Ganja not for schoolchildren, Thwaites warns

Kingston, Jamaica -- “Ganja is not for schoolchildren and smoking it is not to be encouraged,” Minister of Education Ronald Thwaites cautioned Parliament yesterday. Thwaites, speaking in the Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives…

NY Heart doctor tried to have rival killed

Mineola, New York (AP) -- A Long Island heart doctor had another doctor's office torched, then hired people who turned out to be undercover officers in a failed attempt to have him hurt or killed, authorities said Wednesday. Dr Anthony J…

Trinidad rattled by strong earthquake

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 rocked Trinidad and Tobago on Wednesday night but there were no immediate reports of damages or injuries. The United States Geological Survey said the quake was also…

Blackwood hits first ton

North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda (AFP) -- England’s top-order tumbled cheaply again, but the tourists still worked themselves into a commanding position at 116 for three in their second innings, an overall lead of 220, by stumps on the…

Windies stage gutsy fight-back after early slump

North Sound, Antigua, CMC -- West Indies were staging a gutsy fight-back against England at stumps on the second day of the first test at the Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium here Tuesday. Veteran Shiv Chanderpaul and Jermaine Blackwood…

IICA’s Accountability Seminar

(ZIZ News) -- Agricultural officers gathered on Wednesday to discuss the accountability of the Inter American Cooperation for Agriculture (IICA) and its plans for the Federation. During the opening ceremony for an IICA Accountability…