March 17, 2016

(ZIZ News) -- The Department of Consumer Affairs held an appreciation ceremony on Thursday morning to show thanks to local businesses that have supported them over the years. It formed part of Consumer Affairs Week and ten businesses…

NIA -- Dulcina Brookes-Byron, a 53-year veteran labourer at the Department of Agriculture on Nevis is the patron for the department’s 22nd Annual Open Day. She was honoured at the Opening Ceremony of the two-day event at the Villa Grounds…

(ZIZ News) -- Various agencies sprang into action on Thursday as part of a National Disaster Response Training Exercise. The goal was to test the responses of stakeholders in the case of an actual emergency. The exercise began with an…

Chris Gayle's brutal unbeaten century sent England to a chastening six-wicket defeat by West Indies in their opening match of the World Twenty20 in Mumbai. Gayle struck 11 sixes in his 47-ball hundred, the joint-third fastest in T20…

West Indies avoided an upset as they beat Pakistan by four runs in their Women's World Twenty20 opener. Skipper Stafanie Taylor (40) anchored the Windies' innings of 103-8 in Chennai, but lacked support as left-arm spinner Anam Amin took…

President Barack Obama has nominated veteran appeals court judge Merrick Garland to be the next US Supreme Court Justice. The Supreme Court vacancy follows the death of Antonin Scalia last month. Read more:…

The US has called on North Korea to immediately release an American student sentenced to 15 years' hard labour for crimes against the state. Otto Warmbier, 21, was arrested for trying to steal a propaganda sign from a hotel while on a…