2016

(BBC) Ethiopian security forces have killed at least 140 people taking part in mass anti-government demonstrations since November, activists say, according to US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW). The protests have been sparked by fears that…

(Antigua Observer) The first batch of Cuban migrants attempting the enter the United States, are scheduled to depart Costa Rica next Tuesday. According to foreign minister Manuel Gonzalez, the group of 180 Cubans will depart by plane to El…

(Antigua Observer) Guyana – A fifty year old businessman is the country’s first victim of Swine Flu caused by the H1N1 virus. Vishnunarine Sugrim, also known as ‘Shook’, died on December 31, at the Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, where…

(Caribbean360) Government has lifted the ban it introduced more than a year ago on people entering the island from countries affected by the deadly Ebola virus. The Ministry of National Security made the announcement yesterday, saying the…

West Indies batsman Chris Gayle is not taking an indecent exposure allegation lying down. He has hired a lawyer and is going after the Australian media house that broke the story that a female worker at the 2015 Cricket World Cup in Sydney…

Cristiano Ronaldo will not be leaving Real Madrid in the near future, says new manager Zinedine Zidane who described the forward as the "soul" of his club. Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal said in November he wanted to bring the…

(ZIZ News) -- Minister of Culture the Hon Shawn Richards has described the recently concluded Sugar Mas 44 as a success. Speaking on Freedom Radio’s “Issues” programme on Thursday the Minister thanked everyone involved, from the Carnival…

(ZIZ News) -- In the 2015 Carnival Season many witnessed the usual display of culture through the sports and folklore troupes. But the Department of Culture noted that they’re planning to revive folklore for a bigger and better Sugar Mas…

(ZIZ News) -- The Police High Command met with the Federal Cabinet on Wednesday to discuss the Force’s Strategic Plan for 2016-2019. The Four Year Strategic Plan, which is made up of the RSCNPF Improved Service Delivery Plan 2015-2016 and…

(ZIZ News) -- Calypso as a cultural institution is appreciated by many throughout the Federation, as was evident this past carnival season. For veteran calypsonian Joseph “Navigator” Bergan, calypso is much more than music and singing; it…

(ZIZ News) – Plans are underway to expand the work being done at Project STRONG. Director Kerinda Warner told ZIZ that in 2016, they'll be looking at increasing recruitment. “We have noticed that there are a number of young people in our…

(ZIZ News) – Chief Retail Banking Officer at the St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank, Donald Thompson says persons collecting cheques as part of the Bank of Commerce payout, must present two pieces of government-issued identification…

(ZIZ News) – It’s been a few days since the official opening of the new temporary site of Basseterre High School and Principal Ron Collins says the staff and students have been settling in well. He declared having most of the students on…

(BBC) The Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court has urged judges in his state to deny marriage licences to same-sex couples. Roy Moore's administrative order defies a US Supreme Court ruling from June that legalised gay marriage…

(BBC) Iran has accused Saudi-led coalition warplanes of damaging its embassy and injuring staff in an air strike on Yemen's capital, Sanaa. State media quoted a foreign ministry spokesman as saying planes had deliberately targeted the…