January 2017

Obama in his final hours at the White House

January 20, 2017 in International

[caption id="attachment_16063" align="alignleft" width="300"] US President Barack Obama cries as he speaks during his farewell address in Chicago, Illinois [/caption] WASHINGTON, DC, USA (AP) — Eight tumultuous years at the helm of American power have come and gone, and for President Barack Obama, this is finally the...

Rose powers slumping Knicks past Celtics 117-106

January 19, 2017 in Sports

BOSTON -- New York's locker room door opened and music was blaring in the background. It's not a scene that's happened after too many Knicks' games lately. Derrick Rose matched his season high with 30 points, and the slumping Knicks beat the Boston Celtics 117-106 on Wednesday...

Trump arrives in Washington with a wave and a salute

January 19, 2017 in International

[caption id="attachment_16239" align="alignright" width="300"] President-elect Donald Trump, accompanied by his wife Melania Trump, waves as they arrive at Andrews Air Force Base[/caption] WASHINGTON, United States (AP) — Ready for his big moment, Donald Trump traded in his beloved private plane for a military jet Thursday and...

Ganja hidden in onion shipment; men charged

January 19, 2017 in Regional

A 64-year-old man, who allegedly tried to ship onions stuffed with 26 pounds of ganja to Antigua, was offered $300,000 bail when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court last Friday. Pershard Smith was held on January 5 after he went to the...