2016

(BBC) A man suspected of arson and vandalism has sent a selfie to police because he found the photo in his arrest warrant to be unflattering. Donald "Chip" Pugh texted police a photo of himself and wrote: "Here is a better photo that one…

(BBC) US police in New York City have detained four teenagers and are seeking a fifth after a woman was gang raped at a playground. The victim's father was with the 18-year-old woman before the assault, but he was forced to flee at…

(BBC) Ghana's president has strongly defended the government's decision to allow two Yemenis freed from Guantanamo Bay to live in the West African state. Opposition and church groups had condemned the decision, saying the men were a…

(Trinidad Express) Consumers will be paying more for many commonly used foods items such as cereals, pasta, milk, butter, cooking oils, fruit juices and sweet drink, cocoa/chocolate powder and drinks, biscuits, mauby, ketchup, and yogurt,…

(Caribbean360) Haiti is today marking the sixth anniversary of the deadly earthquake that claimed hundreds of thousands of lives, with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon calling on the international community not to stop helping…

(Caribbean360) Police in Guyana are reportedly set to charge two people in connection with the murder of a British teenager who went missing after arriving in the country three months ago. The two prime suspects in the disappearance and…

(ZIZ News) – U.S. Town Councilor, Ken W. Clifton has offered the use of his office to foster and assist in any way possible, the relationship between the United States and St. Kitts-Nevis. That commitment was reportedly outlined in a…

(ZIZ News) – Nevis’ Nisbet Plantation Beach Club has added another accolade under its belt. The editors of Condé Nast Traveler have named it one of their favourite hotels in the world in the 2016 Gold List. The intimate 36-room resort is…

(ZIZ News) – Two males escaped death on Sunday night after they were shot at approximately 8:10 at a home in Shadwell Estate. The victims have been identified as 26 year old Glenroy Rawlins of Buckley’s Estate and 27 year old Allan Phipps…

(ZIZ News) – St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, has joined Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr. the Right Hon. Keith Mitchell in offering words of congratulations to the recently…

President Barack Obama will not publicly back any presidential candidate before the Democratic Party has chosen who is to lead its battle to retain the White House in November. Mr. Obama would be "out there" campaigning after the primaries…

(BBC) Aid lorries are heading to the besieged Syrian town of Madaya with enough food to last 40,000 people for a month, as well as medicine and blankets. Residents have been trapped there for six months by a government blockade and have…

(BBC) Teaching has resumed at the Kenyan university where 148 students died in a gun attack last April but only a few students have turned up for its reopening. Security has been tightened at Garissa University College nine months after…

(BBC) Plans to move thousands of migrants into more permanent camps in northern France are expected to be given the go-ahead later on Monday. Several thousand people are staying in the camps in Calais and Dunkirk, popular spots for those…

(Antigua Observer) Airport officials were kept busy dealing with the effects of a power outage, on Sunday, which caused a temporary halt to some of the operations at VC Bird International Airport. The loss of electricity supplied by the…