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Bahamas union leaders declare ‘war on government’

Union leaders in The Bahamas declared “war on the government” on Wednesday, a week after it was revealed that Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson stopped a private prosecution against the top management of Sandals Royal Bahamian Resort…

Van Gogh paintings stolen from Amsterdam found in Italy

Italian police have recovered two Van Gogh paintings stolen during a dramatic raid on an Amsterdam museum in 2002. The works were recovered from the Naples mafia, they said. Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37516164

US protecting Syria jihadist group – Russia’s Lavrov

The US is trying to spare a jihadist group in its attempts to unseat Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, Russia's foreign minister has told the BBC. Sergei Lavrov said the US had broken its promise to separate the powerful Jabhat Fateh…

Stakeholders gather to discuss the economy

(ZIZ News) -- Numerous stakeholders came together at the Marriot Resort on Wednesday for the National Consultation on the Economy. The goal of the consultation is to chart the way forward for the economy of St. Kitts and Nevis under the…

State funeral for Constable Lucas

(ZIZ/Press Release) -- Officers from various arms of the security forces joined family members and friends on Tuesday for the state funeral of Police Constable No 795, N'kosi Lucas. Constable Lucas died on Sunday, September 18 after a…

Health and wellness lecture at ECCB

(ZIZ Newsroom) — In observance of Caribbean Wellness Month, a public lecture on Wellness and Pain Management will be held on Thursday. Dr. Sybil Allen Jones is a corporate well being consultant who will present on the topic “Your Well…

Federation observes Pesticide Awareness Week

(ZIZ News) -- The Federation has joined other Caribbean territories in observing Pesticide Awareness Week from September 25th to 30th. Minister of Agriculture and Environment Hon. Eugene Hamilton in addressing the nation at the start of…

Spain Bankia fraud trial for ex-IMF boss Rodrigo Rato

Former IMF chief Rodrigo Rato and 64 other bankers have gone on trial in Madrid over an alleged credit card racket at Spain's troubled Bankia bank. The defendants allegedly used "unofficial" company credit cards for luxury purchases,…

Syria conflict: Obama ‘deeply concerned’ about Aleppo

US President Barack Obama has expressed "deep concern" about the situation in rebel-held parts of Aleppo, amid an assault by Syrian government forces. Medics in the city are struggling to cope with the huge number of casualties caused by…

Caribbean leaders warn of region’s economic collapse

Gaston Browne, prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda, told the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday that, along with climate change and lingering indebtedness, Caribbean islands face another existential threat from the withdrawal by…