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Nassau, Bahamas -- Murders in The Bahamas increased 30 percent between January 1st and October 7th, 2015 compared to the same period in 2014. There were 90 murders recorded during this period last year, compared to the 117 murders recorded…

St John’s, Antigua -- Acknowledging that corruption charges brought last week in New York against former Antigua and Barbuda diplomat, John Ashe, while he was president of the UN General Assembly, have “cast a pall of gloom over all of us…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips has warned that the Caribbean population will lose patience with the international community unless they provide the resources to modernise infrastructure. According to…

Georgetown, Guyana (AP) -- Guyana is asking the US government for help in cracking down on drug smuggling at the South American country's main airport. US Ambassador Perry Holloway says talks are ongoing with Guyana officials to loan…

Zurich, Switzerland (AFP) -- FIFA announced that an extraordinary meeting of its executive committee would meet in Zurich on October 20th. Some senior FIFA members had suggested the meeting could discuss postponing the election to replace…

Washington Dc, United States (JIS) -- Jamaica’s new ambassador to the United States, Ralph Thomas is calling on members of the Diaspora to seize the opportunity to participate more fully in the development and growth of Jamaica. He was…

Miami, USA -- Ricardo Martinelli, facing eleven different criminal charges in his native Panama, including human rights violations, insider trading, and massive corruption allegations, has been ordered by the government of Paraguay to leave…

(ZIZ News) -- St. Kitts and Nevis’ ally, the Republic of China (Taiwan) took the celebration of its 104th anniversary to the Palm’s Court Gardens on Friday. Coupled with the ROC’s anniversary celebrations, was the 32nd anniversary of the…

(ZIZ News) -- Newborn babies in St. Kitts and Nevis now have the advantage of being protected against the Hepatitis B Virus. In a press release, Coordinator of Community Nursing Services, Eulynis Browne said the administration of the…

(ZIZ News) -- Prime Minister, the Hon. Dr. Timothy Harris, has announced that his Team UNITY Administration is in the process of preparing its 2016 National Budget, which he says will be delivered in December. “We will have an opportunity…

(ZIZ News) – With focus on the theme “Social Protection and Agriculture: Breaking the Cycle of Rural Poverty”, the Department of Agriculture is working towards a successful week of activities from October 11th to 17th. On Friday morning,…

(ZIZ News) – Local security forces were busy on Friday as they seized truck loads of marijuana plants during a joint operation in several rural communities. About 30 thousand marijuana plants were discovered during the operation. Acting…

(ZIZ News) – Friday October 9th was observed as Customer Appreciation Day at post offices in St. Kitts and Nevis, in commemoration of World Post Day. Nicole Agard of the General Post Office here in St. Kitts, said World Post Day provides…

(ZIZ News) – On Friday, the Ministry of Communications, Justice and Legal Affairs in collaboration with the Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan), launched the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Centre Refurbishment Project.…

(ZIZ News) – Small and medium-sized businesses in St. Kitts and Nevis were in the spotlight during the most recent sitting of the Federal Cabinet. ZIZ News understands that that body will be expanding stimulus packages and providing…