VHS Students first to graduate from TAPS Academy

(ZIZ News) -- Five students of the Verchild’s High School graduated on Thursday from the Teens and Police Service Academy. The graduation ceremony was held at the school and was attended by a large contingent from the police force…

American Express cutting 4,000 jobs

New York, United States (AFP) -- American Express Company said Wednesday it planned to cut its workforce by 4,000 jobs to reduce costs. Marina Hoffman Norville, a spokeswoman for the US banking group and a leading issuer of credit cards,…

Cyber security predictions for 2015

Bridgetown, Barbados -- Our 2014 predictions and awareness mission covered attack vectors across websites, data, email, and networks due a rise in malware infestations as well as a rise in persons being victims of cybercrime across the…

Plants from France to revive banana industry in Dominica

Roseau, Dominica -- Minister of Agriculture Johnson Drigo has found a possible solution to the severe blow of the black sigatoka disease, which was first detected in Dominica in 2012. Drigo indicated that 20,000 banana plants imported from…

Guyana and Suriname both go to the polls in May

Georgetown, Guyana -- Guyana and Suriname, both members of Caribbean Community (CARICOM), will go to the polls in May. Suriname’s President Desi Bouterse completed a successful term in office and will run again for another term. However,…

Cannabis Licensing Authority to regulate ganja industry

Kingston, Jamaica -- Minister of Justice, Senator Mark Golding on Wednesday said that a Cannabis Licensing Authority is to be established to regulate the proposed hemp and medicinal ganja industry in Jamaica. This is one of the provisions…

Mixed results as GSS has first race for the year

Sports Page -- The popular saying indicates that ‘the early bird catches the worm’ and so the Gingerland Secondary School made it its business to be the first out of the blocks for the athletic year 2015. On Tuesday 20th January the school…