Moscow bans Egypt Air flights after jet crash

(BBC) Russia's state aviation authority has banned Egypt's national carrier from flying to Russia, a Moscow airport spokesman says. Flights from Russia to Egypt are already suspended after a passenger plane crashed in the Sinai last month.…

Zika virus reaches CARICOM; five cases confirmed

(Caribbean360) The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has confirmed five cases of Zika virus in Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nation, but it has not identified the country or given no details about the infected individuals. In a…

Sugar Boyz” Defeats Andorra

(ZIZ News) – The St. Kitts and Nevis National Football team or “Sugar Boyz” got its European friendly campaign off to a winning start on Thursday when it defeated Andorra, 1-nil. St. Kitts and Nevis exhibited a strong defensive performance…

Five Bills, Seven Resolutions Planned For Parliament Sitting

(ZIZ News) – Five bills and seven resolutions are expected to be presented in National Assembly, next week, when the country’s parliament convenes. While the names of those bills and resolutions have not yet been revealed, the general…

Caribbean Association of Banks Conference Begins

(ZIZ News) – Banking officials and related service providers are in St. Kitts this week for the Caribbean Association of Banks Conference, taking a look at the future of the industry and issues to be addressed. The event began with an…

WICB/UNICEF Child Protection Workshop Held in St. Kitts

(ZIZ News) – The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has partnered with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to host another Child Protection Workshop for coaches involved in the WICB Grassroots and Scotia Bank Kiddy Cricket programmes.…

Support Taiwan’s Meaningful Participation of UNFCCC

Minister Kuo-Yen Wei Environmental Protection Administration Executive Yuan, Republic of China (Taiwan) November 2015 During the 1970s, British scholar James Lovelock put forward the Gaia hypothesis, which proposes that the Earth is a…