The police have significantly dented the incidence of motor vehicle thefts at shopping centres in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, with the aid of the JamaicaEye closed circuit television (CCTV) surveillance system. Sub-Officer in charge of the...

SINGAPORE - Singaporeans who find themselves involuntarily unemployed will be able to receive more support under a new scheme due to be unveiled by the year end. Manpower Minister Tan See Leng pointed to the scheme in his May Day message on April 27, noting: «The pace of change in the economy is accelerating, and we know that more workers will likely be thrown curveballs. »We have heard and heeded the call to further support our workers who find themselves displaced through no fault of their own.« The re-employment support scheme, which was announced by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in his National Day Rally speech in 2023, will help retrenched workers get back on their feet. PM Lee said then that the Government will provide individuals with temporary financial support so that they can focus on upgrading their skills for a better long-term job. »It will be a temporary safety net to help you meet immediate needs to free you to upskill and train, as you prepare yourself for a good long-term job," he added.

SINGAPORE - Some $100 million will be pumped into more than 200 active ageing centres from April 2024 to March 2025, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung. This is up from the $60 million provided from April 2023 to March 2024, Mr Ong said on April 27. The $100 million set aside for active ageing centres in the coming year forms part of the $800 million being funnelled over five years into active ageing centres to expand their outreach and increase the range and quality of programmes. There are now 208 such centres in Singapore, up from 157 in the last financial year, and 60 in 2021 when such drop-in centres were first rolled out to engage seniors with social and recreational activities, as well as to provide them with befriending and referrals for care services. Mr Ong had said earlier that the goal is to have 220 such centres by 2025, serving around 80 per cent of the senior population here. The minister was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a community mass brisk walk event in Sembawang Central, where he joined 800 residents on the 4.4km route.

Out of more than 9,000 entries from over 2,000 breweries in 50 countries, a handful of B.C. brews landed on the podium at the World Beer Cup this week.

ITV News at Ten viewers were left concerned for the presenter after he began to struggle with his words during an item on weekend leisure time near the end of the programme on Friday.

Lady Cameron's fashion brand Cefinn sells floral dresses and smart trouser suits for up to £500.

A new version of the NHS Constitution will ban trans women from women-only wards, under plans announced by ex-Health Secretary Steve Barclay at the Tory Party's conference last year.

Emergency services were called to McConnel Street in Kelloholm, Dumfriesshire, at around 6.25pm.

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With no conclusions coming from Western-led probes, Beijing wants Russia involved in a fresh investigation into the 2022 Nord Stream attack Read Full Article at RT.com

A large crowd has gathered for an Islamist rally in Hamburg reportedly calling for the establishment of a “caliphate” in Germany Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia is finalizing preparations for the Victory Day celebrations with dozens of captured Western war machines to be showcased in Moscow Read Full Article at RT.com

Hezbollah militants reportedly targeted several IDF installations, after a series of Israeli airstrikes targeted southern Lebanon Read Full Article at RT.com

RIYADH: Saudi foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan hosted a ministerial meeting on Saturday in Riyadh with representatives from six other Arab states to discuss the situation in Gaza, Saudi Press Agency reported.  The meeting was attended by Ayman Al-Safadi of Jordan, Egypt’s Sameh Shoukry, Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization Hussein Al-Sheikh, diplomatic adviser to the UAE president Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash, and Minister of State at the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi.

RIYADH: Saudi aid agency KSrelief recently distributed 50 shelter bags in Yemen’s Hadramout governorate following heavy rain in the area, benefiting 300 people in the Ghayl Ba Wazir district. In Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the agency distributed 540 food baskets, assisting 3,150 people impacted by recent floods in the Shangla district. In Sudan’s Khartoum province, the agency distributed 360 food baskets to displaced families, reaching 2,595 people.

Ahmed Al-Suwailem has been CEO of the National Center for Non-Profit Sector since 2022. He has over 20 years of experience in the public and private sectors, specializing in economics, trade, finance, and banking. Al-Suwailem is responsible for developing the Kingdom’s non-profit sector, expanding its impact on social and economic development, and integrating government efforts in licensing, financial supervision, and coordination.

RIYADH: Saudi Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed Elkhereiji received Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his accompanying delegation at King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh, on Saturday. Abbas will participate in the special meeting of the World Economic Forum to promote global collaboration, growth, and energy for development, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Nayef bin Bandar Al-Sudairi, the Saudi ambassador to Jordan and non-resident ambassador to Palestine, and Ambassador of Palestine to the Kingdom Bassem Al-Agha were also present.  

JEDDAH: Saudi artist Heba Ismail showcased her work at the Outer Edge Innovation Summit in Riyadh this week. Commenting on her experience at the summit as one of the first Saudi artists to venture into the Web3 art scene, she said: “Having my paintings displayed on the event screens is a tremendous honor, offering global visibility and inspiring more Saudi and Arab artists to explore the diverse options available for sharing their art with the world.

A blade of a ceiling fan crashed down near a baby's cot mere minutes after the father had carried the child out of the bedroom. Sharing photos and a video of the broken fan, Stomp contributor Matthew said the incident happened on the evening of March 30. «At 6.10pm, I switched on my Fanco ceiling fan in the master bedroom, where my three-month-old baby usually naps in the day and sleeps at night,» recounted the Stomp contributor. «I had just carried him out to his nursery in the next room when I heard a loud crash from the master bedroom.» He rushed back to the room to find out what had happened. «I realised that one of the fan blades had broken and spun off, hitting the wardrobe and then the wall before landing near my baby's cot,» said the Stomp contributor. «Thankfully, I had just carried my baby out a few minutes ago and no one was in the room at that time! We were just one to 2m away from the crash.» Stomp contributor said he called the fan company, Fanco, which sent someone to replace the fan on April 2.

SINGAPORE – More than two weeks after she went missing while on a solo trip in Spain, Ms Audrey Fang was finally home, with her family holding a wake in Petir Road on April 27 after her body arrived in Singapore. Speaking to The Straits Times at the funeral wake, her brother Benjamin Fang and her cousin, who wanted to be known only as Ms See, said the family is still trying to make sense of the tragedy. Mr Fang, 34, said: “I’m glad that she’s finally back home with us, and we can send her off properly. “But we still have many unanswered questions on what happened in Spain and why she died the way she did.” Ms Fang, 39, was found with 30 stab wounds and other injuries near a parking area for lorries in the town of Abanilla on April 10. It is about 150km from the hotel the Singaporean was staying in. On April 16, Spanish police arrested Singaporean Mitchell Ong, 43, in connection with the case.

JMMB Bank has confirmed that the Visa debit cards of a «small portion» of its clients have experienced a Bank Identification Number (BIN) attack. It notes that a BIN attack is a common tool used around the world, for external fraudsters...

A policeman has been hospitalised after he was shot and injured in Portmore, St Catherine, on Saturday. It's reported that about 11:40 a.m., the corporal was doing business at West Henderson Boulevard in Greater Portmore when he saw...

The dollar edged up to 93.4 rubles, the euro - to 98.9 rubles

In March 2024, the Russian economy grow by 4.2% annually

Philippe Lazzarini explained that against the backdrop of the terrible crisis in Gaza, he wanted to warn the BRICS members of the consequences of banning UNRWA's activities in the conflict zone

Philippe Lazzarini pointed out that it is very difficult to get precise figures under war situation

Russian border guards are in direct contact with foreign partners, Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said

U.S. officials say Ukraine, even with resumption of American military aid, must address manpower shortages and shore up defenses to enable future offensives.

The orphaned orca calf, trapped in a lagoon since March 23, near the community of Zeballos, B.C., about 450 kilometres northwest of Victoria, swam toward the ocean in the early hours of April 26.

A number of LGBQT+2s groups in Central Alberta are pushing back against a request from the Red Deer South UCP constituency to reinstate MLA Jennifer Johnson into the UCP caucus.

Several students have launched an encampment at McGill University as they call on the institution to cut financial ties with Israel.

A plea and case management hearing has been set for September 20 for two policemen charged with the 2008 fatal shooting of a teenager along Job Lane in Spanish Town, St Catherine. Sergeant Gurvin Leachman of the St Catherine North Division and Dane...

A man is dead following a motorcycle collision with a cow along the Waterworks main road in Westmoreland on Friday night.  The deceased man has been identified as Donathon Dillon, otherwise called Dego. Dillon was reportedly flung from his...

Tongues were wagging on social media after news spread that Kristi Noem, the South Dakota governor and Trump V.P. hopeful, described how she shot and killed her dog and farm goat.