When Member of Parliament for St Andrew South Western Dr Angela Brown Burke hoisted the mace from “under the table” while the committee of the whole House examined the controversial National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) bill on Tuesday, there was a predictable outcome – chaos ensued.

WESTERN BUREAU: Despite still feeling the impact of Hurricane Melissa, which devastated Jamaica last October, the 2026 sitting of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations started smoothly across western Jamaica yesterday, with students, parents, and teachers expressing confidence and relief. Dominic Robinson, the 12-year-old head boy at Chetwood Memorial Primary School in St James, told The Gleaner that he felt confident about his chances of passing, despite feeling nervous about the examinations hours earlier.

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The mission was completed by Russia’s Battlegroup East

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Gov. Jeff Landry (R) told Republican House candidates he plans to suspend the May 16 primary elections so lawmakers can redraw the congressional map.

Authorities have launched a formal investigation into an alleged attempted rape that occurred over the weekend in the Switch On area of Port Vila, raising concerns about public safety and due process.

Prime Minister (PM) Jotham Napat has called on donor partners and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to work more closely with the Government, warning against operating independently without alignment to national priorities.

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The Office of the Public Prosecutor (OPP) has amended for the second time the charges against the two defendants, the former Director of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Public Utilities (MIPU), Malcom Tarileo, and the current Deputy Leader of the…

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Russian Ambassador at Large Andrey Belousov said that this was the reason why Moscow suspended its participation in the treaty

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Sergey Lipovoy, chairman of the Officers of Russia organization, said that the «NATO leadership is currently trying to drag Finland into an arms race it does not need»

SINGAPORE – A teenager accused of licking a straw from a vending machine before putting it back has been allowed to leave Singapore for a school-related trip to the Philippines in May.On April 29, a district court approved Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien’s application to leave the country to go to Manila for a “field experience”.The trip is a requirement for him to graduate, said defence lawyer Kanthan Raghavendra from Kalidass Law Corporation.The 18-year-old French national, who is a student at ESSEC Business School located at one-north, is expected to be away from May 2 to 25.Among his conditions, he has to remain contactable by the investigating officer (IO).Maximilien must also surrender his passport to the IO, or an officer acting under the latter’s direction, within 24 hours upon returning to Singapore.An additional bail of $5,000 has to be provided and a school representative has agreed to be his bailor.His case will be mentioned again in court on May 29.On April 24, Maximilien was charged with committing mischief and being a public nuisance.