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Biker killed in accident

(ZIZ News) -- The police are investigating a traffic accident on Sunday Night that has left a young man dead. According to a police report, dead is 22 year old Junieve Hodge, from Sandy Point. Details to the accident are still unclear…

Incident Command Systems and Emergency Operations Workshop

(ZIZ News) -- Health and other government officials gathered at the St. Kitts Nevis UWI Open campus facility for the opening of the incident command systems and emergency operations workshop on Monday morning. The aim of the workshop is…

Pretoria Girls High racism protest backed by SA minister

A South African minister has thrown his support behind protesting female students, who accuse their high school of operating a racist hair policy. Black pupils at the private Pretoria Girls High say they have often been told to straighten…

Syria war: US warns over Turkish-Kurdish violence

The US says fighting between Turkey, pro-Turkish rebels and Kurdish-aligned forces in northern Syria is "unacceptable" and must stop. Clashes in places where so-called Islamic State (IS) was not present were a "source of deep concern", the…

7 receive Warren Tyson Scholarships

(ZIZ News) -- 7 high school students have been inducted into the TDC Warren Tyson Scholarship Programme. The programme provides support for students from first form up to the end of their studies at the Nevis Sixth Form or the Clarence…

Crime Still High in Jamaica, But Some Numbers Are Falling

Jamaica’s crime rate is still high, but authorities are reporting that serious crime is dropping. The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is reporting a 22.8 per cent reduction in six of the seven categories of serious and violent crimes…

Czechs and Hungarians call for EU army amid security worries

The leaders of the Czech Republic and Hungary say a "joint European army" is needed to bolster security in the EU. They were speaking ahead of talks in Warsaw with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. They dislike her welcome for Muslim…

France burkini: Highest court suspends ban

France's highest administrative court has suspended a ban on full-body "burkini" swimsuits that was imposed in a town on the Mediterranean coast. The ban in Villeneuve-Loubet "seriously and clearly illegally breached fundamental freedoms",…