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Residents of Martinique, St. Lucia and Dominica have reported feeling a 5.5 magnitude which occurred in the early hours of this morning. According to the University of the West Indies’ Seismic Research Centre (SRC), the quake occurred at a…

(ZIZ News) -- Eight of the nine contestants who will be competing in Tuesday night’s Haynes Smith Caribbean Talented Teen Pageant have shown that this year’s show will be keenly contested. During a live radio press conference held on…

(ZIZ News) -- Acting Commissioner of Police Stafford Liburd says from a police perspective, Carnival activities so far have been successful. In an interview with ZIZ News, Liburd said there have been no major incidents to date and this is…

(ZIZ News) -- Following the Prime Minister’s recent announcement that the Inland Revenue Department had exceeded its revenue projections for 2015, Comptroller Edward Gift shared with this media house how they were able to make it happen.…

(ZIZ News) -- Prime Minister, Dr. Hon. Timothy Harris’ inaugural New Year’s Gala is reportedly a highly anticipated event. During a radio interview with Freedom Radio’s Juni Liburd, Prime Minister Harris said tickets are almost sold out.…

(BBC) At least 43 people have been killed over the past five days by severe storms across southern and western parts of the United States. Flash floods, tornadoes and now snow have destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses and snarled…

(BBC) A Chicago police officer "accidentally struck and tragically killed" a mother of five after responding to a domestic disturbance, department officials say. Bettie Jones, 55, was killed along with her neighbour, 19-year-old Quintonio…

(BBC) Two journalists arrested in Ethiopia this month should be freed, an international press freedom group says. The detentions come amid deadly protests over a plan to expand the capital's administrative control into the Oromia region,…

(Antigua Observer) Residents may have to consider adding stricter budgeting to their list of New Year’s resolutions after government hinted that residents may have to contribute more to both the Social Security and Medical Benefits (MBS)…

(Antigua Observer) A jealous young man took his life on Boxing Day, hours after terrorizing his teenage girlfriend and escaping from the Grove Police Station. Lorenzo James, 21, who resided at Duncan Street and at Lot 218, Grove, East Bank…

(Antigua Observer) Police are carrying out investigations into an alleged robbery and shooting of a female Chinese national at Fond Cole on December 23, 2015. According to reports from Police Public Relations Officer (PRO), Sergeant Pellam…

(ZIZ News) -- Miss St. Kitts Music Festival 20 Orngel Erkstine is the 2015-2016 National Carnival Queen after she amassed a total of 759.5 points during Sunday night’s keenly contested show at The Sugar Mill on Port Zante. She also walked…

Eleven people have been killed in tornadoes in Texas, police say, raising the death toll to 29 in a week of storms across several US states. At least eight people died in Garland, near Dallas, five of them when their cars were blown off a…

Martinique has become the latest Caribbean island to report the Zika Virus (ZIKV), according to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). In its latest epidemiological report, for the week of December 20 to 26, PAHO added Martinique as…

(ZIZ News) -- Parents and guardians are being asked to pay extra attention to their children, particularly when attending Carnival events. That call was made by Child Protection Officer, Naren Maynard during a recent interview with ZIZ…