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Bahamas police probing power company bribe claim

Nassau, Bahamas -- Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson confirmed on Wednesday night that US authorities have provided her with the name of the Bahamian who allegedly received a bribe from a French company over a decade ago to help that…

Pakistan police say 8 men in Malala attack were acquitted

Mingora, Pakistan (AP) -- The Pakistani police and the country's public prosecutor said Friday that eight out of 10 militants charged with involvement in the 2012 attack on teenage activist and later Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai were…

Mazda adds 540,000 vehicles to Takata air bag recall

Detroit (AP) -- Mazda is recalling nearly 540,000 older cars and pickup trucks in the US and Canada, adding to the growing list of models under recall for air bags that potentially can explode with too much force. The Japanese automaker…

FIFA scandal inquiries span the globe

New York, United States (AFP) -- The FIFA corruption scandal escalated Thursday as one suspect told of World Cup bribes and another promised to reveal an "avalanche" of secrets, including about FIFA president Sepp Blatter. The storm spread…

NIA official concerned about vandalism on school buses

NIA Charlestown Nevis -- Permanent Secretary in the Premier’s Ministry who is also responsible for Education Wakely Daniel, appealed to students who use the Department of Education’s School Bus Programme to stop vandalising the vehicle. His…

Police Urges Public to Speak Up

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Much of the recent successes by law enforcement in St. Kitts and Nevis can be attributed to collaboration - collaboration between the police and the defence force and also the public and the private sector.…

Accident In Old Road

(ZIZ News) -- The police are investigating the circumstances that led up to a truck running off the road near Old Road Bay. The incident occurred on Tuesday at around 3:40 pm. ZIZ’s cameras caught footage of the truck shortly after the…

Digicel Donates to “Whole Again”

(ZIZ News) -- A non-profit organisation that provides artificial limbs to amputees has gotten a helping hand from telecommunications firm, Digicel. During a brief presentation ceremony on Wednesday morning, Digicel donated $1000 to the…

Culturama Senior Pageants Contestants Selected

(ZIZ News) -- 10 females and five males have been selected as senior pageant contestants for this year’s Culturama festival. This week, Executive Director of the Culturama Secretariat, Antonio Liburd told ZIZ News that the 15 senior…

Calypso Lovers Remember Aba Lively, Watusi

(ZIZ News) -- The Federation has lost two music icons: Kittitian, Aba Lively and Nevisian, David “Watusi” Wade. Described as a veteran calypsonian, Aba Lively participated, for many years, in the country’s annual Carnival festivities while…

PEP trainees being equipped with ‘Life Skills’

Basseterre, St. Kitts -- Back in 1988, the Organisation of American States (OAS) initiated a programme to train persons in ‘life skills’ as it had become evident that training in technical skills alone was not sufficient to produce trainees…

Muirhead – Dispute to be resolved soon

St. John’s, Antigua -- A dispute between the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) over an abandoned series could be resolved before the end of June, WICB CEO Michael Muirhead has indicated.…