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October 2016

ECCB advisor promotes Financial Information Month 2016

(ZIZ News)— The month of October has been observed annually as Financial Information Month in St. Kitts and Nevis and the entire Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) since 2002. Advisor in the Corporate Relations Department at ECCB,…

Russia suspends weapons-grade plutonium deal with US

Russia has suspended an agreement with the US on the disposal of surplus weapons-grade plutonium, the latest sign of worsening bilateral relations. In a decree, President Vladimir Putin accused the US of creating "a threat to strategic…

Kim Kardashian robbery: Paris police hunt armed attackers

Kim Kardashian West has arrived back in New York as the hunt continues for armed robbers dressed as police officers who targeted the American reality TV star in a Paris apartment. The gang held a gun to Kardashian West's head during the…

CARICOM to monitor elections in Haiti

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is mounting a CARICOM electoral observer mission for the presidential elections in Haiti scheduled for Sunday, 9 October, 2016 Dr Steve Surujbally, Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission will lead the…

Month of Older Persons officially begins

(ZIZ News) — Older persons across the federation will be recognized this October with the declaration of the start of the Month of the Elderly by Minister of State Hon. Wendy Phipps. Minister Phipps in her address said the observance of…