The Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) has announced the nominees for its 41st Annual Awards, recognising organisations and entrepreneurs that are strengthening operations and advancing performance within this environment. The announcement was made at the official launch event on May 14, recognising nominees spanning multiple industries and business sizes across Jamaica’s private sector. 

Jamaica is among eight countries from across the globe joining a new United Kingdom (UK)-led International Coalition to End Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG), reinforcing global efforts to ensure women and girls can live free from violence, abuse and fear.

MBJ Airports Limited (MBJ), operator of the Sangster International Airport (SIA), recently hosted its fourth annual Customer Experience Excellence Awards, a spirited evening of recognition, laughter, and well-deserved applause for the individuals and organisations who deliver Jamaica's first impression to the millions who visit the country. 

Two weeks after 71-year-old boat captain Reuben Bajjo and 22-year-old seaman Mikael Ricketts mysteriously vanished, allegedly at sea and while aboard the vessel M/V Black Pearl, distraught relatives say they remain desperate for answers and are clinging to hope that the men will be found alive. Bajjo, of Henry Morgan Boulevard in Port Royal, Kingston, and Ricketts, of Morgan Boulevard in the same community, were reported missing after departing Jamaica on May 9 aboard the 42-foot vessel.

China has launched the Shenzhou-23 mission to the Tiangong space station, describing the outpost as a key part of the country’s Moon plans Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian mountaineer Rustam Nabiev has become the first double amputee to summit Mount Everest without prosthetic limbs Read Full Article at RT.com

China has launched the Shenzhou-23 mission to the Tiangong space station, describing the outpost as a key part of the country’s Moon plans Read Full Article at RT.com

[This Day] Eromosele Abiodun

[New Times] Africa may have achieved political independence, but the continent's biggest remaining challenge is economic liberation, according to the Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

[New Times] African leaders have warned that poor access to clean water and sanitation is costing the continent billions of dollars annually while deepening poverty, disease, and inequality.

The sickening mob killing unfolded on the evening of July 12 last year at Crow Nest Park in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire - which had been busy with locals enjoying warm summer weather.

Two security staff pulled the man out of the water by a boat in the Puerto Banus marina in Marbella after he reportedly lost his balance and fell in, having gone to be sick.

Foreign Minister of Australia, Penny Wong, announced that she will visit India to participate in the Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting and hold the Australia-India Foreign Ministers' Framework Dialogue.

Charles arrived on the Norfolk estate to spend some time at Wood Farm, his father's former home, as the main house is currently open to tourists.

NBC News Capitol Hill correspondent Julie Tsirkin was live on-air near the White House lawn when bullets rang out on Saturday night in Washington DC.

Judge Nicholas Rowland, who has been heavily criticised over the Hampshire rape trial, gave Daniel Rushton a community order after the sex offender was caught with extreme pornography.

Brian Booth, deputy national chairman of the Police Federation, said crime will become rife with dangerous offenders emboldened by the lack of deterrents.

In a crunch World Cup quarter-final 56 years ago, the Three Lions fell to a 3-2 defeat against West Germany - ending any hope of retaining football's top title.

The couple checked into the four-star hideaway on the Costa del Sol for a much needed escape after their lavish, and somewhat chaotic, wedding celebrations.

In a post on As Ever's Instagram promoting her jams, Meghan Markle said: 'Everyone in my family has a different favourite.'

Paddy Kenny, who has played for Queens Park Rangers and Sheffield United, shared his thoughts on social media at the Hog's Head pub.

Royal author Norman Baker says royals, including those without public duties, have managed to escape questions, including on rent for rarely used second homes, for too long.

It's been called the 'blockbuster show of a generation' - the first time in nearly 1,000 years that the Bayeux Tapestry is back in the country.

SINGAPORE — Singapore's economy grew six per cent in the first quarter of 2026 from a year earlier, government data showed on Monday (May 25), higher than an official advance estimate of 4.6 per cent.On a quarter-on-quarter, seasonally adjusted basis, gross domestic product expanded by one per cent in the January-March period, compared with an advance estimate of a 0.3 per cent contraction.The trade ministry maintained its growth forecast for this year at two per cent to four per cent, but added that the Middle East conflict has significantly raised downside risks.The conflict has upended global growth and inflation trajectories, throwing interest rate expectations into disarray. As a small trade-dependent hub, Singapore is especially vulnerable to supply chain disruptions and volatile energy prices.Inflation data for April will be released on Monday afternoon. In March, core inflation rose 1.7 per cent from a year earlier, and economists expect a similar reading for April.Last month, the central bank tightened monetary policy due to the risk of the Iran war fuelling inflation. 

Dorrit Moussaieff, businesswoman and former First Lady of Iceland, has never followed conventional paths. She never went through a traditional school system, has never felt much need for routine, and says she does not want to define herself through titles or the status of others.