March 1, 2016

Minister of Education, Science and Technology Jerome Fitzgerald has put recipients of the Education Loan Programme (ELP) on notice that if they fail to repay their loans they will face court action. Despite the many “success” stories…

Police in Brazil have arrested the vice president of the social media company Facebook in Latin America. Diego Dzodan, an Argentine national, has repeatedly refused to comply with court orders to hand over data for use in a criminal…

Jordanian security forces say they engaged "outlaws" in the northern city of Irbid. The state-run Petra news agency said three members of the security forces had been injured. It also said some fighters had been killed and injured. Read…

(ZIZ News) -- A 4-day national training workshop on the Development of National Drought Management Policies and Early Warning Information Systems officially got underway on Tuesday at the Ocean Terrace Inn. The workshop was organized by…

(SKNIS): As part of its programme for 2016, the National AIDS Secretariat in the Ministry of Health will provide “liming” hot-spots in the Federation with free condoms for distribution to patrons. Customarily, condom distribution forms…

(ZIZ News) -- The staff of the Department of Gender Affairs has begun preparations for events to commemorate International Women’s Day on March 8. The activities were launched unofficially during a church service at the Sacred Heart Church…

(ZIZ News) -- The National Carnival Queen, Orngel Erskine donated trophies to her alma mater, The Beach Allen Primary School on Friday during the school’s Sports Day event. Queen Erskine said she was more than happy to donate and she hoped…

World 1500m champion Abeba Aregawi has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for a banned substance. The 25-year-old Ethiopia-born Swede failed an out-of-competition test conducted by governing body the IAAF. Read more at:…

Corruption scandals, elections, a controversial winter World Cup, the destination of the 2026 World Cup and pushing through some major reforms - new Fifa president Gianni Infantino must have a bulging in-tray on his new shiny desk in…