2015

Colombo, Sri Lanka -- The West Indies three-day match against the Sri Lanka Cricket President’s XI has been pushed back by one day. The match was scheduled to start on Thursday, but will now begin on Friday and continue on Saturday and…

Georgetown, Guyana -- A well constructed 55 from West Indies Test left-hander Assad Fudadin and three wickets from off-spinning all-rounder Steven Jacobs were the highlights on the opening day of the third Simulation match at Bourda…

(ZIZ News) – Prime Minister, the Hon. Dr. Timothy Harris used the first airing of the new radio programme, Working for You, to update the nation on the work of his Team UNITY Administration since taking office. Dr. Harris said within its…

(ZIZ News) – Earlier this week, ZIZ learnt that Landfill Supervisor at the Solid Waste Management Corporation , Yvonne Brown, had been selected to participate in a six-week training programme in Japan. On Wednesday, our reporter caught up…

(ZIZ News) – Come next Friday , a locally produced film will be featured at Caribbean Cinemas at Buckley’s. Afes Hilda, a medical student in St. Kitts, is the co-producer. She said the drama film features a great mix of African and…

(ZIZ News) – The Ministry of Education and the St. Kitts and Nevis Accreditation Board (SKNAB), and the Caribbean Area Network for Quality Assurance in Tertiary Education (CANQATE), are presently hosting the 12th annual CANQATE Conference…

(ZIZ News) – The new government radio programme, “Working for You”, debuted on Wednesday afternoon on ZIZ Radio 96.1 FM and the country’s Prime Minister, the Hon. Dr. Timothy Harris has fully endorsed it. He said, “I was particularly…

Lima, Peru (AP) -- China's slowdown and tumbling commodity prices will push global economic growth this year to the lowest level since the recession year 2009, the International Monetary Fund predicted Tuesday. In a report Tuesday in…

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia -- On Monday, the board of executive directors of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), approved nearly US$895 million to contribute towards new development projects in IDB member countries. US$30.8 million will go to…

Abuja, Nigeria (AFP) -- Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday warned there was no longer any hiding place for the corrupt, as he hailed British and Swiss support for the recovery of stolen public funds. "Switzerland and Britain…

Castries, St Lucia -- It was a significant week for youths of the Caribbean as they celebrated Caribbean Youth Day 2015 under the theme “Refocus, Reinvest, Reinforce. Youth Integration for a Stronger and Sustainable Caribbean”. The…

Tortola -- The Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) has elected Barbados, represented by Darcy Boyce, as its new president. Boyce, who serves as minister in the government of Barbados with responsibility for energy, telecommunications,…

Bridgetown, Barbados (BGIS) -- Although the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) is 71 percent complete, more needs to be done “to complete the dream of engineering that will make the Caribbean and CARICOM realise their dreams and…

Hamilton, Bermuda -- Digicel said on Tuesday that it will not be proceeding with its planned Initial Public Offering (IPO) at this time. A release from the telecommunications company said despite significant support for the IPO from a high…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has laryngitis. A release from the Office of the Prime Minister today said Simpson Miller will be unable to keep a number of scheduled speaking engagements this week, as a result of…