Yearly Archives

2016

Kuwait embassy in Guyana still on the cards

The first Kuwaiti embassy in a CARICOM country, Guyana, is still on the cards, according to diplomats working quietly and diligently to see this proposal come to fruition. It may also very well be the first Arab diplomatic mission in a…

Minister accuses Bahamas pastors of demonizing LGBT community

Bahamas Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell on Tuesday accused the Save Our Bahamas campaign led by local pastors of “demonizing, and dehumanizing” the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community to “frighten” Bahamians to…

Police officer shot; one in custody

(ZIZ News) -- The police are investigating a shooting incident of an officer while on duty early this morning. According to sources the officer is 33-year-old Brian Pacquet from Ottley’s. Ziz understands that the officer was reportedly on…

No stem cell research

(ZIZ News) -- Minister of State Responsible for Health, The Hon. Wendy Phipps says there are no cases of stem cell research being done at the Joseph N France Hospital. Minister Phipps made the comments in a national address on Thursday…

Rio 2016: Jaguar in Amazon torch relay shot dead

A jaguar has been shot dead shortly after it was used in an Olympic torch relay in the Brazilian city of Manaus, the army said. The female jaguar escaped its handlers after the ceremony on Monday and attacked a soldier, a spokesman said.…

India lightning strikes leave 93 people dead

At least 93 people have been killed and more than 20 injured by lightning strikes in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, officials say. Most of the people who died were working on farms during…

Jamaica prepares to tap into climate change fund

Jamaica is preparing to tap into US$10.3 billion available to fund climate change adaptation and mitigation projects. The country is joining 200 other developing states in formulating viable proposals to access financing from the Green…