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Russia plans sanctions against Turkey over jet downing
(BBC) Russia is preparing wide-ranging economic sanctions against Turkey after Turkey downed one of its military jets on the border with Syria.
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said the measures would be drafted within days, and could hit…
Outspoken Miss World Canada denied entry to China
(Jamaica Observer) HONG KONG (AP) — Canada's outspoken Miss World contestant said she was barred Thursday from entering China to take part in this year's pageant and accused Beijing of overreach in extending its campaign of censorship even…
National Security Minister Praises Work of Bramshill Policing Advisors
(ZIZ News) -- National Security Minister, Dr. Hon. Timothy Harris continues to praise the work of the team from Bramshill Policing Advisors which had been involved in a wide range of activities that he says were “designed to enhance the…
ZBC Employees among Media Professionals at Regional Workshop
(ZIZ News) – ZIZ Broadcasting Corporation’s Clement O’Garro and Cherryl Ward were among the 28 media professionals in Antigua last week for a two-day exercise titled “Media Training Workshop on Responsible Coverage of Children’s and Youth…
Police Force’s Work in the Spotlight, Dr. Harris Credits Six Point Plan
(ZIZ News) -- The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force has been in the headlines in the past few weeks for its numerous arrests, particularly where illegal drugs, firearms and ammunition seizure are concerned.
Prime Minister and…
St. Kitts-Nevis Wins Big at CTO Media Awards
(ZIZ News/SKTA) -- St. Kitts was awarded Best Feature Article in a Trade Publication, last week, at the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Media Awards Luncheon in Toronto.
Having heard the news, Tourism Minister, Hon. Lindsay Grant said…
Sepp Blatter: Suspended FIFA President was ‘Close to Dying’
Suspended FIFA President Sepp Blatter has said he feared he was dying during a recent health scare.
Blatter, 79, who is serving a 90-day suspension from football, spent six days in hospital earlier this month with a stress-related illness.…
A Gender Affairs counselor says the Bible is being used to abuse women
(Antigua Observer) St. Johns, Antigua - Counsellor and Feminist Joy-Ann Harrigan is accusing some men of using the Bible as a tool of oppression for women.
She told Observer AM, Observer media’s morning programme, that the church is also…
IMF says St Lucia economy improving but debt still too high
(Caribbean360) Castries, St. Lucia – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the St. Lucia economy is recovering and the short-term growth outlook is positive. But it has warned that the Dr. Kenny Anthony administration still needs to…
Dominica sticking by its candidate for Commonwealth Secretary General post
(Caribbean360) Roseau, Dominica – Despite an announcement at the end of a meeting of Eastern Caribbean leaders last week that they will settle on one candidate for the post of Commonwealth Secretary General, Dominica is insisting that it is…
Pope Francis in Kenya at start of African tour
(BBC) Pope Francis has arrived in Kenya for a three-nation African tour - his first to the continent as pontiff.
President Uhuru Kenyatta and ululating crowds welcomed him at the airport in the capital, Nairobi.
The pope called for peace,…
Fred West friends jailed for sexually abusing children
(BBC) A husband and wife who were friends of the serial killers Fred and Rose West have been jailed for sexually abusing 10 children over a 15-year period.
David Williams, 57, was sentenced to life in prison and Pauline Williams, 53, was…
Chicago police release dashcam video of fatal shooting
(BBC) US officials have released dashboard camera video showing a white police officer shooting a black teenager 16 times in Chicago last year.
Officer Jason Van Dyke has been charged with first-degree murder for killing Laquan McDonald,…
Nevisian Male Killed on Construction Site
(ZIZ News) -- Laughton “Two Cack” Mills of Brick Kiln was killed at approximately 7:15am on Monday at a construction job site near the Nevis Wind Farm at Maddens.
An official from the local police force confirmed, via phone to ZIZ News,…
MRI Services Coming to St. Kitts
(ZIZ News) -- Residents of St. Kitts will soon feel relief as the island’s Minister of State within the Ministry of Health, Hon. Wendy Phipps, has announced plans to purchase Magnetic Resonance Imaging or MRI equipment for the island.…