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(ZIZ News) – The Republic of China on Taiwan’s National Insurance Policy came in for high praise during a recent ceremony at the Joseph N. France General Hospital. Minister of National Health Insurance, Hon. Eugene Hamilton told Resident…

(ZIZ News) – The University of the West Indies’ Open Campus St. Kitts has introduced its guild of students for the academic year 2015-2016. The Guild, which governs students’ interests and activities within the Open Campus, was dormant…

(BBC) Two US Marine helicopters have collided near the Hawaiian island of Oahu, each with six people on board. The crash occurred during a night-time training mission late on Thursday but it is unclear why. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer…

(BBC) Anglican leaders have barred a liberal US branch from decision-making for allowing same-sex marriage. Anglicans have been divided on the issue since the US Episcopal Church ordained an openly gay bishop in 2003. Leaders said the…

(Antigua Observer) Guyana - Two men were charged with the murder of a British teenager when they appeared in court on Thursday. Aaron Hing, 23 and Staymon George, 23 appeared in Georgetown Magistrates’ Court were they were told that they…

(Jamaica Observer) The police say a cruise ship passenger died from injuries she sustained when the tour bus in which she was travelling overturned in a four-vehicle collision on a section of the North Coast Highway, which passes through…

(Caribbean360) Scientists from the University of Southampton have uncovered evidence of a previously unknown large volcanic eruption in the Caribbean Sea. The university says on its website that by studying ash layers, known as tephras, in…

(ZIZ News) – St. Kitts and Nevis has recorded its the first homicide for 2016 and police officers are already moving ahead with the investigation as one person has been detained for questioning. Earlier, ZIZ reported that an ex-soldier,…

(ZIZ News) – The Public Relations Unit of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force has confirmed that 24 year old Kishmo Carey suffered a leg injury, after a late night shooting on Wednesday. The shooting reportedly occurred at…

(ZIZ News) – During Wednesday’s lunch gathering as part of the Caribbean Citizenship Summit, St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister, Dr. Hon. Timothy Harris responded to a question posed by Nevisian Banker Fletcher St. Jean about any possible…

(BBC) The so-called Islamic State (IS) has said it was behind a series of explosions and gun attacks in the Indonesian capital Jakarta. At least two civilians and five attackers died in the assaults, described as an attempt to mimic the…

(BBC) A dying boy's wish, to become famous in China, is being fulfilled by thousands of people online. Dorian Murray, 8, from Connecticut in the United States, is fighting cancer and has chosen to stop treatment. An 11 January post on a…

(BBC) Liberia's Ebola epidemic is over, says the World Health Organization (WHO), effectively putting an end to the world's worst outbreak of the disease. The "end of active transmission" was declared, after 42 days without a new case in…

(Antigua Observer) The Antigua & Barbuda Social Security Scheme is expecting to collect 20 per cent more in revenues when the proposed increase comes into effect later this year. On Tuesday, the scheme’s Executive Director David…

(Jamaica Observer) THE Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) says its customers will see yet another reduction in bills this month, as the light and power company continues to pass on savings from falling fuel prices. “This month, customers…