Nicaragua turns back Cuban migrants to Costa Rica

(BBC) Nicaragua has turned back hundreds of Cuban migrants which it accuses of "storming" its border crossing from neighbouring Costa Rica on Sunday. The Cubans are travelling north, trying to reach the United States by land. They fear…

Somali refugees killed as forces clash in Mogadishu

(BBC) At least 11 people have been killed in Mogadishu after rival Somali security forces argued over who was in charge, witnesses say. The security forces opened fire while people queued for food cards at a camp for internally displaced…

Syria may be barred from CIP

(Antigua Observer) St. Johns, Antigua - Government is “actively” considering adding Syria to the list of nations, which will be barred from obtaining passports under the Citizens by Investment Programme (CIP). This is in wake of the recent…

Barbados on track to end AIDS epidemic as public health threat

(Caribbean360) Barbados is on track to end the AIDS epidemic as a public health threat by 2030, according to UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé. The Caribbean country has already reached the testing pillar of the 90–90–90 target, with…

Tremendous opportunities for Dominica in South East Asia

Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has said that there are tremendous opportunities for Dominica in South East Asia. Skerrit comments came following his recent visit to Asia as he aimed to raise some EC$30 Million for 2015 for Dominica under…

Nevisian Male Killed Near Church

(ZIZ News) -- Just one day after the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force landed its biggest drug seizure in recent times, police officers were busy conducting preliminary investigation into the shooting death of 29-year-old Kercel…

R.C.L. and Chamber of Industry and Commerce Partner

(ZIZ News) -- Two historical monuments in Basseterre were, on Saturday, lit blue in observance of World Diabetes Day. The lighting of the Berkeley Memorial on Fort Street and the Queen Victoria Statue at Baker’s Corner formed part of the…

Police Officers Commended for Major Drug Bust

(ZIZ News) -- Several units within the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force have come in for high praise from Assistant Commissioner of Police, Ian Queeley following Friday’s drug bust on Nevis, which led to the arrest of a young…

Sugar Mas 44 Underway

(ZIZ News) -- The mood has been set for Sugar Mas 44, as the annual St. Kitts and Nevis National Carnival officially got underway on Friday evening. The ceremony, held at The Circus in Basseterre, also saw the launch of this year’s slogan…

Government Officials Join Diabetes Association on Health Walk

(ZIZ News) -- The official observance of World Diabetes Day ended on Saturday with a health walk which saw persons walk from the Cenotaph, along the Bay Road, to the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, and back to the Cenotaph. While speaking…