WESTERN BUREAU: Senior clergyman Reverend Dr Howard Gregory is urging Christians to resist the temptation from elected officials to trample and smear the integrity of the Auditor General’s Department and the Integrity Commission. Gregory said...

Earlier this month, Jamaica’s Taino chief, Kasike Kalaan Nibonrix Kaiman, gave a presentation titled, ‘Stories as medicine: Taino and African Healing and the Environment in Jamaica’, at Northeastern University, a private university with its main...

The Jamaica Olympic Ice Hockey Federation has confirmed that the senior men’s team will be playing in the Challenger Series of three tournaments April to July 2024. This series involves round robin matches against Puerto Rico and Lebanon, who...

The role of technology in higher education has become more crucial now than ever, says Minister of Education and Youth Fayval Williams. Addressing the opening ceremony for St Joseph’s Teachers’ College’s Research Day 2024 in Kingston on Tuesday,...

Twenty young people will be presented with the 2023 Prime Minister’s National Youth Award for Excellence (PMNYAE) for achievements in various fields, at a ceremony scheduled for April 20 on the lawns of Jamaica House, starting at 5 p.m. The award...

UNSC approval would mean neither «statehood nor self-determination» for the Palestinian people, the State Department argued

«Without noticing it themselves, they spoke the language of an ultimatum,» Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova underlined

During the drills, the military contingents from both countries practiced training units to accomplish objectives on mountainous terrain, exercising command and control of troops in protecting the state border and destroying infiltrated outlawed armed gangs

According to the media outlet, «the US administration will support the plan for a military operation in Rafah put forward earlier,» which provides for dividing the city into numbered sectors that will be mopped up one by one

There are 137 people in temporary accommodation centers, including 48 children

Canadian entrepreneurs and investors are blasting the federal government's budget for expanding a tax on the rich that they say will worsen brain drain and further degrade productivity. The government estimates the change will impact 0.13 per cent of Canadians in any given year, and 307,000 Canadian companies.

A Quebec-based company is hoping to become a leader in direct air capture, where carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere. But questions remain about whether the technology is the best use of limited public funds and resources as the world seeks to reduce climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions.

A once-sealed affidavit filed with the Tax Court of Canada and obtained by The Fifth Estate details how alleged scammers tricked the Canada Revenue Agency and made off with $37 million of taxpayers' money.

The move by several Kennedys to endorse President Biden is a rebuke of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is pursing the White House as an independent.

Melania Trump may not be publicly standing at Donald Trump's side during his trial in New York but, privately, she is backing her husband in his hush money case.

The Bank of England 's governor last night forecast another big drop in inflation after it fell to the lowest level since September 2021.

Former et performer son personnel, sont deux des missions dévolues à l'École nationale du Cadastre et des Sciences Géographiques (ENCSG). Du 8 au 15 avril, ce sont 15 participants qui ont pris part au séminaire de renforcement des capacités sous la thématique : «Habitat et climat». Théorie et pratique étaient dans le programme de ce rendez-vous du donner et du recevoir. La fin du séminaire a permis aux séminaristes de recevoir, chacun, un certificat. Ils étaient au total 15 participants (...) - ENSEIGNEMENT SUPÉRIEUR / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

Climate change, a global phenomenon, affects every aspect of our lives, including cultural heritage in both its forms – tangible and intangible. Extreme weather conditions expose these important elements of our cultural identity to serious threats. These threats must be addressed to protect valuable sites and preserve them for future generations. Research on climate change is not a novelty, but climate change as it relates to cultural heritage is a relatively new area of exploration and policy. The impact of climate change on cultural heritage made its way to the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change in Madrid in 2019 (COP25) and has become increasingly visible at subsequent COPs. In 2003, the European Commission became the first European Union institution to launch a research project addressing the intersection of climate change and cultural heritage. Since then, the EU has expanded the scope and scale of its projects in this policy area. The EU's competence in cultural policy is limited to providing funds, which it does in the areas of cooperation, networking, exchange of best practices, research and education. Despite this limitation, EU level policies offer a broad perspective, much needed given the interdisciplinary and global nature of this issue. The dual challenge of climate change and protection of cultural heritage does not often feature clearly in European Parliament resolutions or European Commission policy documents. However, policy instruments are indeed available, and an integrated approach including not only economic, but also social, environmental, sustainability and identity dimensions of this complex issue is well underway. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

The supplementary protection certificate (SPC) is a specific intellectual property right that extends the basic patent's market exclusivity for plant protection products. The unitary patent became operational in the EU on 1 June 2023, unifying patent protection in all participating Member States. Despite this significant change, SPCs, which are inseparable from patent protection, remain regulated at national level. This fragmented regulatory approach has proven ineffective, leading to excessive administrative costs for SPC applicants, who have to navigate the national laws of each Member State where they seek SPC protection. To address this issue, on 27 April 2023 the Commission submitted a proposal for a regulation introducing a unitary SPC for plant protection products as a complement to the protection offered by the unitary patent. This proposal, coupled with a parallel proposal for an SPC for plant protection products of the same date, seeks to harmonise the process of granting SPCs for plant protection products in the single market. In Parliament, the proposal was assigned to the Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI), with Tiemo Wölken (S&D, Germany) as rapporteur. Following the approval of the reports on the two proposals by the Parliament plenary at first reading, Parliament adopted its position for the interinstitutional negotiations. The Council has yet to agree on its negotiating mandate. First edition. The 'EU Legislation in Progress' briefings are updated at key stages throughout the legislative procedure. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

Laurent Briard believes that French President Emmanuel Macron crossed a line when he announced he was considering sending French troops to Ukraine

Nikol Pashinyan pointed out that the demarcation process also involves risks, but they are manageable, after which «Armenia will become ten times stronger»

Igor Kimakovsky said that Ukrainian forces suffered heavy casualties among personnel and military hardware, including Western equipment

Russia’s Federal Security Service has made the memo public on the 80th anniversary of the Red Army’s liberation of Western Ukraine

The Der Spiegel magazine claims that the saboteurs’ targets included military cargo routes

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has blamed a shortage of Western assistance for Russian frontline successes Read Full Article at RT.com

Have illegal mobile petrol stations made a comeback? The authorities have previously cracked down on operators who sold illegal diesel in Tampines and Pioneer. A Malaysian-registered lorry was also spotted peddling diesel in Taman Jurong last year. But it appears that these mobile fuel stations may now be operating at a new location. A YouTube video uploaded by SG Road Vigilante on Monday (April 15) shows a Malaysian-registered truck and Singapore-registered lorry parked closely to each other and connected by a white hose. Two men are standing next to the Malaysian lorry. The video caption states that this took place at a car park for heavy vehicles in Woodlands. Speaking to Shin Min Daily News at the car park, a lorry driver surnamed Hong said that Malaysian lorry drivers have been running mobile fuel stations there for some time.

The deployment of US intermediate-range missiles in the Philippines is another blow to global stability, a Russian diplomat has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Experts have revealed a huge ichthyosaur, two times the size of a bus, swam in the sea off Somerset 200 million years ago.

Danish scientists discovered that among those with the heart condition, up to two in five people are likely to develop heart failure over their lifetime.

Doctors have noticed a worrying trend on the rise among Australian women... and it's ageing them fast.

British writer Ellen Manning is a big air fryer fan. She decided to try out Jamie Oliver's latest recipes from his new Channel 4 series.

The TV presenter confessed he has struggled with overeating ever since he was about nine years old when his father left the family home.

The first phase of polls in five parliamentary constituencies--Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Lakhimpur, Sonitpur, and Kaziranga--will be held on April 19.

In Nagarhole Gadde Hadi, Jenu Kuruba tribe children benefit from a new anganwadi amid struggles for basic amenities. Thimma discusses welfare issues, highlighting the ongoing challenges faced by the community.

The third phase of voting for Lok Sabha election 2024 will be held on May 7. This phase will encompass 94 constituencies spread across 12 states. The Election Commission initiated this process following the issuance of a notification by the President's office. As per the directives, April 19 stands as the deadline for the submission of nomination papers.