Tweed weed sees need to seed contest

Tweed weed sees need to seed contest

  Snoop Lion is typical of many entertainers in his enjoyment of a joint. SMITHS FALLS, Ontario – Tweed Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Canopy Growth Corporation, will sponsor the High Times 2015 Jamaican and World Cannabis Cups taking place in Negril, Jamaica. Tweed is a Canadian company licensed under the marijuana for medical […]

Kamal denied ambulance at hospital

Kamal denied ambulance at hospital

Kamaluddin Mohammed PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Former health minister Dr. Fuad Khan has condemned the management of the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex for denying on discharge one of his predecessors – former health minister, Kamaluddin Mohammed – an ambulance to take him home from the Mount Hope complex. In a statement, Khan said […]

Caribbean Airlines CEO quits

Caribbean Airlines CEO quits

Michael DiLollo PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – CEO of Caribbean Airlines (CAL) Michael DiLollo has quit after just 17 months on the job. The 48-year-old Canadian national, citing personal reasons, resigned with immediate effect. His resignation has been accepted by the state-owned airline’s board of directors. CAL Chairman Phillip Marshall announced that chief financial officer […]

Mom cites drugs in T&T decapitation

Mom cites drugs in T&T decapitation

Nathan Maraj PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago – Ramdaye Maraj, 74, the mother of Nathan Maraj, 35, whose decapitated body was found in a garbage heap in Port of Spain last Wednesday, says her son’s gruesome murder should be a lesson and a wake-up call to all children involved in drugs. Speaking from her […]

Funny business in Guatemala prez vote

Funny business in Guatemala prez vote

Jimmy Morales GUATEMALA CITY – Former TV comic Jimmy Morales, who has no experience in government, declared himself the winner of Guatemala’s presidential election last week. His win comes after a corruption scandal toppled the last president and stoked outrage with the political establishment. The headquarters of Morales’ National Convergence Front (FCN) party erupted in […]

Jamaican pol wants buggery referendum

Jamaican pol wants buggery referendum

Andrew Holness WESTMORELAND, Jamaica – Opposition Leader Andrew Holness says a Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) government will allow the Jamaican people to vote in a referendum to determine if there should be any amendment to the Buggery Act. “You will also know that when it comes to time to determine whether or not we should […]

Suriname leads Islamic banking in CARICOM

Suriname leads Islamic banking in CARICOM

Suriname Trust Bank majority shareholder Jim Rassam, left, and Mohamed Maher Mannai, manager of Islamic Financial Institutions Program, are developing Islamic banking in Suriname. PARAMARIBO, Suriname – In an effort to expand its economic partners, Suriname has forged strong ties with the Islamic world by accelerating its engagement with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) […]

Rave reviews for Jamaica, Bahamas airports

Rave reviews for Jamaica, Bahamas airports

Sangster Airport in Montego Bay got high marks. BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Every year, SleepingInAirports conducts a survey asking travellers to rate their airport experiences worldwide in several categories to determine the overall ranking. Those that topped the 2015 list of Best Airports in the Caribbean and Central America were considered noteworthy for the overall travel […]

Airlines jump into Guyana market

Airlines jump into Guyana market

Attractions like the Iwokrama Walkway are helping to boost Guyana’s tourism.   GEORGETOWN, Guyana – A decade ago, Guyana was only served by a few airlines. Today that number has more than doubled and airlines have also increased their frequency on existing routes in recent weeks. Moreover, more international carriers are set to enter the […]

Camacho’s ashes buried at Bourda, Guyana

Camacho’s ashes buried at Bourda, Guyana

Steven Camacho – storied career. Steven Camacho, the former Guyana and West Indies opening batsman, who died Oct. 2 in Antigua at 69 was buried last Sunday at the famous Bourda cricket ground in Georgetown, Guyana, where the West Indies won their first ever Test in February 1930 against England. A memorial service at Georgetown […]