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Johnson Charles to replace injured Bravo

Sydney, Australia - The ICC has confirmed that the Event Technical Committee of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 has approved Johnson Charles as a replacement player for Darren Bravo in West Indies’ squad for the tournament. Bravo is…

Archery

(Sports Page)- Dean Wilkins, a recognized Archer out of Trinidad, visited Nevis over the weekend to do some technical training with members of the Nevis Archery Association. He indicated that the local Archers were very enthused with the…

BVI gets better of weekend encounters

(Sports Page)- The BVI representative team got the better of the exchanges in a weekend of Basketball action hosted by the Nevis Amateur Basketball Association. It was previously scheduled to be a four team match up in the much anticipated…

UPDATE: Foreigners killed in Trelawny crash

TRELAWNY, Jamaica — The four men, three Dominica Republic nationals and a Spanish, who lost their lives in a motor vehicle collision early this morning along the Braco main road in Trelawny, were employees of a St Ann hotel. The identities…

No consensus on Caribbean candidate for top Commonwealth post

NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have failed to agree on a single candidate for the post of Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne has said. The leaders, who…

Los Angeles police shoot, kill man on the ground

Los Angeles (CNN)-- The video starts with a man swinging his arms at police outside a Los Angeles homeless shelter. An officer tackles him to the ground, and three others try to subdue him. At least one pulls out a Taser and tries to shock…

Iraqi forces try to wrest Tikrit back from ISIS’ firm grip

(CNN)-- Iraqi forces are doubling down efforts to retake the city of Tikrit from ISIS, even uniting Sunni and Shiite fighters in the mission. The Iraqi army, along with Sunni and Shiite militiamen, attacked ISIS strongholds in the area…

LIDC, More than just a Competition

(ZIZ News) -- The 43rd Annual Leeward Islands Debating Competition got underway on Thursday night with a brief opening ceremony at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort. Students from seven competing islands are in St. Kitts to pose arguments on…

Healthcare Financing: a Top Priority, says Minister Hamilton

(ZIZ News) -- Minister of Health, Hon. Eugene Hamilton said providing financing to support the healthcare needs of the people of St. Kitts and Nevis is high on his agenda. Minister Hamilton told ZIZ News that he had always been a strong…

St. Kitts to Benefit from Hosting Carifta Games

(ZIZ News) -- St. Kitts and Nevis is scheduled to host the 2015 Carifta Games in April and local organisers are anticipating an influx of visitors to the country's shores for the event. ZIZ News spoke with the Chief Administrative Officer…

Leeward Islands Debating Competition gets underway

(ZIZ News) – The 2015 Leeward Islands Debating Competition got underway Thursday when students of the British Virgin Islands competed against St. Maarten. The students debated the moot “The CARICOM Region’s Failure to Legalize Marijuana is…