SILVER SPRING, Maryland: Downtown Silver Spring was transformed into a vibrant Jamaican marketplace on Sunday as the sights, sounds, aromas and spirit of Jamaica filled Veterans Plaza for the fifth staging of Jamaica Fest, attracting an estimated 8,000 patrons from across the Washington metropolitan area and beyond.

WESTERN BUREAU: Beekeepers and other stakeholders in Jamaica’s apiculture industry are poised to receive educational sessions on how to identify genuine honey and distinguish it from fake or synthesised honey, as well as how to help bee farmers get their honey-based products regularised for the local and international markets.

Western Bureau: A long-awaited road rehabilitation project in Lucea, Hanover, has been temporarily delayed after seawater affected repair works along the town’s main thoroughfare. The National Works Agency (NWA) had announced that work on Seaview Drive would begin on August 10 as part of a $54-million programme aimed at improving several road corridors across the parish. The works were scheduled to start at 9 p.m., when traffic volumes are typically lower.

Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) President Justice Winston Anderson has rejected allegations that judges at the region’s highest court have been subjected to improper influence or that judicial panels have been manipulated to secure particular outcomes. In a lengthy statement issued against the backdrop of reports of tensions among judges, Anderson said allegations of “panel fixing” and attempts to influence judgments were “wholly untrue”, while acknowledging that some of his own decisions could have been handled differently.

WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has described Monday’s mass demolition at Cooper’s Pen in Trelawny as a “humanitarian crisis”, declaring that neither he, his ministers nor the constituency’s member of parliament (MP) had prior knowledge of the operation. Addressing the controversial demolition exercise yesterday, Holness said images of displaced families, including a mother with a newborn baby, were disturbing and that the Government would have to find ways to support those affected.

Ivan Noskov added that a crisis management center has been set up at the scene

Relations between Russia and India are successfully developing in the spirit of a specially privileged strategic partnership, Russian President said

[Vanguard] Despite Nigeria's reported prosecution of hundreds of terror suspects and recruitment of 50,000 police officers, the United States said continuing challenges remained in the fight to remove Nigeria from its Country of Particular Concern, CPC, list.

[263Chat] Zambia's presidential election entered a tense phase on Friday after opposition leader Brian Mundubile claimed victory, while incumbent President Hakainde Hichilema stopped short of declaring a win and said his camp was receiving «encouraging results» as official counting continued.

[allAfrica] There was a time when cotton was more than just another crop in Kenya. In parts of the country, it was white gold. Farmers planted it knowing that the harvest could pay school fees, put food on the table and keep money circulating in rural communities. Cooperatives provided a link between farmers and markets, ginneries kept workers employed and textile mills had a ready source of raw material. In Mpeketoni, Lamu County, David Njuguna, chairman of the Lake Kenyatta Cooperative

An industrial facility in Russia’s Samara Region were attacked by Ukrainian missiles, local governor Vyacheslav Fedorishchev said Read Full Article at RT.com

  In a striking intervention, the Human Rights Consultative Committee (HRCC), an organisation known for its anti-corruption advocacy, is now asking the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Fostino Mayere, to discontinue criminal proceedings against Chinese national Lin Yunhua. HRCC chairperson Robert Mkwezalamba says the appeal follows representations from Lin’s family and concerns over his continued […] The post From Public Activism to Criminal Defense: HRCC Pleads for Lin’s Release appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

A 55-year-old woman and a 9-year-old boy were injured in the attack

The epicenter was located near the town of Alendin

SINGAPORE - A Singapore Airlines flight bound for New York on Aug 12 returned to Changi Airport shortly after take-off.Flight SQ22, which was scheduled to depart at 11.35pm for New York (Newark) that day, returned because of a technical issue, said an SIA spokesperson in response to The Straits Times' queries on Aug 14.In a response to follow-up queries, SIA said on Aug 15 that the technical issue laid with the aircraft's hydraulics system.The Airbus A350-900 ultra-long-range aircraft returned to Singapore at 3.06am on Aug 13, the spokesperson said.SQ22, with a typical flight time of more than 18 hours and covering approximately 16,700km, is one of the longest non-stop commercial flights in the world.«As the aircraft had to be towed to a remote parking bay for repairs, all 133 customers and 17 crew disembarked the aircraft and travelled to the airport terminal via buses to board the replacement aircraft,» said the spokesperson.Passengers were provided with food vouchers as they waited for the replacement aircraft and crew, as the original flight crew would have exceeded their regulatory flight time limits, the spokesperson said.

The owner of a Vietnamese restaurant in Geylang has taken to social media to warn others after she fell victim to an alleged scam.An La Ghien – Authentic Vietnamese Cuisine posted a Reel on Thursday (Aug 13), appearing to call and confront a man whom they said had placed a large takeaway order worth $288.25 at around 5.24pm.When staff had sent him the QR code for payment, he had responded with a screenshot «showing that the payment was supposedly successful», the accompanying caption read.The restaurant then booked a Lalamove delivery to the address that was provided, only for the resident there to refuse the food and say they had never ordered food from them.An La Ghien staff and the Lalamove driver both called the man who had placed the order. He claimed it was the correct address.«Thankfully, the driver became suspicious and returned the food to our restaurant,» An La Ghien's owner said. «When my staff informed me, I immediately checked our actual bank account.»She then discovered that they had not received the payment after all, and that it had been a fake screenshot.

A 29-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly driving while under the influence of drugs.In response to AsiaOne's queries, the police said they received a call for assistance at 5.30am on Thursday (Aug 13) at Block 333 Yishun Street 31.Upon arrival at the scene, police officers woke the man who was sleeping in a van's driver's seat.He was found in possession of suspected drugs, one vaporiser and an assortment of weapons including knuckledusters and karambits.The man was subsequently arrested for the possession of offensive weapons, driving under the influence of drugs, suspected drug- and vaporiser-related offences.The police referred the suspected drug offences to the Central Narcotics Bureau and also referred the vaporiser related offences to the Health Sciences Authority.Investigations are ongoing.In photos published by Shin Min Daily News, the van appears to be from LoadUp Singapore.The van-sharing platform told The Straits Times that it is investigating the incident.LoadUp Singapore said that none of its staff was driving the vehicle at the time.[[nid:742716]]syarifahsn@asiaone.com

According to an earlier report, governmental offices, residential buildings, schools, hospitals, and places of worship have been damaged or destroyed all over Flores Island

At the same time, participation in competitions governed by World Archery Europe remains under the authority of the continental federation, and it should make a separate decision on the matter

Jared Isaacman says American astronauts will return to the lunar surface in 2028

According to Alexander Pataman, head of the secretariat of the Zaporozhye Region office of the World Russian People’s Council, Russia has sufficient resources and logistical alternatives to minimize the consequences of this scenario

Nikolay Azarov says the visit is being delayed by the lack of «new approaches that could be discussed» at the meeting

No casualties have been reported, Governor Yury Slyusar says