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Springer carries West Indies Under-19s into final
West Indies Under-19s ended up stunning over 10,000 fans at the Shere Bangla Stadium by chasing down 227, with three wickets in hand, in an anxious fashion against Bangladesh Under-19s in the semi-final of the Under-19 World Cup.
West…
Black History Month Lecture At Tucker Clarke Primary School
(ZIZ News) -- On Wednesday morning, students at the Tucker Clarke Primary School were the recipients of a vast amount of information on Black History during a lecture given by local businessman and Black History enthusiast, Clement “Junie”…
No Mosquito, No Zika
(ZIZ News) -- Chief Environmental Health Officer, Alexander Riley is urging everyone to do all they can to get rid of potential mosquito breeding sites around the home.
During this week’s edition of “The Round Table”, focusing on the Zika…
Dept Of Human Empowerment
(ZIZ News) -- The recently appointed Director of People Empowerment within the Department of People Empowerment, Duncan “Big Lice” Wattley spoke to the nation on Wednesday on this week’s edition of “Working for You”.
The department was…
Prime Minister Harris Meets With Royal St. Christopher & Nevis Police Force
(ZIZ News) -- The conference room at the National Emergency Management Agency (nema) was the venue for Wednesday morning's meeting between Prime Minister Dr. Hon. Timothy Harris and members of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police…
Convicted Cayman FIFA racketeer parties in style under house arrest
As his old friend and business partner began settling into his new life in prison at the weekend, former Cayman Islands Football Association president and FIFA vice president, Jeffrey Webb, was enjoying a lavish party at his Georgia…
Weather and drought to blame as food insecurity doubles in Haiti
Haiti's third consecutive year of drought, exacerbated by the global El Niño weather phenomenon, has driven people deeper into poverty and hunger, and doubled the severely food-insecure population, the United Nations World Food Programme…
Zika virus: ‘Strongest evidence yet’ of effect on babies
One of the US's most senior public health officials has revealed the "strongest evidence to date" of the effect on babies of the Zika virus.
Dr Tom Frieden, head of the Center for Disease Control (CDC), was testifying before politicians in…
Chris Christie ends bid for Republican nomination
Republican Chris Christie has dropped out of the US presidential race after a disappointing finish in New Hampshire.
The New Jersey governor spent heavily and campaigned the longest in the state but still finished in sixth place.
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Sunderland’s Adam Johnson admits child sex charge
Sunderland footballer Adam Johnson has pleaded guilty to one count of sexual activity with a child and one charge of grooming.
Appearing at Bradford Crown Court, the Sunderland winger also denied two charges of sexual activity with a girl…
WI players given four days to accept terms
The prospect of West Indies sending a second-string team to the World T20 has increased after the sides failed to reach agreement in their contract impasse.
WICB CEO Michael Muirhead responded to the players' request for a doubling of…
The Quest to Develop Leaders
(ZIZ News) -- The new Director of Human Empowerment, Duncan Wattley says going forward, his department will be focusing on grooming leaders from within various communities.
During Wednesday’s edition of “Working for You” Wattley said his…
Second island wide interruption for the week
(ZIZ News) -- On Thursday February 11, 2016, at 11:00 am there was a system wide failure at the Needsmust Power Station.
This was the second island-wide blackout for the week.
According to a statement from the St. Kitts Electricity…
Ambassadors Visit Governor General
(ZIZ News) -- The Netherland’s ambassador to St. Kitts Nevis visited the Federation on Thursday paying courtesy calls to government officials.
On Thursday morning, his Excellency Ambassador Designate Mr. Jules Bijl visited Government House…
Puerto Rico authorities seize more than $1.6 million in counterfeit merchandise
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) San Juan Field Operations announced on Wednesday the seizure of nearly 10,000 counterfeit products, valued at more than $1.6 million at the Luis Munoz Marin International Airport.
A wide range of…