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Person charged in Sunday night’s cocaine seizure
(ZIZ News) -- Formal charges have been laid against Pia Nisbett of Spooner’s Village who was arrested on Sunday (May 01) at the Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport after a search discovered cocaine on her person.
Nisbett was charged…
Grenada confirms first zika case
The ministry of health has advised that Grenada has reported its first laboratory confirmed case of zika virus infection.
A 27-year-old female non-Grenadian was diagnosed as the island's first case of the mosquito related illness. The case…
Clinton shirks Caribbean issues
The likely Democratic nominee for president, Hillary Clinton, was the keynote speaker at the NAACP’s Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner in Detroit, in which she expressed a concern that she was going to “shirk” what needs to be done.
In the…
Turkey’s Erdogan takes tough EU line after PM quits
Turkey's president has told the EU it will not change its anti-terror laws in return for visa-free travel.
"We'll go our way, you go yours," Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.
Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36229468
Canada wildfire: Images show Fort McMurray devastation
The exact scale of the damage is difficult to assess, as access to the city is restricted.
Officials have given few details other than to report that 1,600 homes and other buildings have been destroyed.
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Euro 2016: Germany’s Ilkay Gundogan set to miss tournament with knee injury
Germany midfielder Ilkay Gundogan is set to miss Euro 2016 after dislocating a kneecap in training.
The Borussia Dortmund player has been strongly linked with a move to Manchester this summer when Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola will take…
Mousa Dembele: Tottenham midfielder gets six-game ban for violent conduct
Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Mousa Dembele has been banned for six games by the Football Association for violent conduct against Chelsea's Diego Costa.
Belgium international Dembele appeared to eye-gouge forward Costa during Spurs' 2-2…
Italy’s special envoy to the Caribbean meets with SKN Foreign Affairs Minister Brantley
(ZIZ News) -- Italy's special Envoy for Caribbean states, his Excellency Paolo Serpi paid a courtesy call on Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Mark Brantley, at the Nevis Island Administration’s (NIA) office on May 5th.
Mr. Brantley said…
1,000 safety and security officers for Jamaica’s public schools
There will be 1,000 safety and security officers in Jamaica’s public schools come September, as authorities try to deal with indiscipline in the island’s learning institutions.
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Genetically engineered mosquitoes to be released in Cayman Islands
The Cayman Islands Mosquito Research and Control Unit (MRCU), in partnership with the UK-based firm Oxitec, will be releasing genetically engineered male mosquitoes across Grand Cayman in a new initiative to try and suppress the population…
Policeman charged in fatal Maryland shootings
A police officer has been arrested on suspicion of shooting dead his wife and two other people in Maryland, and injuring three others.
Eulalio Tordil, 62, is suspected of killing his estranged wife Gladys outside a high school on Thursday.…
Philippines election: Final rallies ahead of vote
Final campaign rallies are being held in the Philippines' capital Manila ahead of Monday's election.
The current presidential frontrunner is outspoken 71-year-old mayor Rodrigo "Digong" Duterte.
But current president Benigno Aquino is…
Collaborative approach taken to improve security, grow economy
(PRESS SEC) – Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris and members of his Cabinet met with officials from the St. Kitts-Nevis Chamber of Industry and Commerce on Thursday, April 28th for a roundtable discussion on the economy and…
PM Harris holds discussions With U.S. Department of the Treasury
(SKNIS): Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, who is in Washington D.C. to attend the United States-Caribbean-Central American (US-CCA) Energy Summit in Washington D.C. from May 3-4, 2016, is holding…
Illegal drugs seized during search at RLB
(RSCNPF): A search of arriving luggage and persons at the Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport by officers of Her Majesty's Customs and Excise Department on Sunday night (May 01) has resulted in the seizure of a quantity of a white…