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April 2018

USVI awarded $1.6 billion in disaster recovery grant

The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded $1.6 billion to support long-term disaster recovery in the US Virgin Islands following Hurricanes Irma and Maria. These funds are provided through HUD’s Community…

UK launched cyber-attack on Islamic State

The UK has conducted a "major offensive cyber-campaign" against the Islamic State group, the director of the intelligence agency GCHQ has revealed. The operation hindered the group's ability to co-ordinate attacks and suppressed its…

England women in India: Hosts complete series win

India completed a series win over world champions England with an eight-wicket victory in the third and final one-day international in Nagpur. The hosts chased down England's 201-9 with almost five overs to spare. READ MORE:…

Death at sea

(ZIZ News) -- The police are investigating a death at sea that occurred on Thursday afternoon. The details surrounding the incident are still unclear but ZIZ understands that a male tourist reportedly drowned near a shipwreck on the…

Exercise Tradewinds 2018 to engage local community in St. Kitts

(SKNIS): On Wednesday’s April 11th edition of “Working for You”, Captain Kayode Sutton of the St. Kitts and Nevis Defence Force (SKNDF) said that participants in Exercise Tradewinds 2018, which takes place in St. Kitts from June 4 – 12,…

Algeria military plane crash: 257 dead near Algiers

An Algerian military plane has crashed near the capital killing 257 people on board, officials say. The aircraft came down shortly taking off from Boufarik military airport, west of Algiers, on Wednesday morning. READ MORE:…

US House Speaker Paul Ryan to quit in blow to Republicans

US House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan will not run for re-election this year, in a big blow to Republicans with mid-term elections looming. Congress' most powerful lawmaker said he would not stand for another term in his…

Andre Ingram: LA Lakers player makes NBA debut aged 32

One minute you're tutoring maths students, the next you're playing for Los Angeles Lakers in front of Magic Johnson, Will Ferrell and Nicki Minaj. It's fair to say it has been something of a whirlwind week for 32-year-old Andre Ingram,…