The Maia Chung Autism and Disabilities Foundation would like to announce the establishment of the Quinn Garren James Smith Computer lab at The Adonijah Group of Schools in Kingston.

We will be kicking off the lab with the acquisition of a brand new

The Maia Chung Autism and Disabilities Foundation would like to announce the establishment of the Quinn Garren James Smith Computer lab at The Adonijah Group of Schools in Kingston.

We will be kicking off the lab with the acquisition of a brand new

Growing seedlings

Sow the seeds in a seed box or commercial seedling tray.

For a seed box, sandy, loamy soil, manure, coir (optional), straw, small stones and

By: Tony Best

At a time when Caribbean nations are continuing to feel the effects of the global economic slowdown and the impact of the financial crisis due to a slide in spending by tourists, high inflation and escalating joblessness, remittances fr

For years, Felix Guirola has earned stares of astonishment from fellow Cubans as he pedals his giant bicycle down the streets of Havana. Now he hopes to wheel himself into the record books.

From his humble home in Cuba's capital city, Guirola labors a

Cuban researchers are trying to revive the nation's wilting coffee production by using bio-technology, an expert said.

A research project involving three institutions nationwide has made headway in developing new coffee plant varieties with higher yie

UTT design graduate Lynda Osborne models a formal design from her thesis collection. Photo: Brian Ng Fatt

AP Photo: Collin Reid

Usain Bolt suffered a major upset in the 100m final at the Jamaican Olympic trials as world champion Yohan Blake won in a time of 9.75 seconds.

Olympic champion Bolt was second in 9.86, with former world record holder Asafa Po

A hotel resort in Les Cayes, Haiti, where tourism had been growing before the 2010 earthquake. Entrepreneurs are now trying to revive Haitian tourism. (Clement Sabourin, AFP/Getty Images / June 9, 2012)

Grade 5 students from every corner of Saint Lucia battled to the finish on Wednesday June 13, as the 2012 National Primary Schools Spelling Bee Finals were held at the St Mary’s College auditorium. After nearly four gruelling hours, Xanther Donnelly

Following a meeting with the St Lucia Manufacturers Association, Sandals Resorts International committed to sponsoring a mini-expo providing the members of the association with an opportunity to showcase their products. The expo on Wednesday, June 13

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua, Tuesday June 19 2012 - As a boy, Hilson Baptiste remembers going to his neighbour’s home and giving them a large slice of pumpkin grown in his family’s backyard garden. In return, he would be given two fish for his family.

But Bap

June marks the beginning of the hurricane season and the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) through its Agricultural Disaster Risk Management (ADRM) programme is prepared and ready to help farmers in disaster prevention and mitigation.

• The most important measure for prevention of disease is the use of healthy planting material.
• Fields should have good drainage or raised beds to ensure that rhizomes are not exposed to prolonged wetness.
• Do not plant ginger in the same field if rhizome

• The most important measure for prevention of disease is the use of healthy planting material.
• Fields should have good drainage or raised beds to ensure that rhizomes are not exposed to prolonged wetness.
• Do not plant ginger in the same field if rhizome

Ginger rhizome rot is considered one of the major limiting actors of ginger production in Jamaica.

The main pathogens associated with this disease are fungi, such as Fusarium spp, Rhizoctonia solani, and Pythium sp, bacterial pathogens and parasitic n