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ZBC General Manager visits Taiwan
(ZIZ NEWS)— General Manager (ag) of ZIZ Broadcasting Corporation Viere Galloway says the Republic of China, Taiwan, is a place he will always cherish because of the atmosphere which brings a sense of home away from home. This was his third…
Panama hires PR firm amid ongoing Panama Papers fallout
WASHINGTON, USA -- Arrests, protests and legal challenges continue across the world, and Panama has now officially engaged a public relations firm to manage the country’s reputation amid ongoing global fallout from Panama Papers…
Antigua-Barbuda steps up for Haiti
ST JOHN’S, Antigua -- Antigua and Barbuda prime minister, Gaston Browne, has announced that his government is giving US$100,000 to Haiti to help its people cope with the humanitarian crisis facing the country as a result of Hurricane…
Rejecting Trump, Wall Street Republican donors scatter largesse
Largely united in their dislike of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, some ultra-wealthy U.S. investors who play in conservative politics are warily weighing their choices, torn between third-party candidates, simply focusing…
Mosul offensive: Retaking city will take 2 months, says Peshmerga general
Near Mosul, Iraq (CNN)The battle to recapture Mosul from ISIS could take two months, a Peshmerga military commander told CNN on the second day of the long-awaited offensive to liberate Iraq's second city.
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CIBC FirstCaribbean assists residents of Haiti
Bridgetown, Barbados, October 17, 2016: Close to one million Haitians could soon have access to safe drinking water as the charity United Caribbean Trust (UCT) moves to distribute 300 water filters across communities devastated by Hurricane…
Basseterre High School takes the top position in the 2016 Financial Information Month Sports Meet,…
As activities continue for financial information month 2016, a fun sports meet was held on Saturday October 15th featuring nine financial institutions and five schools in St. Kitts.
At the end of the highly competitive sports meet, the…
‘Operation Safe Streets’ leads to second marijuana burn
(ZIZ News) -- As the momentum for marijuana eradication continues, the Royal St Christopher and Nevis Police Force conducted a second burn of marijuana seized during “Operation Safe Streets” early Monday morning.
The burn which occurred at…
Minister Phipps says budget planning is exercise in proper management of scarce public resources
(ZIZ News) -- Minster of State in the Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender Affairs and Social Services, Hon. Senator Wendy Phipps, said that budget planning is an important exercise to the people of St. Kitts and Nevis in…
Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay’s daughter Trinity killed in Kentucky shooting
The teenage daughter of the American sprinter Tyson Gay has been killed in a shooting outside a restaurant in Kentucky.
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Tearful scenes as kidnapped Chibok girls reunited with families
Abuja, Nigeria (CNN)The 21 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped and released by terrorist group Boko Haramwere reunited with their families amid tearful scenes on Sunday.
At a ceremony in Nigeria's capital Abuja, parents were overcome with emotion…
UN secretary general visits Haiti in aftermath of hurricane
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Haiti is facing its largest humanitarian disaster since the 2010 earthquake, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Saturday in Port-au-Prince, where he urged friends of the island nation worldwide to…
Going green and water solutions to feature prominently as government’s policies in 2017
Basseterre, St. Kitts-- The Government of National Unity is moving progressively with finding solutions to the high cost of energy that is contingent on the use of costly fossil fuels that are environmentally detrimental, while at the same…
Ched Evans: Footballer found not guilty of hotel rape
Footballer Ched Evans has been found not guilty of raping a 19-year-old woman in a hotel room.
The Chesterfield striker was accused of attacking her at a Premier Inn in Rhuddlan, Denbighshire, on 30 May 2011.
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World Cup: Europe barred by Fifa from bidding for 2026 tournament
European countries will not be able to host the 2026 World Cup because of Fifa's rotational policy.
It means the previous two host confederations - Europe in 2018 and Asia in 2022 - are barred from bidding.
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