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Bravo quits Tests after four years in wilderness
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad CMC -- All-rounder Dwayne Bravo has announced his retirement from Test cricket, after four years in the wilderness and just weeks after being sacked from the one-day squad.
The 31-year-old has played 40 Tests but…
Maxwell, Marsh and Faulkner deliver big win
Sports Page -- Australia served one final ominous warning before the World Cup with a demolition of England's challenge in the final of the triangular series. It is all the more ominous because England had them down at 4 for 60 on an…
Orange wins at Maude Smith Pre School
Sports Page -- The annual sports meet for the Maude Smith pre- school, was held on Friday 30th January under the patronage of past student, Miss Leanissa Thomas.
A brief ceremony preceded the on track events which was chaired by…
Overturned oil tanker renders section of Michael Manley Bld. impassable
Kingston, Jamaica -- The Police are advising members of the public that a section of the Michael Manley Boulevard is now impassable due to an overturned oil tanker in the vicinity of the Jamaica Public Service Company’s (JPS) power plant in…
Bahamas power company bid raises questions for Washington
Nassau, Bahamas -- A recent report by the Tribune newspaper in The Bahamas stating that US Secretary of State John Kerry certified the integrity of an American company bidding for a multimillion dollar management contract from the…
Trinidad and Tobago attorney general called on to step down
Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Attorney general of Trinidad and Tobago Anand Ramlogan remained in office over the weekend, even as calls continued for him to resign.
But the question remains if he will be fired or resign shortly, as Prime…
Antigua-Barbuda appoints another special economic envoy
St John’s, Antigua -- Armand Arton, has been appointed special economic envoy to the Gulf Cooperation Council by Gaston Browne, prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda. Arton joins the likes of Hollywood icon Robert De Niro and billionaire…
Nigerian army repels fresh Boko Haram assault on key city
Kano, Nigeria (AFP) -- Nigeria's military on Sunday repelled a Boko Haram assault on the key city of Maiduguri as violence raged across the country's northeast just two weeks before national elections.
The hours-long attack on the…
Egypt policeman kills hospitalised Islamist
Cairo, Egypt (AFP) -- An Egyptian policeman was arrested Sunday for having shot dead an Islamist detained in a Cairo hospital with injuries from his arrest, the interior ministry said.
The ministry, on its Facebook page, said the victim…
Fraud, organised crime costing Africa billions per year: study
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (AFP) -- Africa loses at least $50 billion (44 billion euros) a year to illicit practices like tax fraud, corruption and organised crime, a worrying situation that is hurting the continent's economies, a UN-mandated…
Update on Health Concerns
The following is a statement to National Media from The Office of Dr. Patrick Martin, Chief Medical Officer, Ministry of Health, Basseterre
The Ministry of Heath, Basseterre, is monitoring several events of public health interest and…
Fatal Shooting
(ZIZ News) -- The Violent Crime Unit on Nevis is investigating a fatal shooting incident which occurred at Bath Village about 7:00 PM last night (Thursday 29th January 2015), which resulted in the death of one person.
Initial investigation…
Praise for Parenting Seminar
(ZIZ News) -- Participants are praising the Dieppe Bay Primary School for successfully hosting a Parenting Seminar on Thursday.
Speakers representing sectors ranging from health care to Child Protection Services, were brought in to speak…
Government asks Court to move Appeals Hearing Date Forward
(ZIZ News) -- Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas' Administration has written to the Appeals Court requesting that it move forward the date of the hearing into the Opposition's appeal of Justice Marlene Carter's decision in the…
PM Douglas’ statement on the Appeal Court decision
(ZIZ News) -- The Honorable Dr. Denzil L. Douglas Prime Minister, St. Kitts & Nevis Provision of Time to Hear Appeal on January 30, 2015
Fellow Nationals, Residents – Good Afternoon.
On January 16, 2015, the eleven electoral…