[Vanguard] United States government has defended the recent indiscriminate visa revocations affecting Nigerians with valid U.S visas, saying the move was borne out of the need to uphold the country's national security and guarantee the safety of its citizens.
With voter turnout in yesterday’s general election falling below the 50 per cent mark, a suggestion is being put forward to stagger voting days in an effort to get more Jamaicans interested in the election process. Dr Basil Wilson, provost emeritus...
The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) has confirmed a 39.5 per cent voter turnout in the 2025 General Election. This figure sharply contrasts with the 78.4 per cent turnout recorded in 1980, the highest on record. The lowest turnout was in 2020...
THE RURAL Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) and the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA), agencies under the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, are actively working to preserve the country’s global...
LAS VEGAS (AP): The marketing campaign, which included a $500 gift card giveaway, was meant to show Buffalo’s northern neighbours that they were welcome, wanted, and missed. At first, it seemed like it might work, said Patrick Kaler, CEO of the...
ON FRIDAY, June 28, last year, a Gleaner headline says, ‘Jamaican wins prestigious European Short Film Festival Award, Jared Hall’s ‘Anansi The Spider’ is Best Animated Short Film’. Campion College graduate Jared Hall, an artist, storyteller,...
SpiceJet issued a travel advisory due to heavy rains disrupting flight operations in Delhi, warning passengers of potential delays and cancellations. The India Meteorological Department forecasts continued rain and thunderstorms. Rising water levels in the Yamuna River prompted evacuations from low-lying areas, with authorities establishing relief camps and deploying disaster response teams.
CJI Gavai emphasized dignity as a guiding principle connecting rights, enabling the judiciary to create a cohesive framework for constitutional adjudication. The Supreme Court has consistently recognized human dignity as both a substantive right and a lens through which fundamental rights are understood. By anchoring constitutional interpretation in dignity, the SC ensures the Constitution remains responsive to societal challenges.
BJP has accused Kota Neelima, Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera's wife, of possessing two voter IDs, escalating the controversy after Khera was accused of multiple electoral roll registrations. BJP leaders are demanding clarification from Rahul Gandhi and urging the Election Commission to investigate these allegations, claiming Congress's 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' is fraudulent.
Congress has criticized the Centre's recent GST cuts as belated, arguing the original tax design was flawed. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the rate reductions, effective September 22, shifting many items to the 5% and 18% slabs, with some items now at 0% and others at a 40% 'sin tax' rate.
[State Department] The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of Rwanda, the State of Qatar, the Republic of Togo (as the African Union facilitator), and the African Union Commission on the occasion of the second Joint Oversight Committee held this week in Washington, D.C.
[The New Humanitarian] Mémé, Cameroon -- «Forgiveness is not weakness. It is how we survive together.»
The investigation into the case began in 2013 after the Correo newspaper reported that the former president had an offshore company, Ecoteva, through which he laundered money
24 of them were destroyed over the territory of the Rostov region
The US president added that he had thought the Ukraine conflict «would have been on the easier side»
The Afghan envoy plans to attend a number of expert sessions to discuss prospects for cooperation with representatives of other countries
According to preliminary reports, the pilot did not survive
Will the British public accept the version of herself that Angela Rayner put forward in her syrupy interview yesterday with Beth Rigby of Sky News?
Mrs Badenoch urged Sir Keir Starmer to show 'backbone' and sack his deputy at the start of the exchanges, but used the rest of her questions to tackle the PM over the economy.
Keir Starmer is facing questions about whether he misled the public when he claimed Angela Rayner was the subject of a 'briefing war'.
It sounds like the sort of thing that happens in shady third-world regimes. A man returning home to find five police officers waiting for him. His alleged crime? A few jokes on social media.
The head of the Metropolitan Police has blamed politicians for putting his officers in an 'impossible position' over online speech.
Debate was sparked online about the best places to live in London after scholar Saul Saka went viral with his 'banana' of the most superior postcodes.
Russia has denied attempting to disrupt the flight of the EU’s leader Read Full Article at RT.com
France has finalized preparations for security guarantees for Ukraine, President Emmanuel Macron said Read Full Article at RT.com
Escalating anti-India rhetoric from Donald Trump and his top economic adviser has led to deepening anger in New Delhi, which is expanding outreach to Russia and China.
Parents of five children have been arrested after police said they were locked in a room that 'functioned a a dungeon' with surveillance cameras and dead bolts to prevent them from escaping.
A young mother-of-two was distraught to learn that her body was riddled with a rare cancer which was crushing her internal organs.
The University of Massachusetts Lowell campus has been placed on lockdown for a possible active shooter.
The explosive leaked memo, obtained exclusively by the Daily Mail, sheds light on the shady dealings of the powerful advisor.
Officials have identified the man who was found dead at the Burning Man festival last week as a Russian national Vadim Kruglov.
A 22-year-old man will be charged in court on Thursday (Sept 4) for attempting to deposit a counterfeit $10,000 note at a bank, said the police.The youth had presented the fake banknote to counter staff of a bank located along Clementi Avenue 3 at about 2pm on Aug 15.His attempt to deposit the note into a bank account was foiled after the staff suspected that the currency note was counterfeit and informed the manager, who alerted the police.The man was subsequently arrested, and the counterfeit $10,000 note was seized by the police for investigations.The accused will be charged with the offence of using counterfeit currency notes as genuine notes. If convicted, he may be jailed up to 20 years and fined.The police said in their statement that it takes a serious view of any person found criminally involved in counterfeit currency.Police also reminded the public to be cautious of individuals offering money for help to convert counterfeit $10,000 or other large denomination notes with genuine currency of smaller denominations, or to deposit such notes at banks or other financial institutions.
