Parents Alerted To Hand Foot & Mouth Disease

October 26, 2015 in Regional

A public awareness campaign is under way following confirmation of more than a dozen cases of the highly contagious Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease in Antigua. The illness usually affects children younger than 10 years old, and is characterised by sores in or on the mouth...

Gov’t awards third ganja research licence

October 26, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_8409" align="alignleft" width="300"] Phillip Paulwell[/caption] KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) – Canadian nutraceutical and pharmaceutical company, Timeless Herbal Care Limited (THC), which has operations in Jamaica, is the first private entity to be granted a ganja research licence by the Government. The licence is the third to be...

T&T pulls out of Miss Universe Pageant

October 23, 2015 in Regional

Trinidad and Tobago will not be participating in the 2015 edition of the Miss Universe Pageant, a statement from the Facebook page of the local franchise holder said yesterday. The statement said the decision follows discussions between the International Miss Universe Organization and local franchise holders...