Michael property were left shaken yesterday afternoon following a police raid which ended with the arrests of two men and the reported seizure of firearms and allegedly stolen…