January 2016

Cristiano Ronaldo will not be leaving Real Madrid in the near future, says new manager Zinedine Zidane who described the forward as the "soul" of his club. Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal said in November he wanted to bring the…

(ZIZ News) -- Minister of Culture the Hon Shawn Richards has described the recently concluded Sugar Mas 44 as a success. Speaking on Freedom Radio’s “Issues” programme on Thursday the Minister thanked everyone involved, from the Carnival…

(ZIZ News) -- In the 2015 Carnival Season many witnessed the usual display of culture through the sports and folklore troupes. But the Department of Culture noted that they’re planning to revive folklore for a bigger and better Sugar Mas…

(ZIZ News) -- The Police High Command met with the Federal Cabinet on Wednesday to discuss the Force’s Strategic Plan for 2016-2019. The Four Year Strategic Plan, which is made up of the RSCNPF Improved Service Delivery Plan 2015-2016 and…

(ZIZ News) -- Calypso as a cultural institution is appreciated by many throughout the Federation, as was evident this past carnival season. For veteran calypsonian Joseph “Navigator” Bergan, calypso is much more than music and singing; it…

(ZIZ News) – Plans are underway to expand the work being done at Project STRONG. Director Kerinda Warner told ZIZ that in 2016, they'll be looking at increasing recruitment. “We have noticed that there are a number of young people in our…

(ZIZ News) – Chief Retail Banking Officer at the St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank, Donald Thompson says persons collecting cheques as part of the Bank of Commerce payout, must present two pieces of government-issued identification…

(ZIZ News) – It’s been a few days since the official opening of the new temporary site of Basseterre High School and Principal Ron Collins says the staff and students have been settling in well. He declared having most of the students on…

(BBC) The Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court has urged judges in his state to deny marriage licences to same-sex couples. Roy Moore's administrative order defies a US Supreme Court ruling from June that legalised gay marriage…

(BBC) Iran has accused Saudi-led coalition warplanes of damaging its embassy and injuring staff in an air strike on Yemen's capital, Sanaa. State media quoted a foreign ministry spokesman as saying planes had deliberately targeted the…

(BBC) The leader of a Mexican drug cartel, Edgar Valdez Villareal, has pleaded guilty to drugs charges in a US court. Valdez, a US citizen better known as "Barbie" for his light eyes, was arrested in Mexico in 2010 and extradited to the US…

(Caribbean News Now) Haiti - Following a working meeting on Tuesday with President Michel Martelly, Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) has confirmed in a letter signed by its president, Pierre-Louis Opont, "that it is able to…

(Antigua Observer) St. Vincent, Jan 6, CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves says too many taxpayers, including large and medium-sized taxpayers, “simply do not pay their taxes as required under the law”. He said the situation exists…

(Dominica News Online) The Ministry of Tourism is expected to intensify the marketing of Dominica as an ideal tourist destination in 2016. Hon Minister for Tourism, Senator Robert Tonge told GIS News last week that the whole idea of…

(ZIZ News) – Local cricket stakeholders joined staff of NAGICO Insurances and representatives of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort, on Tuesday, for the official launch of the 2016 NAGICO Super50…