2018 State Scholar

The federation’s State Scholar for 2018 is Khale Thomas of the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College. During the address providing a summary of the performance of students in CAPE, CSEC, and CCSLC, Education Minister Hon. Shawn Richards…

California wildfires: Number of missing leaps to 631

The number of people missing in northern California's devastating wildfire has leapt to more than 600, and seven more bodies have been found, according to local authorities. The missing persons' list has doubled since earlier on…

CCJ Declares Guyana’s Cross-Dressing Law Unconstitutional

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruled that a law in Guyana, which makes it a criminal offence for a man or a woman to appear in a public place while dressed in clothing of the opposite sex for an “improper purpose”, is…

Barbados on Track for OECD Compliance By Year-End

The Barbados Government is on track to revise its current suite of international business legislation by year-end to ensure compliance with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) Base Erosion and Profit Shifting…

Taichung World Flora Expo 2018

(ZIZ NEWS) -- Taichung City in Taiwan has been promoting the rediscovery of “Green, Nature, and People” with the hosting of the Taichung World Flora Expo 2018 in three locations across the city. Following a night of colourful display of…

Thousand Oaks: Las Vegas shooting survivor among dead

A man who survived a mass shooting in Las Vegas last year was among those killed in Wednesday's attack in California, his family says. Telemachus Orfanos, 27, died alongside 11 others when a man opened fire at the Borderline Bar and…

10 Injured as Plane Crash Lands at Airport in Guyana

Ten people were injured this morning when a Fly Jamaica aircraft carrying 120 passengers and eight crew members made an emergency landing at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) in Guyana. Officials say none of the injuries are…