October 2016

Mosquito Army Released In Zika Fight

October 28, 2016 in Regional

Scientists are planning to release an army of millions of modified mosquitoes in areas of Brazil and Colombia. They say the unusual approach is an attempt to provide “revolutionary protection” against mosquito-borne diseases such as Zika and chikungunya. The mosquitoes are infected with a bug called...

Angry JC students urged to pray after schoolmate killed on bus

October 28, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_14925" align="alignleft" width="300"] Nicholas Francis’ desk decorated with tributes from his classmates[/caption] ANGER and grief gripped Jamaica College in St Andrew yesterday as students grappled with the death of one of their schoolmates late Wednesday at the hands of a savage, knife-wielding robber. Fourteen-year-old Nicholas Francis,...