2016

West Indies Under-19 entered the quarter-final of the World Cup in controversial and tense circumstances, as Keemo Paul effected a mankad to claim the last Zimbabwe Under-19 wicket - that of Richard Ngarava - with three runs needed off the…

British Olympians have described the rapid spread of the Zika virus in Brazil as "devastating and "daunting". Brazilian authorities said there was no risk to athletes and spectators, except pregnant women, at the Rio Olympics which runs…

A rare case of the Zika virus being transmitted through sex, not a mosquito bite, has been reported in the US. A patient infected in Dallas, Texas, is likely to have been infected by sexual contact, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)…

Republicans and Democrats vying for their party's ticket for November's US presidential election have been arriving in New Hampshire ahead of the next vote. Monday's caucuses in Iowa were won by Senator Ted Cruz for the Republicans and…

The special mission of the Organization of American States (OAS) to Haiti, headed by the chair of the Permanent Council, ambassador of Antigua and Barbuda, Sir Ronald Sanders, arrived in Port-au-Prince on Sunday. The mission has so far met…

Jamaicans will go to the polls on Thursday February 25, 2016, in an early general election announced on Sunday night by Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller at a rally of her ruling People’s National Party (PNP). Parliament will be…

(ZIZ News) -- The government is expected to make an announcement on the distribution of homes that were built under the Habitat 30 Housing Scheme shortly. Speaking with the St. Kitts and Nevis Information Services, Minister with…

(ZIZ News) -- On Tuesday, the St. Kitts Nevis National Education Foundation presented monetary scholarships to more than 40 students. The students were honoured at the first ever scholarship ceremony held at the at the Sir Cecil Jacobs…

(ZIZ News) -- On Monday, new Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, Timothy Antoine, paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister, Dr. The Honourable Timothy Harris, at his office at Government Headquarters. Prime Minister Harris…

(ZIZ News) -- The new Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, Timothy Antoine, has laid out his vision for the future of the institution and the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union. During a tele-press conference on Monday afternoon,…

(ZIZ Sports) -- Athletes of varying levels are getting ready for upcoming track competitions. ZIZ Sports visited the Kim Collins Stadium on the weekend for the Fourth Development Meet for young athletes. The athletes are drawn from both…

Inter Milan boss Roberto Mancini has been given a one-game ban after he made an insulting gesture during Sunday's Milan derby defeat. The ex-Manchester City manager was dismissed for dissent as Inter lost 3-0 to fierce rivals AC Milan in…

There is no chance that the Rio Olympics will be cancelled because of a Zika virus outbreak, Brazil has said. The authorities said there was no risk to athletes and spectators - except pregnant women - at the August event. Earlier, the…

A suicide bomber has killed 20 people at a police headquarters in the Afghan capital Kabul, officials say. At least 29 others were wounded in the blast in the west of the city, the interior ministry said. Some reports suggest most of…

The ministry of health has confirmed one case of the zika virus in Jamaica. The patient, who has now recovered is a four year old child. The child began showing symptoms on January 17, 2016, after earlier returning to Jamaica from travel…