Yearly Archives

2016

Rihanna Dedicates Award To Barbados And More

The spotlight was on Barbadian-born superstar Rihanna at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards last night when she received a lifetime achievement award – yes, at the age of 28 – and then dedicated it to her home country. The Michael Jackson…

Loic Remy: Crystal Palace sign Chelsea striker on loan

Crystal Palace have signed Chelsea striker Loic Remy on loan for the season. The France international, 29, has only made nine Premier League starts in his two seasons at Stamford Bridge following a £10.5m move from QPR. Read more:…

New judge sworn in

(ZIZ News) -- A new High Court judge has been sworn in. At a brief ceremony at Government House on Tuesday morning, Trevor M. Ward Q.C. was sworn in by Governor General His Excellency Sir Tapley Seaton, GCMG, CVO, QC, JP. During the…

US Open 2016: Kyle Edmund thrashes 13th seed Richard Gasquet

Kyle Edmund powered past 13th seed Richard Gasquet to claim the best win of his career and reach the second round of the US Open. Edmund, ranked 84th, beat the former semi-finalist 6-2 6-2 6-3 on a hot afternoon at Flushing Meadows. Read…

Syria war: US warns over Turkish-Kurdish violence

The US says fighting between Turkey, pro-Turkish rebels and Kurdish-aligned forces in northern Syria is "unacceptable" and must stop. Clashes in places where so-called Islamic State (IS) was not present were a "source of deep concern", the…

Pretoria Girls High racism protest backed by SA minister

A South African minister has thrown his support behind protesting female students, who accuse their high school of operating a racist hair policy. Black pupils at the private Pretoria Girls High say they have often been told to straighten…

Incident Command Systems and Emergency Operations Workshop

(ZIZ News) -- Health and other government officials gathered at the St. Kitts Nevis UWI Open campus facility for the opening of the incident command systems and emergency operations workshop on Monday morning. The aim of the workshop is…

Biker killed in accident

(ZIZ News) -- The police are investigating a traffic accident on Sunday Night that has left a young man dead. According to a police report, dead is 22 year old Junieve Hodge, from Sandy Point. Details to the accident are still unclear…