Amla Quits South African Test Captaincy

(ZIZ News) – Hashim Amla has resigned as South Africa’s Test Captain, immediately after his side drew the second test against England. The 32-year-old had been in poor form but made a double century to inspire his side's fight back after…

High Expectations for SME Sector

(ZIZ News) – Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dr. Hon. Timothy Harris has high expectations for the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) sector. In his 2016 New Year's Day address, he said there would be stimulation of activity and…

Canada’s Prime Minister visits St. Kitts-Nevis

(ZIZ News) -- Canada’s recently elected Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, is currently in St. Kitts and Nevis. A photo has been circulating on social media which sees the popular leader posing with well known Nevisian chef and entrepreneur,…

Nigeria court in Kano sentences cleric to death for blasphemy

(BBC) An Islamic court has sentenced a Nigerian cleric to death by hanging for insulting the Prophet Muhammad in the northern city of Kano. Abdulazeez Dauda, popularly known as Abdul Inyass, was convicted after a trial held in secret to…

UK launches new two-year visa rules for Chinese nationals

(BBC) A new two-year visa system for Chinese nationals visiting the UK will begin next week, the foreign secretary has announced. It will enable visitors from China to make multiple trips to the UK for longer periods, the government said.…

Suitcase couple husband arrested; suspect in wife’s death

(Jamaica Observer) Jamaica — The man who made headlines in 2012 with his wife after the decomposing body of their two-year-old son was found in a suitcase at their Chisolm Avenue, Kingston home, has again been arrested. This time, he is…