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Prime Minister Harris hosts First Press Conference for 2016

(ZIZ News) -- Economic growth, the status of the Sugar Industry Diversification Foundation , labour laws and safety and security were among the heavy items addressed by the country’s Prime Minister, Dr. Hon. Timothy Harris when he met with…

Police Remove another Illegal Firearm from Streets

(ZIZ News) – More illegal firearms continue to be seized by the Federation’s police force. During a stop and search operation on Saturday, one 9mm pistol and six rounds of ammunition were seized by officers of the Special Services Unit.…

Volcanoes, Red Force Top Groups

(ZIZ News) – The preliminary round of matches in the Nagico Super50 Tournament ended on Sunday, with the Windward Island Volcanoes and the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force topping their respective groups. In Group B, which was staged in St.…

PLAR Workshop Underway

(ZIZ News) – The Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College has partnered with Dalhousie University and Nova Scotia Community College to gain support for the Agri-business Programme in the form of the Prior Learning Assessment Recognition or PLAR…

Premier League Resumes

(ZIZ News) – The second round of the SKNFA Premier League competition kicked off on Saturday with three matches. In a battle of the two bottom ranked teams, Rivers of Living Water defeated Bath United for its first win of the 2015/16…

Overturned gas truck shuts down Gorge

(Jamaica Observer) Kingston, Jamaica - The Bog Walk Gorge in St Catherine remained closed up to press time last night as a crew worked feverishly to remove a trailer carrying liquid petroleum gas, which fell into the Rio Cobre River,…

Former BOE director called for questioning

(Antigua Observer) St. John’s Antigua - The former Board of Education (BOE) Director Beverly Charles is expected to report to police today, as a probe into undisclosed fraud allegations continue. Attorney Leon Chaku Symister, who…

NHIS defends national health insurance scheme

(Antigua Observer) The National Health Insurance Secretariat (NHIS) says there has been “much misinformation” about the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bahamas scheme, insisting that its implementation “is a major advancement in moving our…

Germany targets North African migrants in crackdown

The German government says North African countries cannot expect German development aid if they are unwilling to take back failed asylum seekers. Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said he was sending that message to North African leaders.…

French Foreign Legionnaires killed in Alps avalanche

(BBC) Five French Foreign Legionnaires have been killed and six injured in an avalanche while on a training exercise in the Alps, officials say. The avalanche came down close to Valfrejus, not far from the Italian border, where some 50…

Dr. H.M. Stephen Claxton laid to Rest

(ZIZ News) -- It was a somber atmosphere on Saturday as government officials, family members and friends of Dr. Henry Murry Stephen Claxton gathered at the St. George’s Anglican Church to pay final respects to the well known obstetrician.…