Bill Cosby: US judge allows sex assault case against actor

US prosecutors can proceed with a sexual assault charge against comedian Bill Cosby, a judge has ruled. Mr Cosby is accused of drugging and fondling a former Temple University employee, Andrea Constand, in 2004. His lawyers had argued in…

CELAC adopts CARICOM call for reparations

The Community of Latin and American States CELAC Parliamentary group has adopted the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) call for reparations for native genocide and the enslavement of African people in the Caribbean through the Trans-Atlantic…

Police High Command Addresses Crime

(ZIZ News) -- Officers of the Police Force High Command took to the airwaves on Wednesday to address various issues surrounding crime. The police top brass were the guests on a special edition of Working for You that addressed several…

Remembering Venner’s Contribution

(ZIZ News) -- The new Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, Timothy Antoine, has praised former Governor Sir K. Dwight Venner for his contribution to the institution and the region. During a press conference on Monday, Antoine…

FIM Mini-Grant Award

(ZIZ News) -- Small businesses in the Federation are once again being given the opportunity to receive a mini grant award for the purchasing of business equipment. Advisor at the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Sybil Welsh described the…

Unique Touch Christian Centre Celebrates 13 Years Of Service

(ZIZ News) -- The Unique Touch Christian Centre is, this year, celebrating its 13th anniversary under the theme “Thirteen Years of Service, To Our God and King” As part of the celebrations, on Sunday, a special service was held in Sandy…

West Indies mankad Zimbabwe to enter quarterfinal

West Indies Under-19 entered the quarter-final of the World Cup in controversial and tense circumstances, as Keemo Paul effected a mankad to claim the last Zimbabwe Under-19 wicket - that of Richard Ngarava - with three runs needed off the…

Rio 2016: Zika virus concern for British Olympians

British Olympians have described the rapid spread of the Zika virus in Brazil as "devastating and "daunting". Brazilian authorities said there was no risk to athletes and spectators, except pregnant women, at the Rio Olympics which runs…

Zika virus infection ‘through sex’ reported in US

A rare case of the Zika virus being transmitted through sex, not a mosquito bite, has been reported in the US. A patient infected in Dallas, Texas, is likely to have been infected by sexual contact, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)…