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Sugar Mas’ 43 ends Incident Free

(ZIZ News) -- Following the completion of more than 25 events and street activities, Sugar Mas 43 has finally come to an end. The six-week festival culminated with the second island-wide Bar Crawl on Saturday. Sugar Mas 43 saw the…

PM Douglas outlines initiatives for the next five years

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- Prime Minister the Right Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas has been outlining his governing St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) plans for the next five years. With general elections due in the next few months,…

Police Updates (January 06, 2014)

(ZIZ News) -- Arrests Marlon Herbert of Upper Market Street was formally arrested and charged for the offence of Possession of Cannabis, which was committed on 2nd January 2015. Anderson Liburd of Lower Monkey Hill and Samo…

Division 1 Matches at the Newtown Playing Field

Wednesday 7th January, 2015 5:30pm - Security Forces United vs Youth & Experience Officials: Walter James, Avalon McCall & Kelvin Pemberton Thursday 8th January , 2015 5:30pm - Trafalgar Southstars vs Conaree Fireball Int'l…

Steyn and Harmer Wreck Windies

Cape Town, South Africa -- South Africa remained steady and easily completed victory on the final day of the third and final test at Newland on day five. When play resumed on Tuesday, the Proteas started at 9-1, in pursuit of their target…

20-y-o shot dead in Castle Heights

St Andrew, Jamaica -- A 20-year-old man was fatally shot by two gunmen at his home in Castle Heights, Barbican in St Andrew, Monday night. The deceased has been identified as Odane Thompson. Reports reaching OBSERVER ONLINE are that about…

T&T revises budget due to lower oil prices

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Finance Minister Larry Howai says the Government has “revisited the budget in light of the continuing fall” in global oil prices, but he is leaving the details to be announced by Prime Minister Kamla…

CARICOM Chairman to address China meeting

Nassau, Bahamas (CMC) -- Newly appointed Caribbean Community (CARICOM) chairman, Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie, will address the two day meeting of the China/Community of Latin American and Caribbean countries (China/CELAC) in…

Figures show US/Cuba trade hit decade low last year

Havana, Cuba (AP) -- US exports to Cuba hit one of their lowest points in a decade last year, a demonstration of the longstanding barriers to trade that will hamper President Barack Obama's recent move to expand ties, new figures showed…

FIFA VP Prince Ali launches presidential bid against Blatter

Geneva (AP) -- Sepp Blatter is facing a challenge from a 39-year-old Jordanian prince in his bid for a fifth term as president of soccer's scandal-tainted governing body. Declaring that "it is time for a change," FIFA Vice-president Prince…

World losing capacity to prevent conflict: UN refugee chief

Ankara, Turkey (AFP) -- The world is losing its ability to prevent conflicts and the lack of "effective leadership" has led to the worst displacement situation since World War II, the UN refugee chief warned Tuesday. Antonio Guterres, the…

Caribbean growth expected to pick up slightly in 2015

Washington, USA -- Latin America and the Caribbean's economic growth might recover modestly to 2.2 percent in 2015, up from 1.3 percent in 2014, its lowest rate since last decade's global financial crisis. Despite the slowdown, the region…