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September 2016

Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow signs for the New York Mets

Major League Baseball's New York Mets have signed former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow on a minor league contract. Tebow, winner of the 2007 Heisman Trophy for best college footballer, will play in the Mets Instructional League. Read more:…

DeSuza on eliminating loopholes in PEP

(ZIZ News) — The management team of The People’s Employment Programme (PEP) is seeking to eliminate some loopholes that have been uncovered after evaluating the programme. Speaking on the most recent edition of “Working For You” on ZIZ…

Islamic State group: Turkey and US ‘ready to invade capital

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has suggested he and the US are ready to drive so-called Islamic State (IS) from its Syrian stronghold of Raqqa. Mr Erdogan said US counterpart Barack Obama floated the idea of joint action against…

Trump Mexico visit: Luis Videgaray quits as finance minister

Mexican Finance Minister Luis Videgaray has resigned following the visit of Donald Trump last week. Mr Videgaray was seen as the main organiser of the controversial meeting between Mr Trump and President Enrique Pena Nieto. Read more:…

Trini Teen Killed at J’Ouvert in New York

One of the two young people fatally shot during Monday’s J’Ouvert parade was a 17-year-old Trinidadian, Tyreke Borel. And his mother said she had cautioned him to stay home, but the teen had insisted on joining the revelry. Read more:…

CFBC Adult and Continuing Education

(ZIZ News) -- Registration is still open at the Adult and Continuing Education (A.C.E) division of the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College. The division which caters primarily to the working class is accepting applicants throughout the month…

Swedish Nobel judges fired in Karolinska medical scandal

Two judges have been asked to leave a panel that picks the Nobel prize for medicine in a scandal surrounding a disgraced Italian transplant surgeon. The decision to drop Harriet Wallberg and Anders Hamsten came after the Swedish government…