ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, August 30, 2018 (CMC) – A 25-year-old man became the first person to be charged for violating a section of the Electronic Crimes Act, when he appeared in court, earlier this week. Yurber Phillip was charged with ...
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Jamaica’s G.C. Foster College And Sprintec Track Club Sign MOU To Train World-Class Athletes
By Chad Bryan Contributing Writer ST. CATHERINE, Jamaica August 30, 2018 — Representatives of the G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport and Sprintec Track Club, which is based at the institution, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), ...
Read More »Exxonmobil Makes Ninth Discovery Offshore Guyana
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, August. 30, 2018 (CMC) – US-based oil giant, ExxonMobil, announced the discovery of approximately 197 feet (60 metres) of high-quality, oil-bearing sandstone reservoir at the Hammerhead-1 – the ninth discovery of oil in the Stabroek Block and the ...
Read More »How To Plant A Pest-Resistant Garden
By Jodi Helmer Guest Writer You’re not the only one enjoying the garden this summer. Chances are good that aphids, gnats, rabbits, and deer also love your lush annuals, perennials, vegetables, and herbs. Watching pests destroy your garden is frustrating, ...
Read More »Bird Strike Forces New York-Bound Caribbean Airlines Plane To Return To Piarco Airport
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, August 30, 2018 (CMC) — A Caribbean Airlines (CAL) flight, bound for New York, yesterday, was forced to turn around and return to the Piarco International Airport here, following a bird strike. On Thursday, ...
Read More »Men Behaving Bad?: Men, Caps, Hats And Etiquette
By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator I am penning this inquiry in the sincere hope that male readers would respond, thereby updating me as to current social mores and etiquette, pertinent to the vexing practice of wearing hats and ...
Read More »How To Overcome Sugar Cravings — You Can!
By Chef Selwyn Richards Culinary Columnist Certain foods or food-type cravings can be more difficult to overcome than others. Sugar, alcohol, carbohydrates, and caffeine are some of the top offenders. Here is one of the more specific cravings — sugar ...
Read More »Pick-Me-Up Chocolate Soy Smoothie
By Chef Selwyn Culinary Columnist This chocolate banana soy smoothie is a great way to start the day! Ingredients (serves 1) 1 cup soy milk (plain or vanilla) 1 medium banana, quartered 2 Tablespoons chocolate syrup 3 ice cubes Method ...
Read More »Let Us Begin The New School Year By Addressing Student Discipline
“It is easier to build strong children than to fix broken men.”– Frederick Douglass By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator Lately, schools have been the center of discussion, regarding their conversion to scenes of abuse and crime. This is ...
Read More »Son Of St. Kitts-Nevis Government Minister Shot And Killed
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts-Nevis, August 29, 2018 (CMC) – The son of a senior government minister was shot and killed, on Monday night. In a brief statement, the police confirmed that Mickail “Mitch” Liburd, the son of the Minister of Public ...
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