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WICB to sack all 3 WI international captains

Sports Page -- In a dramatic revelation live on the Mason & Guests show here in Barbados last night, host Andrew Mason revealed that the WICB have decided to sack all three of its international captains. Those captains are Denesh…

Regional leaders meet in Cuba next month to discuss terrorism

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders will have “more structured discussions” on a regional response to international terrorism when they meet in Cuba later this year, Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister…

Dominican Republic quits OAS’s human rights court

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (AP) -- The Dominican Republic, on Tuesday, withdrew as a member of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, leading rights activists to raise concerns about the welfare of migrants in the Caribbean…

Carnival Cruise Lines returns to Grenada after 15 years

St George’s, Grenada -- Carnival Cruise Lines returned to Grenada for the 2014/2015 cruise season on Tuesday, after an absence of 15 years. The Carnival Splendor berthed for the first time from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm at Melville Street Cruise…

LG strikes deal with Google to expand smartphone business

Seoul, South Korea (AFP) -- Appliance and cellphone company, LG Electronics, said Wednesday it had signed a long-term cross-licence deal with Google as the South Korean firm tries to expand its smartphone business. The deal covers patents…

Bermudan man jailed in UK for rape

London (CMC) -- A 29-year-old Bermudian man has been jailed for 16 years by a London court after being convicted of raping and brutally assaulting a woman over a three-day period earlier this year. Andrew Williams, said to be a "dangerous…

Scotiabank to close several branches in the Caribbean

Ottawa, Canada (CMC) -- Canada’s Scotiabank has announced plans to shut or shrink 120 branches, largely in Mexico and the Caribbean, in a bid to save CAN$120 million (One Canadian dollar =US$0.87 cents) annually. The bank said it would…

Cost-Cutting Light bulb exchange to be completed in December

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Just over 3,000 homes have already benefited from the recently implemented Light Exchange and Distribution (LED) Programme, a collaborative initiative by the Ministry of Energy and the Sugar Industry…

Spotlight shines on Children for this year’s Drama Week

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- With drama week fast approaching, primary school students are in high spirits as they prepare for this year’s drama week held under the theme “Let the Children Shine”. Moses Byron, Drama Coordinator for the…

Brazilian President congratulated on re-election victory

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) -- St. Kitts and Nevis has congratulated Brazil’s President Her Excellency Dilma Rouseff on her re-election victory following presidential elections on Sunday. “This victory clearly indicates resonance of the…

Norwegian Gem makes Inaugural Call

(ZIZ News) -- The second of eleven new cruise ships scheduled to visit St. Kitts during the 2014/2015 Cruise Ship Season docked at Port Zante on Monday. The 2,846-passenger capacity Norwegian Gem Cruise Ship made its inaugural call to the…

SKTU attacks ZIZ News

(ZIZ News) -- The St. Kitts Teachers’ Union has attacked ZIZ News in a three page press release accusing it of misrepresenting the Basseterre High School issue. According to a lengthy statement put out by the St. Kitts Teachers' Union,…

Young Man shot in Newtown

(ZIZ News) -- A young man in his late twenties is currently at the Joseph N. France General Hospital nursing wounds after he was shot on Monday at around 12:30pm. ZIZ News spoke with Public Relations Officer for the Royal St. Christopher…