March 2016

Son of National Hero speaks on SKN Issues

March 01, 2016 in National

One of the son of National Hero Sir CA Paul Southwell was the special guest on the popular issues talk show on Freedom Fm. Poesy Southwell spoke on a number of issues including the fall off in applications to the CBI program, reflections on the first...

3 dead in confrontation with cops

February 29, 2016 in Regional

MONTEGO BAY, St James — The Independent Commission of Investigations has been called on to probe the shooting of four men, three fatally, who allegedly engaged members of the St James police in firefights in two separate incidents in the parish between Saturday evening and...

Johnson hundred puts Jaguars in front

February 29, 2016 in Sports

Left-hander Leon Johnson sent a strong message to selectors with his second hundred in three games as leaders Guyana Jaguars took a firm grip of their eighth round clash with Leeward Islands Hurricanes here Saturday. The Jaguars skipper stroked 107 – an innings which powered the...

PAHO sets guidelines to identify Zika Virus

February 29, 2016 in Regional

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says it has collaborated with the Arbovirus Laboratory Network (RELDA) on new guidelines to improve lab confirmation of suspected Zika cases in the Caribbean and Latin America, even as more accurate tests are developed. “With dengue and chikungunya circulating in...