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Visiting academic jailed in the Cayman Islands over room dispute
The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) has defended a decision to put a leading international academic, who was visiting Cayman with her son for the recent invitational football tournament, in jail following an accommodation…
Local farmers given a fresh start with debt forgivness by Honourable Eugene Hamiliton
(SKNIS): The Honourable Eugene Hamilton, Minister of Agriculture has provided local farmers with much needed relief in the way of debt forgiveness.
Melvin James, Director of the Agriculture Department, speaking on the government radio and…
Divisional commanders commends community festival organizers and patrons for incident free…
(RSCNPF): Commander Police Division "A" Superintendent Cromwell Henry and Commander of the Nevis Division Superintendent Trevor Mills have expressed commendation to the organizers and patrons of the 2016 "Green Valley Festival and WinFest"…
CFBC students construct drone from scratch
(ZIZ News) -- The students of the Information Technology Programme at The Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College have successfully built a drone as part of their course project.
Lecturer at CFBC’s Technical Division, Dr. Ricardo Neil explained…
Cotton Thomas Comprehensive School Reading Week
(ZIZ News) — The Cotton Thomas Comprehensive School is working toward getting students more interested in reading with the hosting of its Reading Week of Activities.
So far, the children have participated in an Effective Reading…
Nevis observes International Museum Day with New River Estate tour
NIA (May 18, 2016) – The Nevis Historical and Conservation Society (NHCS) in collaboration with the Ministries of Tourism and Agriculture, on Wednesday May 18, commemorated International Museum Day with a tour of the historical New River…
Two confirmed as inspectors, eight promoted to acting inspector
(RSCNPF): The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force is pleased to announce the confirmation of two(2) Acting Inspectors to the rank of Inspector and the promotion of eight(8) Sergeants to the rank of Inspector(Ag).
Confirmed to the…
Preparations are underway as Regional Testing Day approaches
(ZIZ News) -- In anticipation of the 10th anniversary of Regional Testing Day (RTD) next year, the 2016 campaign will be launched on May 20 under the aegis of The Caribbean Broadcast Media Partnership on HIV/Aids with support from…
Gov’t employees evacuated in Dominica after ‘wired up’ device found
Workers at the government headquarters were forced to evacuate the building after police said they had found a suspicious object near the gate.
Media reports said that the object “appeared wired up” and that members of the Special Services…
Opposition calls on Venezuela to defy state of emergency decree
Venezuela's opposition leader urged his country on Tuesday to defy a state of emergency decreed by the government as it grapples with an acute political and economic crisis.
Henrique Capriles spoke as the opposition-controlled congress…
India drought: Five men die trying to restore water well
Five villagers in a drought-hit part of northern India have died while trying to restore a disused drinking well.
The men died after inhaling poisonous gases that had collected in the well in Haryana state, a local official said.
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Canada wildfire: Oil workers urged to leave Fort McMurray camps
Around 12,000 people have been urged to leave Canada's oil sands camps near the fire-hit town of Fort McMurray as a resurgent wildfire heads towards them.
A regional official told the BBC that 8,000 people were given precautionary…
Bolt undergoing treatment for hamstring tweak
Jamaican sprint superstar Usain Bolt is undergoing treatment in Germany for what his coach described as an "aggravated hamstring injury" following his first race of the season, local radio reported Monday.
Glen Mills, Bolt's coach, said…
Rio 2016: Up to 31 athletes could be banned after Beijing retests
Up to 31 athletes from six sports could be banned from competing at the Rio Games, Olympic chiefs have said.
The announcement comes after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) retested 454 selected doping samples from the 2008 Games in…
Nevis’ Health Promotion Unit performs health screenings at local businesses
NIA – The Nevis Health Promotion Unit (HPU) in the Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Community Health Nursing Services, is commemorating World Hypertension Day (WHD) on May 17, with visits to local businesses on the island and…