February 2015

Ganja/University deal as UTech partners with Ganja Labs USA

February 23, 2015 in International

[caption id="attachment_3771" align="alignleft" width="300"] High-grade Jamaican variety Purple Skunk[/caption] BALRAM Vaswani chairman and 'chief ganja officer' of Ganja Labs USA and the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) on Monday, February 16 signed a three-year agreement to develop high-quality ganja strains. It forms the latest drive to formalise...

Champs India demolish ‘stroing’ South Africa by 130 runs

February 23, 2015 in Sports

[caption id="attachment_3768" align="alignleft" width="300"] India's Shikhar Dhawan plays a shot during the Pool B 2015 Cricket World Cup match against South Africa at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), yesterday. India won by 130 runs. (PHOTO: AFP)[/caption] SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Defending champions India demolished South Africa...

Sterling on target as Liverpool push bid for Champions League spot

February 23, 2015 in Sports

[caption id="attachment_3765" align="alignleft" width="300"] Liverpool's Brazilian midfielder Philippe Coutinho (right) shoots to score the opening goal during the English Premier League match against Southampton at St Mary's in Southampton, yesterday.[/caption] LONDON, England (AFP) -- Liverpool survived three penalty appeals to boost their bid for a top-four...

Windies sound warning

February 23, 2015 in Sports

[caption id="attachment_3762" align="alignleft" width="300"] West Indies captain Jason Holder (left) celebrates dismissing Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad during their 2015 Cricket World Cup Group B match in Christchurch on Friday. (PHOTO: AFP)[/caption] CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (CMC) -- Expect West Indies to enter their next clash against Zimbabwe...

18 killed and 76 injured in Haiti carnival accident

February 23, 2015 in Regional

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (HCNN) — Haiti’s minister of Communication, Rotchild Francois Jr., announced on Wednesday that 18 people were killed and 76 injured as a result of an electric shock during the second day of the annual 3-day carnival parade in the Caribbean country where an...