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Marseille, France (AFP) -- The second black box from the Germanwings plane that crashed in the French Alps last week has been found after a nine-day search, prosecutors said on Thursday. Authorities are hoping to unearth more clues about…

Tokyo, Japan -- The world's oldest person, Misao Okawa, died in Japan on Wednesday, a month after celebrating her 117th birthday. The nursing home where she lived in Osaka said she breathed her last around 7am (2200 GMT Tuesday). On the…

St George’s, Grenada (CRFM) -- Fisheries officials who spoke at the 13th meeting of the Caribbean Fisheries Forum, held in St George’s, Grenada, earlier this week, highlighted the need for collective action by the 17 member states of the…

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad -- Republic Bank Limited (RBL) has announced plans to acquire RBC Royal Bank (Suriname) NV from RBC Financial (Caribbean) Limited, through the purchase of Royal Overseas Holdings (St Lucia) Limited, at an estimated…

St John’s, Antigua -- Prime Minister Gaston Browne was due on Wednesday to create an historic moment for the government and people of Antigua and Barbuda when he signs off on an agreement to give the government and country majority…

Nassau, Bahamas -- Despite a conflicting message and confused timelines while critical decisions at the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) languish, and despite Prime Minister Perry Christie’s assurance that he would “move rapidly for a…

Sports Page -- The 34th edition of the prestigious Gulf Insurance Interprimary schools championships, took place at the ET Willet Park on Wednesday 1st April. As per usual, thousands of spectators took advantage of the public half holiday…

St John's, Antigua -- The Leeward Islands Cricket Association (LICA), during this year’s PCL draft to be held later this year, will be required to select at least two players from outside the sub-region while a third option will also be…

FA Cup Quarter Finals At Warner Park Stadium Lime 4G Cayon Rockets 2 vs S. L. Horsford St. Pauls United 1                                         (Half Time 1 - 0) Scoring for Lime 4G Cayon Rockets Clyde Mitchum 38th minute Shaquille…

Basseterre, St. Kitts -- What spectators thought was an ordinary game in the on-going Development Bank Challengers Exodus Basketball League at the Challengers basketball hard courts last night (Wednesday April 1) is causing anxiety among…

(ZIZ News) -- Arrests Davin Phipps of West Bourne Ghaut was formally arrested and charged for Possession of House Breaking Implement, which was committed on Tuesday 24th March 2015. Clifford Sutton of Upper Cayon was formally…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Resident Ambassadors in St. Kitts and Nevis were briefed on some of the domestic and international priorities of the government of national unity during recent courtesy calls. The newly arrived Republic of…

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- Junior Minister of Social Development on Nevis Hon. Hazel Brandy-Williams urged 16 women who were honoured by the Ministry of Social Development’s Gender Affairs Division, to help push the agenda of women forward on…

(ZIZ News) – The Venezuelan government, through its multilateral Petrocaribe subsidiary, has granted the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis $16 million to compensate former sugar workers. PDV Caribe President, Bernardo Alvarez Herrera said…

(ZIZ News) – With studies currently underway at the St. Kitts Biomedical Research Foundation, St. Kitts and Nevis already attracts much international attention in terms of stem cell research. Plans are now in place to help draw further…