The Bluefields Bay region in eastern Westmoreland comprises several districts, including Belmont, Cherry Hill, Mount Airy, Mearnville and Auldyr. It was near this area that Category-5 Hurricane Melissa made landfall on Tuesday, October 28 last year...

When Jamaica went from being virtually an economic basket case to being the economic wonder of the world, Jamaican international financial professional Courtney Christie-Veitch decided that this was a story that had to be told. To this end, he...

Six children with severe congenital heart defects recently received life-saving cardiac surgery led by London-based Professor Victor Tsang, a world-renowned specialist in paediatric valve repair and replacement. The procedures were carried out at...

The United Way of Jamaica (UWJ) is to disburse $100 million in donations from J.E.T.S. Limited, operator of the MultiLink debit network, to support recovery efforts following Hurricane Melissa. The contribution forms part of the company’s corporate...

Former Glenmuir High School principal Monacia Williams says the life and ministry of late school chaplain Alvarine ‘Sister Gem’ Roberts stand as a sterling exemplar for school chaplains, defined by quiet sacrifice, profound compassion and a depth...

Expert pour l’ONU et invité de notre JT de ce soir, Vincent Doumeizel présente l'algue comme une ressource inexplorée majeure. Capable de remplacer le plastique, de nourrir l'humanité et de réparer les océans, c'est une « bombe nutritionnelle » qui pourrait provoquer une révolution écologique. Pour lui, ce changement commence dans nos assiettes pour préserver notre santé et celle de la planète.

[Premium Times] The veneer of Kano as one of the safer states in the North-west has been broken in recent months with the spillover of banditry from neighbouring Katsina State.

[Nile Post] Police have confirmed the arrest of outgoing Butambala County legislator Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi in connection with alleged acts of political violence during the January 15, 2026 general election in Butambala District.

Passenger movement at Singapore's Changi Airport hit a record high of 69.98 million in 2025, Changi Airport Group (CAG) said in a press release on Thursday (Jan 22).The figure is a 3.4 per cent increase over the 67.7 million passengers in 2024. Last year, 374,000 flights landed at or took off from Changi Airport, up 2.2 per cent compared to 2024.Meanwhile, airfreight throughput - the volume of cargo that passes through an airport or air cargo facility over a certain period - totalled 2.08 million, up 4.5 per cent compared to the previous year.New routes, expanded connectivityAmid the 374,000 landings and take-offs, 13 new routes were added last year. This includes: Changchun, Harbin, Lanzhou, Yichang and Zhangjiajie in China; Labuan Bajo, Padang and Semarang in Indonesia; Vienna in Austria; Vijayawada in India; Kota Bahru in Malaysia; Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia and Nha Trang in Vietnam. Two new passenger airlines - MIAT Mongolian Airlines and Pelitia Air - were also added last year.

An accident along the Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE) on Wednesday (Jan 21) evening left one car overturned, though no significant injuries were reported.The accident, involving one car and one tipper truck, happened at about 7.40pm along AYE towards the Marina Coastal Expressway (MCE), before Clementi Avenue 2 exit.When AsiaOne arrived at the scene at around 7.45pm, debris was seen strewn across two of the three lanes along the AYE. There was also debris on the leftmost lane of the slip road towards Clementi Avenue 2.A man in army uniform was seen next to a red car which was overturned on the third lane. Nearby, a tipper truck and another car were stopped along the slip road. A man wearing a safety vest, presumably the driver of the tipper truck, and another man dressed in black were seen near the overturned car.Responding to AsiaOne's queries, the Singapore Civil Defence Force said that one person was assessed for minor injuries but he declined to be sent to hospital.Although a Traffic Police expressway patrol unit was seen at the scene, AsiaOne understands that the two drivers involved agreed to settle the matter privately.

More than 70 travellers were caught for various offences — including failing to declare large amounts of cash and evading taxes on cigarettes and liquor — in a week-long, multi-agency enforcement operation conducted across Singapore's land, air and sea checkpoints.In a joint statement on Thursday (Jan 22), the police, Immigration and Checkpoints Authority and Singapore Customs said more than 10,000 travellers and 260 vehicles were checked during the operation, which took place between Jan 13 and 19. Law enforcement officers conducting checks at Singapore's land, air and sea checkpoints during the operation. PHOTO: SPF, ICA In addition, more than 14,000 pieces of luggage and hand-carry bags were scanned or searched. 

Un ensemble immobilier de 2 lots mis en vente par appel d’offres, situé à Paea, au lotissement Papehue. Cette vente intervient à la demande de l’AGRASC, l’agence de gestion et de recouvrement des avoirs saisis et confisqués. Ces biens immobiliers ont été saisis par la justice dans le cadre de blanchiment d’argent et de trafic de stupéfiants.

Six months ago I lost my job. I was an amicably divorced father of four with a £100,000 position at a tech company when I was told my role was no longer needed.

Francis's legs are trembling with fear as he tries desperately to avoid eye contact with the Russian soldier who is strapping the landmine to his chest.

The Department of Homeland Security announced Wednesday that federal agents had launched 'Operation Catch of the Day'.

Brooklyn Beckham isn't blowing up his famous family for nothing. He's positioning himself, financially, strategically and for the first time, on his own terms.

A woman who warned others of a major landslide just moments before she was buried in rubble is being heralded a hero as search efforts continue.

(AP) — United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday scrapped the tariffs that he threatened to impose on eight European nations to press for US control over Greenland. It's a dramatic reversal shortly after insisting he wanted to get the...

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says Jamaica must prioritise economic independence and strategic statecraft in a "new era of diplomacy”. “It's a new era of diplomacy. It's a new era of geopolitics,” he said Tuesday at the Jamaica Stock Exchange...

The 48-hour curfews imposed in sections of Stony Hill and Red Hills Road in St Andrew, has been extended to Friday. The curfew covers the communities of Airy Castle Road and Brooks Level in Stony Hill as well as 100 and Park Lane on Red Hills...

Sagicor Foundation says approximately $79 million from the 2023 SIGMA charity run was used to purchase a CT scan machine for the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) in St Andrew. The equipment was shipped in December 2025 and is expected...

Murat Akagac, a 61-year-old Turkish national who was living on Main Street in Ocho Rios, St Ann, has been reported missing, and was last seen in November 2025, the police say. A statement said he was reported missing on Wednesday. Akagac is of...

The Russian leader emphasized that Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and entrepreneur Jared Kushner are coming to Moscow to continue the dialogue on the Ukrainian settlement

The European Council has not released any program for the summit

So far, it exists only in the form of verbal statements by Donald Trump, an associate professor at the Middle East Studies Institute of Shanghai International Studies University Han Jianwei said

Earlier, Yulia Timoshenko said that her entire team was working to raise the funds, as she did not have that amount of money herself

Zhang Hanhui stressed that China promotes «the development of an open global economy»