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Nassau, Bahamas -- International ratings agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) on Wednesday downgraded The Bahamas’ credit rating and placed the country’s economy on a negative outlook. The action was taken due to the short-term “economic…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- A sod-turning ceremony was held earlier this month for the Unicomer facility in Freeport, Trinidad, which will include a distribution centre, technical service centre, business offices and a retail branch; and…

Kingston, Jamaica -- The Meteorological (Met) Service of Jamaica says a trough induced by Tropical Storm Erika is expected to dump heavy rain on Jamaica starting Saturday into Sunday morning. The Met Service said Erika is currently 280 km…

New York, (AFP) -- Walmart, the world's largest retailer, said Thursday it would no longer stock the AR-15 and other semi-automatic weapons because of flagging demand, focusing instead on shot guns and rifles. A spokesman confirmed the…

Washington, United States (AFP) -- Billionaire Donald Trump extended his lead yet again atop the Republican presidential field, with front-running Democrat Hillary Clinton slipping and Vice President Joe Biden faring better than her against…

(CNN) -- Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Erika has caused devastation on the Caribbean island of Dominica, leaving at least 12 people dead and more than 20 missing, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit said Friday. Erika's center was headed…

Washington, USA -- Antigua and Barbuda diplomat and Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at London University, Sir Ronald Sanders, has called on the Commonwealth Secretariat, the European Union Commission and international…

(ZIZ News) -- Two projects regarding conserving biodiversity and climate change adaptation were in focus on Tuesday at the National Environment Project Launch. The first project titled "Conserving Biodiversity and Reducing Habitat…

(ZIZ News) - The inmates at Her Majesty's Prison and the residents at the New Horizon Rehabilitation Centre performed above average for the 2014-2015 CXC Examinations. During the National CXC Report, Minister of Education, Honourable Shawn…

(ZIZ News) -- A significant quantity of compressed marijuana and a semi- automatic pistol with a magazine of 19 rounds of ammunition were seized by local police on Tuesday. According to a release from the Press and Public Relations Office…

(ZIZ News) -- One person is currently being sought by local police for the shooting death of a 19-year-old male. The police have confirmed that at 8:45 pm on Tuesday, Rakeim Hanley of Upper Shaw Avenue was shot on Fort Thomas Road, east of…

TROPICAL STORM ERIKA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 8A NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL052015 800 PM AST WED AUG 26 2015 ...POORLY ORGANIZED ERIKA EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE LEEWARD ISLANDS OVERNIGHT... SUMMARY OF 800 PM…

(ZIZ) --The Kittitian Hill St. Paul's Tuff Knots and the Rams Hitters are gearing up for their showdown at the St. Kitts-Nevis Amateur Basketball Association's Premier Division Finals. The five-game series kicks off on Sunday. On…

(ZIZ News) In September, the day-care and nursery teachers will be engaged in training in the High Scope Curriculum for a three-month period. Jacqueline Morris, Director of the Early Childhood Unit said, High Scope is a curriculum that was…

WHCA31 TAPA TROPICAL STORM ERIKA WARNING STATEMENT ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES 5:00 AM ECT THU AUG 27 2015 THIS IS FOR ST KITTS AND NEVIS ...ERIKA A LITTLE STRONGER, CENTER PASSING BETWEEN GUADELOUPE AND ANTIGUA.......…