(From the ZIZ Newspaper in St. Kitts and Nevis)
Northern Caribbean University's (NCU) Department of Communication Studies (DCS) in Jamaica, appoints Kasey Williams and St.Kitts and Nevis national, Chantelle Rochester as the Make and Female Burgundy Jacket Holders (BJH) respectively, for the 2019/20 academic year.
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By Rhondeen Williams
Customers of Western Union in Jamaica, through the aid of the GraceKennedy Money Services (GKMS), are now able to have money transferred directly to their bank accounts.
On April 16, 2019, in a recent press release, GKMS Jamaica Country Manager Margaret Campbell expressed excitement about this new service being...
PHOTO CREDIT – CHANTELLE ROCHESTER
New rate sheet for Knock Patrick Commuters.
The rate sheet shows up to 66% hike for off route commuters. With the fare being raised from $150 JMD commuters are now being charged $200 JMD for a short turn offs and $250 JMD for longer turn offs.
MANDEVILLE, Jamaica – Members of...
Jamaica Badminton Technical director, former head coach of the National Badminton team and NCU Badminton instructor Howard Ranger insists that Northern Caribbean University (NCU) should invest more in the sport at the university.
According to Ranger, NCU has just started to include the sport in its curriculum but resources are very...
February 3rd, 2019 The Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) – Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, the Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis – will lead a delegation to Uruguay, where an international conference focusing on the ongoing political upheaval in Venezuela is set to convene this Thursday, February 7th, 2019, in the...
Mindfulness, breathing and relaxation exercises are going to be introduced to 370 schools in England in an effort to teach children about the importance of looking after their mental health.
The launch of the mental health trial is one of the largest of its kind in the world, and is being led by the Anna Freud National Centre for...
Scientists are using the popular drawing game Pictionary to teach artificial intelligence common sense.
AI researchers at the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2), a non-profit lab in Seattle, developed a version of the game called Iconary in order to teach its AllenAI artificial intelligence abstract concepts from...
NASSAU, The Bahamas– At least 28 Haitian migrants drowned in the waters off the northern Bahamian island of Abaco when the vessel they were travelling in capsized and sunk over the weekend.
The Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) said 17 survivors were rescued.
The discovery of the first set of bodies was made by tourists on a...
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts –- Heads of Government in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have called on the Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary-General, His Excellency Luis Almagro Lemes, to publicly clarify his “unilateral” position on the present ongoing political imbroglio in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
In a...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana- A fatal road accident in Georgetown, Guyana early yesterday morning led to the death of 35-year-old Trevon Butters and injury of 25-year-old Natasha Sobers.
According to the Guyana Chronicles, Butters and Sobers were heading west of Princess Street, George Town after leaving a club together.
Butters, who was...
The first match of the 2019 inter-house basketball competition came to a premature end due to heavy rainfall.
Brodie and Beaumont were engaging in intense competition before heavy Mandeville rains forced the game to a stop. The basketball match was in touching distance of the half time mark before the rains came. Beaumont had...
Public Cleansing Manager for Manchester,Clarendon and St Elizabeth, Sheldon Smith is appealing to members of the Mandeville community to take charge of their solid waste disposal.
Mr Smith said there is a lack of civic pride in Jamaica which is fueling a culture of nastiness in the country.
“One of such is garbage disposal...
Its almost the end of another semester and during this time, everything runs high: adrenaline, impatience, stress, blood pressure, anxiety and lack of sleep. Yet, it is in these times that I would encourage you, don't get high. Though it would be a good thing to also deal with alcohol or drugs in terms of not getting high, this article...
This month marks the one year death anniversary of the well-respected police officer, Corporal Melvin Smith who was gunned down in Mandeville Town. Smith was attached to the Community Safety and Security Branch of the Mandeville Police Station.
At a memorial service held on October 26 at the Cecil Charlton Park, President of the...
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