Councillors at Thursday's general meeting of the St Catherine Municipal Corporation renewed calls for the construction of a new municipal building, arguing that the current facility is no longer suitable for effective governance and poses serious health risks.
WESTERN BUREAU: Andrea Purkiss, the opposition spokesman on tourism, is accusing the Government of presiding over a decline in Jamaica’s cruise tourism sector, arguing that the island is losing market share while competing Caribbean destinations enjoy record growth in passenger arrivals.
Residents of Cross Keys and more than a dozen surrounding districts are celebrating the return of their post office to the rural Manchester town after a temporary relocation to Knockpatrick left many struggling with increased travel costs and inconvenience. The facility has a long history in Cross Keys. It originally occupied a prominent position in the centre of the town square, a location that offered sweeping views of sections of Clarendon and nearby cays on clear days.
WESTERN BUREAU: LaSonja Harrison, the president-elect of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), on Thursday expressed disappointment with the current state of some of the schools in western Jamaica, which were impacted by Hurricane Melissa. "When I go around to the schools in the west, we still have colleagues who, when rainfall comes, are getting wet all over again, and education is expected to take place in those settings,” she said, while addressing the JTA’s St James Parish Association Annual General Meeting in Montego Bay.
Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Dr Wayne Henry is suggesting that flexible, hybrid, and remote-work arrangements could help to manage fuel price shocks, reduce pressure on imports, and strengthen Jamaica’s economic resilience by reducing commuting activity and lowering fuel demand.
Launched in 2018, Uttar Pradesh's One District One Product (ODOP) initiative redefines the narrative of craftsmanship by celebrating the uniqueness of traditional arts and crafts. By facilitating artisans with resources, promotional support, and expanded market reach, the program not only nurtures micro-enterprises but also strengthens the rural economy.
An FIR has been filed against former West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee for alleged provocative remarks made at a Kolkata rally. The complaint cites concerns over public peace and communal harmony. The TMC has labelled the case politically motivated amidst the party's internal dissent and recent election results, with investigations now underway.
[This Day] President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday defended his administration's economic reforms, saying they were necessary to rescue Nigeria from fiscal strain and lay the foundation for long-term prosperity.
[RFI] Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have launched an online campaign to tackle growing mistrust surrounding a deadly Ebola outbreak. The World Health Organization (WHO) says misinformation is hampering efforts to contain the haemorrhagic fever, which broke out in the eastern province of Ituri on 15 May.
[IPS] Bonn -- Africa contributes the least to global greenhouse gas emissions, yet it faces some of the world's most severe climate-related health impacts. Several realities define the continent's climate and health landscape - increased infectious diseases, air pollution, death, disruption and pressure on health systems through heatwaves, floods, droughts and storms.
Europeans will ultimately suffer from the EU’s decision to cut economic ties with Russia, Slovak MEP Judita Lassakova has said Read Full Article at RT.com
Two Brazilian football players from Russian club CSKA Moscow have been added to the Mirotovorets database of Ukraine’s ‘enemies’ Read Full Article at RT.com
J'ai eu l'honneur de participer à une séance de travail entre le Conseil National des Églises Pentecôtistes, Évangéliques et de Réveil (CNEPER), la Direction Générale de la Protection Civile du Ministère de l'Intérieur, ainsi que les responsables des Églises non affiliées. Cette rencontre portait sur l'aménagement et la sécurisation des lieux de culte, notamment par l'installation d'extincteurs et la mise en place de mesures de prévention adaptées. Des orientations pratiques nous ont (...) - LIBRE PROPOS / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON
Dans le prolongement de la vision portée par Son Excellence, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Président de la République Gabonaise, Chef de l'État, Chef du Gouvernement, visant à renforcer la présence diplomatique du Gabon et à consolider ses partenariats stratégiques en Afrique, Son Excellence Marie Rosine Itsana Ngoua a présenté, le 10 juin 2026, ses Lettres de Créance à Son Excellence Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Président de la République Algérienne Démocratique et Populaire. La cérémonie (...) - DIPLOMATIE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON
À Lébamba, le collège Saint Félicien de Dibwangui, situé au quartier Letogo Mabengo, semble avoir trouvé une seconde vocation. Une fois la nuit tombée, les salles de classe ne résonnent plus des leçons de mathématiques ou de grammaire. Elles deviennent, selon les langues bien pendues du quartier, le point de rendez-vous préféré de certains couples en quête de discrétion. Dans une ville où tout le monde connaît tout le monde, certains amoureux, soucieux d'éviter les regards curieux à (...) - SOCIETE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON
The US and Iran look like they're headed back to war. Which begs the question, will a second round of fighting solve this crisis or just make things worse?
Jenas, who starred in the BBC's football coverage and fronted the One Show, was sacked by the BBC in August 2025 after sending several explicit texts to female employees at the broadcaster.
Kurt Horton and Tracey Hoff, of Sutton-in-Ashfield, allowed James Pedley to hide in their loft as police sought him over a vicious assault which saw his victim repeatedly stabbed.
Michael Dome-Bemwin, 29, is accused of failing to pay for food and drinks on six occasions across Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster between January 29 and April 23.
Police were repeatedly warned that a 'hit list' of migrant addresses was being circulated ahead of the riots in Belfast this week.
Russia, for its part, defends what is non-negotiable: the right to security, sovereignty, and one's own path of development, Andrey Kelin said
Nikol Pashinyan sent a congratulatory message to Russian President on Russia Day
The IA underpins the revision of ENISA's mandate to adapt it to the evolving cybersecurity threat landscape and the main stakeholder needs. It also supports: the revision of the ECCF to expand and clarify its scope and improve its governance and procedures; targeted amendments to the NIS2 Directive to facilitate and align compliance across the internal market; the filling of regulatory gaps by setting up an EU-level framework to enhance ICT supply chain security against non-technical risks. The IA effectively substantiates the need for a revision of the Cybersecurity Act. It presents a well-evidenced problem definition and identifies the initiative's general and specific objectives, which broadly meet the S.M.A.R.T. criteria (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound), though not fully, and it does not include operational objectives. The IA provides a well-structured intervention logic linking the specific objectives with the identified problems, drivers, proposed policy options and key measures. The need for EU action is sufficiently justified, but, despite the initiative's political significance, the IA is not supported by a subsidiarity grid, and it does include a distinct section on proportionality. The IA considers four areas of intervention, each with a set of three policy options considered in view of the specific objectives. Each policy option consists of a set of key measures linked to the identified problems, their underlying drivers, and the specific objectives. However, the design and description of options and the choice of the preferred package raise some questions, which are presented in the dedicated section of this analysis. The IA considers, qualitatively and quantitatively, economic, social, and environmental impacts, although it analyses economic impacts more than the others. The analysis includes an SME test to examine the initiative's direct and indirect impacts on SMEs, and the IA addresses impacts on competitiveness systematically. Overall, the IA presents its key methodological considerations and is transparent about the evidence and analytical methods used, including limitations and underlying assumptions. The feedback from stakeholder consultation activities could have been given more consideration in the IA, particularly regarding the available policy options and their potential impacts. The IA presents a non-exhaustive list of monitoring indicators linked to each specific objective and suggests carrying out an evaluation to assess the initiative's effectiveness. The Regulatory Scrutiny Board issued a positive opinion with reservations on the draft IA after initially issuing a negative opinion due to serious shortcomings. The Board's recommendations have largely been addressed in the final IA, with some issues remaining. Finally, it appears that both proposals are mostly in line with the preferred option of the IA, with a couple of issues remaining. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP
Emergency services are working at the debris crash site where one drone was destroyed, Sergey Sobyanin said
The agreed provisions include lifting the naval blockade within 30 days and withdrawing US forces from areas bordering the Islamic Republic
As of 11:22 a.m. Moscow time (8:22 a.m. GMT), Brent was down 4.89%, trading at $85.96 per barrel
A father of a young child took to social media on Tuesday (June 9) to air his grievances about having to tap out of the gantry at an MRT station before he could pass his daughter to his in-laws.In an open letter addressed to transport minister Jeffrey Siow, user Daniel Chow, 33, said he and his wife sometimes have to work on Saturday mornings and he would take the train and pass his child over to his in-laws.While most SMRT station staff would grant his request to open the side gate beside the gantry so that he can push his pram through, one station manager would insist that he tap out and exit the gantry.«Fertility rate is dropping. Cost of living is rising. And I have to waste $2 each time? Imagine a single parent who has to seek the parents' help on a daily basis, it will cost an additional $80 a month,» wrote the fitness specialist.
An Indian national convicted of carrying out a Bishnoi gang extortion attack at the Victoria-area home of Punjabi singer AP Dhillon claims the gang has vowed to kill him if he returns to India.
Multiple women who are alleged victims in a deepfake investigation involving their real faces in AI-generated scenes of rape and torture say the Ottawa Police Service is not leading a «trauma-informed» investigation, despite what the force says. The Ottawa Police Service is the lead agency in the multijurisdictional investigation. A spokesperson says the force takes these kinds of concerns seriously.
