Regional Support For Second Courthouse

(ZIZ News) -- St. Kitts has received regional support for the establishment of a second courthouse in Basseterre. Attorney General, the Hon. Vincent Byron said the government has already held discussions with the Eastern Caribbean Supreme…

“In The Spirit Of Christmas”

(ZIZ News) -- As is tradition in December, the Berkeley Memorial, better known as The Circus, is coming alive for four nights this week, with the hosting of the “In the Spirit of Christmas” concert. According to the Ministry of Culture,…

Laptop Distribution Culminates

(ZIZ News) -- The Laptop Distribution Initiative, undertaken by the Ministry of Education, continued last week with presentations to various government primary and pre-schools and daycare centres on St. Kitts. According to Education…

US Supreme Court will not hear ‘assault weapons ban’ case

(BBC) The US Supreme Court has refused to take up a case brought by gun owners challenging an Illinois city's ban on so-called assault weapons. The decision leaves in place a lower court ruling that allows local governments some leeway in…

Venezuela election: Opposition ‘wins two-thirds majority’

(BBC) The leader of Venezuela's opposition has claimed it has won a critical two-thirds majority in Sunday's election. Henrique Capriles said the alliance won at least 112 seats in Congress. If confirmed, this would allow the opposition…

US al-Shabab militant held in Somalia

(BBC) An American member of Somali Islamist militant group al-Shabab has been arrested in Somalia, an official has told the BBC. He said the man had been stopped while he was trying to escape from al-Shabab after some of his friends were…

Bananas are facing extinction, new study finds

(Antigua Observer) A new study has found a strain of disease is threatening the global banana industry. The study, published in PLOS Pathogens, found the disease called Panama Tropical Race 4 (TR4) is sweeping parts of the globe,…

2 cents less

(Barbados Today) Effective midnight, Barbadians will pay less for gasoline, diesel and kerosene. The retail price of gasoline will drop from $2.80 per litre to $2.78 per litre, while diesel will move from $2.09 per litre to $2.07. Kerosene…

Activists Say Deportation Of Man Will Be Illegal

(Tribune242) HUMAN rights advocates are deploring the fact that a man, who recently had charges of illegal entry dismissed in Magistrate’s Court, is being held at the Carmichael Road Detention Centre awaiting deportation. Fred Smith, QC,…

Iraq threatens Turkey with UN Action over Troop Deployment

Iraq has threatened to go to the UN if Turkey does not withdraw soldiers it sent to areas near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul within 48 hours. Baghdad said the deployment was done without consultation and was a violation of national…