According to its chief editor Hinda Abdi Mohamoud, Bilan Media gives Somali women «a space to work» and «real editorial power». Somalia's first female-only media outlet covers topics including climate change, people living with albinism and HIV/AIDS, while also encouranging period education for young girls. However, it's not an easy industry for Somali women to work in. «You can get trapped [...] you can be attacked,» our guest explains. But this seems to make her even more determined: «It's the thing that we want to change [...] that people believe that women cannot do the hard work.» She spoke to us in Perspective.
The CARICOM Reparations Commission (CRC) will host a symposium on the Maroons of Jamaica at The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Regional Headquarters, along Mona Road in St Andrew, under the theme, ‘Maroons of Jamaica: Our Legacies –...
Opposition leader Mark Golding is urging the Jamaican Government and the leadership of the Maroon communities across Jamaica to engage in meaningful dialogue to resolve what he described as longstanding concerns. In an open letter to Maroon...
WESTERN BUREAU: Following his urgent plea for help a few days ago, Adrian Laing, now in the United States with his daughter, 15-year-old burn victim Adrianna Laing, undergoing corrective surgeries at Boston’s Shriners Children’s Hospital, says he...
Garowe (HOL) — Foreign members of the Islamic State group have surrendered to Puntland authorities, the state's Information Minister, Mahmoud Aided Dirir, announced on Tuesday.
The Health Ministry has allayed fears of the Human Metapneumovirus (HPMV) flu in Kenya following an outbreak in China.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) delivered 700 tons of food aid to Somalia on Wednesday to support families affected by severe drought across the Horn of Africa country, Anadolu Agency reports.
Hargeisa (HOL) — Somaliland has granted legal licenses to three political parties—Waddani, Kaah, and Kulmiye—allowing them to remain official political entities for the next decade.
Ontario Provincial Police say four people have been arrested and charged in connection with an apparent human smuggling scheme after a vehicle bound for the United States was found to have several people hidden inside of it.
A Saskatchewan hockey referee is gaining widespread attention after posting a video on social media telling coaches and parents to “do better.”
Ontario's self-proclaimed 'crypto king,' Aiden Pleterski is facing charges in an alleged case of intimate partner violence in Vaughan last week.
After a dog in Kanata nearly died from ingesting rat poison, a grassroots organization is calling on the provincial government to take action to prevent similar incidents from happening.
Former Vancouver Whitecaps youth program player Nathan Demian was out celebrating an Ohio State victory that had propelled his top-ranked Buckeyes to soccer’s final four when he was struck by a stray bullet during a gun battle between two passing cars.
«Employees are a company's most valuable assets, much like raw jadeite freshly unearthed from the ground. With the right guidance and continuous development, they can be shaped and polished into brilliant, unique, and highly valued gems.,» said Ho Nai Chuen, managing director of On Cheong Jewellery. «I see myself as the tool that helps them unlock their potential, providing the finishing touches so they can truly shine», Ho, who is currently in his 60s, added. On Cheong Jewellery is one of Singapore's oldest jewellers, with a longstanding history of 88 years and counting. The hallmark of On Cheong Jewellery is jadeite, a rare gemstone that can be forged into rings, pendants, and other intricate pieces of jewellery. https://www.facebook.com/asiaonecom/videos/1586645058624763 Ho, who holds a degree in accountancy, first joined the company as a director in charge of On Cheong's HR and finance aspects in 1982.
Alexander Smirnov will also have to pay more than $675,000 to the US Internal Revenue Service, according to documents published in the court's electronic database
According to WAFA, 33 of them in the northern part of the enclave
Earlier on Wednesday, Joe Biden announced the introduction of a large-scale disaster regime in California
According to the authorities, about 40 people have been taken to the hospital
Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said that there were no casualties
The building owned by the Church of Latter-day Saints has caught fire in Moscow Read Full Article at RT.com
Russia’s UN envoy has criticized Israel’s occupation of Syrian territory in the wake of Bashar Assad’s ousting Read Full Article at RT.com
Police stopped a man with a machete and three knives who tried to enter the complex ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s visit Read Full Article at RT.com
Trump’s envoy hopes to achieve an end to the Ukraine conflict in the coming months Read Full Article at RT.com
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The St Mary police are investigating the murder of a 62-year-old man whose body was found with gunshot wounds near bushes in Enfield. He is George Malcolm, a farmer of Board Villa in Fort Stewart. The discovery was made in an area known as Dry...
They wanted to take a break for the holidays, but so did their luggage - quite literally. A Singapore traveller was shocked to find her sister's luggage severely damaged after a family trip from Singapore to Japan last year, according to a string of Facebook posts between Dec 4, 2024 to Jan 4 this year. User Elizabeth Seah's outrage began in December last year when her family received their luggage in terrible condition after arriving in Osaka. The luggage's outer shell had been smashed apart on both sides with several chunks gone from it, leaving large openings with sharp, plastic edges. Contents of the luggage could be seen moving about within the cloth interior of the bag as they shifted it around; a wheel was also missing, causing the luggage to tilt when placed upright. «My family happily land in Japan only to retrieve such a luggage,» she wrote. «What is this?»
House and Senate Republicans are split on how to advance Donald Trump’s agenda and hoped the president-elect would give Congress marching orders.
Edmundo González, recognized by the U.S. as Venezuela’s president-elect, is on a mission to bolster global support before autocrat Nicolás Maduro is sworn in this week.
«On the F-16 program, we've been co-leading the [international] Air Capability Coalition,» Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said
According to the agency, Nikolay Goltsev «masterminded a global procurement scheme on behalf of sanctioned Russian companies, including Russian military companies»
«They gave it to them for $1 and then they charge more for our ships. It's not going to happen. And China's running the Panama Canal. That's not going to happen either,» he said
«During the day, the enemy lost up to 160 servicemen, a MaxxPro armored fighting vehicle, a Krab howitzer, two FH-70 and D-30 guns, a vehicle, a electronic warfare station, six drone control posts and two fixed-wing drones,» Alexander Gordeyev said
According to TMZ, the actress does not live there permanently
