March 2015

WI face defending champs India in crucial WCup game

March 05, 2015 in Sports

[caption id="attachment_4022" align="alignright" width="300"] The West Indies’ pace bowler Jerome Taylor about to deliver a ball during his team’s training session at Murdoch University Oval, Perth, Australia, on Tuesday. (PHOTO: WICB MEDIA/PHILIP SPOONER)[/caption] PERTH, Australia (AFP) — Defending champions India will look to continue their recent...

Doctor says sickle cell is a risk factor for glaucoma

March 05, 2015 in Regional

Ahead of World Glaucoma Week March 8 to 14, the local Glaucoma Support Group is highlighting the connection between the eye disease and sickle cell anemia. Pediatrician Dr Edda Hadeed of the Sickle Cell Association explained that the sticky, sickle shaped white blood cells that characterise...

‘‘Give youths a chance’’

March 05, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_4016" align="alignleft" width="300"] Kabaka Pyramid[/caption] WHILE he is not impressed with the current cast of Jamaican politicians, roots artiste Kabaka Pyramid believes young people should be given more opportunities in how the country is run. The 29-year-old singjay takes on politicians in Well Done, a song...