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U.S. Town Councilor and New St. Kitts-Nevis Ambassador to Strengthen U.S.-St. Kitts-Nevis Relations
(ZIZ News) – U.S. Town Councilor, Ken W. Clifton has offered the use of his office to foster and assist in any way possible, the relationship between the United States and St. Kitts-Nevis.
That commitment was reportedly outlined in a…
Two expected to be charged as decomposed body of missing UK teen found in Guyana
(Caribbean360) Police in Guyana are reportedly set to charge two people in connection with the murder of a British teenager who went missing after arriving in the country three months ago.
The two prime suspects in the disappearance and…
International community urged to support Haiti as it marks earthquake anniversary
(Caribbean360) Haiti is today marking the sixth anniversary of the deadly earthquake that claimed hundreds of thousands of lives, with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon calling on the international community not to stop helping…
Govt adds 12.5% vat on hundreds of food items
(Trinidad Express) Consumers will be paying more for many commonly used foods items such as cereals, pasta, milk, butter, cooking oils, fruit juices and sweet drink, cocoa/chocolate powder and drinks, biscuits, mauby, ketchup, and yogurt,…
Ghana’s leader Mahama defends accepting Guantanamo detainees
(BBC) Ghana's president has strongly defended the government's decision to allow two Yemenis freed from Guantanamo Bay to live in the West African state.
Opposition and church groups had condemned the decision, saying the men were a…
Four teens held and one sought in New York gang rape
(BBC) US police in New York City have detained four teenagers and are seeking a fifth after a woman was gang raped at a playground.
The victim's father was with the 18-year-old woman before the assault, but he was forced to flee at…
US fugitive sends selfie to police after ‘terrible’ mugshot’
(BBC) A man suspected of arson and vandalism has sent a selfie to police because he found the photo in his arrest warrant to be unflattering.
Donald "Chip" Pugh texted police a photo of himself and wrote: "Here is a better photo that one…
Health Ministry issues Zika Virus warning
(Antigua Observer) TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands – The Ministry of Health has warned the public to be on the alert in the event that the mosquito born Zika Virus reaches the British overseas territory.
According to the Health Ministry,…
Bodies of yachtsman and dog found at sea towed to shore
(Antigua Observer) Guyana – The police are continuing to probe circumstances surrounding the death of a man and his dog aboard a French flagged yacht found in Guyanese waters.
The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Coast Guard reports that a…
Power outage delays flights
(Antigua Observer) Airport officials were kept busy dealing with the effects of a power outage, on Sunday, which caused a temporary halt to some of the operations at VC Bird International Airport.
The loss of electricity supplied by the…
Migrant crisis: New camps to open in northern France
(BBC) Plans to move thousands of migrants into more permanent camps in northern France are expected to be given the go-ahead later on Monday.
Several thousand people are staying in the camps in Calais and Dunkirk, popular spots for those…
Kenya’s Garissa University restarts teaching after attack
(BBC) Teaching has resumed at the Kenyan university where 148 students died in a gun attack last April but only a few students have turned up for its reopening.
Security has been tightened at Garissa University College nine months after…
Aid convoy sets off for besieged town
(BBC) Aid lorries are heading to the besieged Syrian town of Madaya with enough food to last 40,000 people for a month, as well as medicine and blankets.
Residents have been trapped there for six months by a government blockade and have…
Obama declines to back Democrat Candidate before primaries over
President Barack Obama will not publicly back any presidential candidate before the Democratic Party has chosen who is to lead its battle to retain the White House in November.
Mr. Obama would be "out there" campaigning after the primaries…
Community Says Thanks To Atiba Harris
(ZIZ News) -- On Saturday, the sporting community in St. Peter's came together to say thanks to a national player, for his contribution to sports and the community on a whole.
It started out as a presentation ceremony where national…