St. John's, Antigua (AP) - Leaders of Antigua's Rastafarian community said yesterday that they would petition Parliament to legalise marijuana, which they use in religious rituals.

Convicted murderer Paul Gooden, a former distribution consultant at Yummy Bakery, St, Andrew, was sentenced yesterday to life behind bars and will not be eligible for parole for another 35 years.

Jamaat member Clive Lancelot Small, wanted by authorities in the United States to answer gun-related charges, left T&T yesterday to face trial before a grand jury.

Miss Trinidad and Tobago Kenisha Thom has made it to the top 10 in the Miss World competition in China.

After deliberating for nearly four hours, a Home Circuit Court jury yesterday returned a guilty verdict against 39-year-old Paul Gooden for the murder of his wife, 36-year-old Ingrid Andrade-Gooden.

On the International Day to Stop Domestic Violence, Amnesty International is launching a series of radio public service announcements in Jamaica. The initiative is part of Amnesty International?s campaign "Stop Violence Against Women", launched in March this year.

That bright light you saw swooping down in front of you from a helicopter recently is part of a major new initiative in the fight against crime.

Roseau - A strong, early morning earthquake shook the Caribbean islands of Dominica and Guadeloupe on Sunday, destroying at least a half dozen buildings and injuring several people.

Tickets to the seventh annual Caribbean Reggae Fest in Miami were selling well this week at Strictly the Best music shop in Miramar, one of nine outlets offering advanced sales for the event.

Doctors involved in Operation Rainbow II are at a loss as to what is causing the re-emergence of boils on the body of Noel Lochan.