Group outraged at student’s attack on UWI, Mona campus

Kingston, Jamaica -- The University of the West Indies chapter of Generation 2000 (G2K), the Mona Campus Youth League (MCYL) on Thursday condemned the Tuesday attack of a female student on the campus. It described the attack on the student…

Six inmates in Taiwan hostage standoff commit suicide

Taipei, Taiwan (AFP) -- Six prisoners at a southern Taiwan jail committed suicide on Thursday, ending a standoff after they took several staff hostage to complain about unfair trials and demand their freedom, officials said. The prisoners…

Canadian police seize cocaine on flight from St Maarten

Mississauga (CMC) -- Canadian police are hunting for the trafficker of five kilograms of cocaine imported on a flight that came from St Maarten on Sunday. The seizure was made by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), as officers…

Jamaica makes top 10 in media freedom worldwide

Paris, France (AFP) -- Media freedom suffered a "drastic decline" worldwide last year in part because of extremist groups such as Islamic State and Boko Haram, the watchdog group Reporters Without Borders said in its annual evaluation…

CSS defeats GSS

Sports Page -- The local inter High schools Cricket championships on Nevis commenced on Wednesday 11th February at the ET Willet Park. The first match was preceded by a brief opening ceremony chaired by Sports coordinator Carl Tuckett who…

Scotland gives West Indies a scare

(Cricinfo) -- Scotland nearly upset West Indies in their chase of 314 in the warm-up match at the SCG, but fell short by three runs despite needing 14 runs from the last two overs with four wickets in hand. Opener Kyle Coetzer led…

Leshan Moore wins at JLPS

Sports Page -- Leshan Moore of Green house, ran away from the pack to secure first place in the senior boys’ cross country event at the Jocelyn Liburd Primary School. The event was held on Wednesday 11th February. The route which started…