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More than two decades after they met in high school in Jamaica and became friends, Rene Myrie and Francine Forbes have combined their professional knowledge to create Choobi, an artificial intelligence-powered mental wellness companion.

“What is a community without a library to help the kids with assignments and things to print?” That is the question a 15-year-old St Mary student is asking as the Oracabessa Branch Library faces closure, leaving students and residents uncertain about where they will turn for books, Internet access, printing, and a place to study. The Jamaica Library Service (JLS) says the branch was temporarily closed on August 15 because of concerns about the safety and condition of the building. The closure came ahead of the August 31 expiration of its tenancy arrangement.

WESTERN BUREAU: While J.C. Hutchinson will be stepping down as the Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) deputy leader in charge of Area Council Four come October, he has made it clear that he plans to remain active to help secure a fourth consecutive term for the party. In reminding party supporters that he has served as an officer of the area council for more than two decades, Hutchinson said he intends to use his retirement from the position to focus even more on helping the JLP secure victories at the municipal and parliamentary levels.

The late Cambridge professor Jason Arday was set to deliver a message of hope to Jamaican parents of autistic children before his untimely death, organisers of the Hope, Tools and Tomorrow Autism Summit have revealed.

Four of the five children abandoned at the Spanish Town Hospital in St Catherine have spent their entire lives at the facility, a situation Chief Executive Officer Jacqueline Ellis says is unacceptable. The latest child – a male who is one and a half years old – has remained at the hospital 11 months after being discharged. Hospital records show that four of the children – whose ages range from 10 months to two and a half years old – were left by their parents shortly after birth to be adopted. The other child was left there for “care and protection”.

Only six companies in Vanuatu currently hold certification to standards such as ISO 9001, compared with more than 120 in Fiji, with local businesses set to learn more about the benefits of certification at an event this week.

A 24-year-old Fanafo man, Harold Visvis, has been sentenced to 30 months and 22 days in prison after pleading guilty to intentionally assaulting his wife, who was five months pregnant at the time, in an incident followed by the stillbirth…

The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) says a recent ceremony involving students preparing to travel to Indonesia for further studies was not an official ministry engagement and is not formally recognised by the Minister or Director General.

South Sea Cargo (SSC) says farmers can transport a large bag of kava from the islands to Port Vila for VT10,000, following concerns raised about sea freight costs.

Of the 56 names submitted to contest the Port Vila Municipal Election tomorrow (Wednesday), two were rejected by the Electoral Commission.

A 47-year-old man will be charged in court on Wednesday (Aug 26) for allegedly using insulting and abusive words towards public servants.In a news release on Tuesday, police said that the man had sent multiple emails to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and them between March 14 and May 16 this year.According to the police, the emails contained insulting and abusive remarks directed at SPF officers, and were sent to express his dissatisfaction with his interactions with the police.Police did not say what these interactions were about. The 47-year-old will be charged with the offence of using insulting and abusive words towards public servants under the Protection from Harassment Act.If found guilty of the said offence, the man could be jailed for up to 12 months, fined up to $5,000, or both.The police said that they have zero tolerance for harassment and abusive conduct directed at police officers and public servants carrying out their duties.«The Police will not hesitate to take firm action against those who engage in such conduct in accordance with the law,» they added.[[nid:737842]]

Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers cut open the seat of a Malaysia-registered car during an enhanced check at Woodlands Checkpoint on Aug 10.Photographs posted by ICA on its Facebook page on Tuesday (Aug 25) show the back of a car seat cut open, revealing cartons of cigarettes hidden inside. Several cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes were found concealed within the driver's seat of the Malaysia-registered car. PHOTO: Immigration and Checkpoints Authority Illegal cartons of cigarettes could also be seen in other compartments such as the car trunk and engine compartment.ICA said its search and examination officers had directed the vehicle for enhanced checks. 

The Aam Aadmi Party criticized the Bharatiya Janata Party after waterlogging occurred at Talkatora Stadium. BJP leaders had gathered there to flag off «Pavan Mati Kalash» processions for Sant Ravidas' birth anniversary. AAP MLA Kuldeep Kumar shared a video showing the event amidst flooded stadium grounds. He sarcastically congratulated Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta for the arrangements. The BJP stated the campaign aims to spread Sant Ravidas' teachings across society.

The Russian Security Council deputy chairman said that it had been going on for centuries

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Après les écoles, collèges et lycées, c’est au tour de l’université de faire sa rentrée. Ce lundi matin, les nouveaux étudiants ont découvert le campus de l’UPF (Université de la Polynésie française). Pour les aider à prendre leurs repères et faciliter leur intégration, un dispositif d’accueil et d’accompagnement a été mis en place.

Television debates will begin on August 31

Document checks of women are already underway, territorial recruitment centers are compiling lists, and universities and employers are providing data, first and foremost on medical workers and pharmacists, a pro-Russian underground resistance source said

A fire was reported at an oil refinery in the region after drone debris fell there

Thus Elon Musk commented on news about new measures to support population growth in Singapore

Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik specified that 407 people, or 99% of the total number of casualties, were affected by attack drones

SINGAPORE — A centuries-old shipping practice of importing and re-exporting goods, or transshipping, has become the latest source of ire for the US, which claims that it is being used to hide the goods’ true country of origin. Singapore has not been spared, with the White House naming the Republic — the world’s biggest container transshipment hub — among dozens of other economies that it said Chinese exporters are using to avoid US tariffs. The Aug 13 report titled The Great Transshipment Scam also stated that the US authorities will now use an artificial intelligence-powered “detective border” tool, among other initiatives, to help crack down on the illegal transshipments that falsify the country of origin for goods headed to the US.While Singapore was mentioned in the report as “a small opportunistic Chinese target”, some analysts think stricter US scrutiny on the so-called “shadow transshipment network” could present an opportunity for the Republic to position itself as a trusted and traceable hub.

A customer who mistakenly paid $650 for a $6.50 meal at a Telok Blangah hawker stall was refunded the overpayment back nearly a month later, after returning to the stall.Sharing the incident in a Facebook post on Wednesday (Aug 19), the customer said they had accidentally keyed in the wrong amount and only realised the mistake about a month later, after returning from overseas.«Turns out, Vincent (the stall owner) had even gone to the bank to report the overpayment. So grateful for his honesty and I was able to get back the excess,» said the customer. According to an image shared in the post, the incident occurred at a lor mee stall at a coffee shop at Block 109 Bukit Purmei Road.Speaking to Shin Min Daily News, the 48-year-old stall owner, Vincent See, said he recalled a customer visiting the stall one day in July to buy a takeaway bowl of braised noodles. He added that the customer had scanned the payment code before leaving.

In a more volatile and contested environment today, countries like Singapore and Vietnam — that have benefited from an open and rules-based international order — will need to ensure the quality and capability of its Government, said Coordinating Minister for Public Services Chan Chun Sing.«Our view is that the quality and capability of Government will increasingly distinguish successful nations from the rest,» said Chan in his opening remarks at the inaugural Singapore-Vietnam Strategic Dialogue on Tuesday (Aug 25). The high-level strategic platform was formalised through an exchange of memorandum of understanding on cooperation during Vietnam President To Lam's state visit in May.