Jamaica’s senior citizens now have a new opportunity to stay active while building and maintaining social connections following Friday’s official launch of the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ (MOHW) Park Walker Initiative for Older Adults in Montego Bay, St James.

 To combat this, the school’s administration pivoted, the principal later revealed in a February follow-up with The Gleaner, to pathway coaching, reduced class sizes, and restricted curriculum choices to focus heavily on foundational literacy and numeracy.

A Virgin Atlantic flight carrying 241 passengers and 12 crew from London Heathrow to Montego Bay was forced to divert to Shannon, Ireland, on Saturday night after a “technical issue” developed during the flight over the Atlantic Ocean. Jamaican attorney-at-law Yushaine Morgan, who was among the passengers, told The Gleaner that he heard a “loud bang” about three hours into the flight. 

St James Central Member of Parliament (MP) Heroy Clarke wants the water shortage issues currently affecting Appleton Hall and surrounding areas to be resolved before the new Western Children and Adolescent Hospital is official opened. Clarke, who was speaking during Thursday’s Constituency Development Fund consultation meeting at Cornwall College in Montego Bay, said the water supply challenges in the area, which is already complicated by an outdated pump in Appleton Hall, will worsen once the medical facility, which is located on the grounds of the Mount Salem-based Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH), is opened.

Convicted serial killer Kemar Thompson, whose bloody 2014 crime spree claimed eight lives in three separate incidents across St Catherine, will remain behind bars for at least 66 years and seven months before parole considerations.

Dimitri and David Petitpas purchased 200-year-old Egmont Manor, located near Cloyes-les-Trois-Rivières, around an hour from Paris, in September last year with grand plans to renovate the property.

Beatrice, 37, danced on tables, feasted on pasta and drank 'great wine' at the £768-a-night La Posta Vecchia hotel in Palo Laziale at Juliet Wine founder Lauren De Niro Piper's 40th.

Curtis Robb, 53, who ran the 800m at the Barcelona games in 1992 and again at Atlanta four years later, is accused of intentionally suffocating her as well as controlling behaviour over an eight-year period.

Le Gabon importe aujourd'hui 95% de sa viande de volaille, 80% de ses fertilisants et la quasi-totalité de ses semences certifiées. Chaque année, plus de 450 milliards de FCFA quittent le pays pour acheter ce que nous pourrions produire. Cette dépendance n'est plus tenable. Elle est géopolitique, économique et sociale. Voici pourquoi. La souveraineté alimentaire n'est pas une option Un pays qui ne contrôle ni sa semence, ni son engrais, ni sa protéine animale ne maîtrise pas son (...) - LIBRE PROPOS / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

Le Président de la République, Chef de l'Etat, Chef du Gouvernement, Son Excellence Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, a accordé ce jour une audience à une délégation équato-guinéenne conduite par Monsieur Lucas Abaga Nchama, Ministre de l'Intégration régionale et envoyé spécial de Son Excellence Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Président de la République de Guinée Equatoriale. Cette rencontre a permis de réaffirmer l'excellence des relations fraternelles et de coopération entre Libreville et (...) - DIPLOMATIE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

Au-delà des exigences protocolaires, il convient de saluer avec une admiration sincère la vision stratégique et le sens élevé de l'État dont fait preuve notre frère, le Ministre Edgard Moukoumbi, depuis son entrée au Gouvernement le 5 mai 2025. Reconduit à la tête du Ministère des Travaux Publics et de la Construction le 1er janvier 2026, il force le respect par sa remarquable capacité d'adaptation et d'appropriation des enjeux complexes liés à ce département hautement technique. En un (...) - LIBRE PROPOS / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

The man who died at Hólmsheiði Prison yesterday was Sigurður Fannar Þórsson.

 In a high-stakes constitutional showdown that tests the limits of executive power, the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has dug in its heels, refusing to implement a presidential directive to relocate its headquarters until the courts rule on the legality of the order. The standoff places the country’s independent election referee in direct opposition to the […] The post MEC Awaits High Court Ruling on Whether President Has Constitutional Power to Relocate Electoral Body appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

President Arthur Peter Mutharika has reaffirmed his commitment to restoring economic stability and improving the lives of Malawians, declaring that he will not be distracted by rumours, misinformation, or politically motivated narratives aimed at shifting attention away from the government’s development agenda. In a statement issued by Chief Secretary to the Government Justin Saidi, the […] The post Mutharika Keeps His Eyes on the Ball, Focuses on Economic Recovery and Development appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Member of Parliament for Mzimba Hora and Deputy Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare, Martha Mzomera-Ngwira, has pledged to support all Primary School Leaving Certificate of Education (PSLCE) candidates from her constituency who will be selected to national secondary schools, describing education as the most powerful tool for transforming lives and developing the […] The post Mzomera-Ngwira Pledges Full Support for PSLCE Candidates Selected to National Secondary Schools appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

In its latest poverty report card, Food Banks Canada says the labour market has shifted toward part-time, temporary and contract work, while EI only caters to a shrinking workforce that has stable, full-time work with a single employer.

Fitness enthusiasts who frequent Clementi Stadium will have to find a new exercise spot soon.In social media posts uploaded on Monday (June 1), Minister for Education Desmond Lee announced that the 43-year-old stadium will be closed from July 7 until 2030 for redevelopment works.The redevelopment was previously mentioned by Lee in 2024, when he was then Minister for National Development. In his posts, Lee, who is MP for West Coast-Jurong West GRC, said the repurposed stadium will feature a new running track, a softball field, a multipurpose field for baseball or football, as well as sheltered courts. 

Five people were taken to hospital after a taxi and a car collided at a junction near Gardens by the Bay on Monday (June 1) afternoon.The accident, involving a Comfort Delgro taxi and a Lexus LBX hybrid car, happened at about 2.30pm along Marina Gardens Drive outside the entrance to Gardens by the Bay South. Map showing where the accident between the Comfort Delgro taxi and Lexus hybrid car took place on Monday (June 1) afternoon. GRAPHIC: Google Maps, AsiaOne When AsiaOne arrived at the scene at 2.35pm, both the taxi and car were stopped near the middle of  the junction.The curtain airbags of both vehicles were deployed.

The consequences of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster have taught the reckless Kiev regime nothing, Leonid Ivlev said

Russia considers the detention of its tanker vessel by France as an illegal move akin to piracy, Dmitry Peskov stated

According to Anatoly Bashkin, Russian units «are actively trying to involve the Malian Armed Forces not only in the territorial control efforts, but for logistics operations for supplying the armed forces and delivering fuel and food to Bamako and other populated areas»

According to Director of the Laverov Federal Research Center for Integrated Arctic Studies Ivan Bolotov, the planet has seen such warming, and it was even more powerful

Head of the Zaporozhye Region Yevgeny Balitsky said that the authorities had set up detours to bypass the Novorossiya highway

The 42-year-old was killed in front of her partner after falling around 500 metres (1,650ft) on the slopes of a famous Pyrenees mountain called the Balaitus Peak.

The actress and producer, who plays a Crown Court judge in Inter Alia at the Wyndham's Theatre, returned to the stage after the curtain had fallen.

France said on Monday that a suspected Russian oil tanker had been detained in the Atlantic over the weekend, in the latest such seizure aimed at combatting Moscow's 'shadow fleet.'

The dashcam footage (pictured), obtained exclusively by the Daily Mail, shows the ex-Liverpool forward pull in front of another motorist without indicating on the M3 in Hampshire.

Lillianna Tomlinson died after entering the River Tame in north Warwickshire last Monday, one of a number water-related tragedies during the hot spell across the UK.

Ghana’s parliament has approved a new anti-LGBTQ bill that includes prison terms and wider restrictions Read Full Article at RT.com

ISRO scientists have discovered the probable presence of subsurface water ice based on data from Chandrayaan-2 Read Full Article at RT.com

India has signed an agreement with Vietnam to supply BrahMos cruise missiles, and a pact with Indonesia is in the final stages Read Full Article at RT.com

China’s digital payment system being introduced on the continent helps reduce dependence on dollar, experts believe Read Full Article at RT.com