Russia has completed the annexation of 4 areas formerly part of Ukraine in the face of international criticisim, following the signing of a set of decrees by president Vladimir Putin. The annexed territories include Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia. The...
Florida has begun to assess the damage caused by Hurricane Ian as some 2 million residents are still without electricity. The storm moves towards South Carolina. At least 19 people are now confirmed dead as a result of the storm, with search and rescue efforts...
Florida Governor Ron Desantis is warning that tropical storm Ian still poses a threat as it moves across the central and north-east sections of the state. Mr DeSantis, while speaking at a press conference noted that Ian had done severe damage to homes and businesses...
Russian officials say a gunman has opened fire at a school in central Russia, killing at least 13 people and injuring 21. Victims include seven children at the school of about 1,000 pupils in the city of Izhevsk. The gunman killed himself at the scene. He was a former...
Preliminary results from Cuba show that the new Family Code has been approved following a referendum in the Spanish speaking nation yesterday. The referendum saw 6 million people cast their votes. The new Family Code managed to receive the support of some 67% of those...
Chairman of Recycling Partners of Jamaica, RPJ, Dr Damien King, says efforts to recycle and manage the country's waste are in support of our environment which requires an all of society approach. Speaking at today's signing of an MOU with the Tourism Product...
Finance Minister Dr. Nigel Clarke, is hailing the LYNK system as a key tool that will allow the unbanked and underbanked in Jamaica to safely and securely access finance and finance technology. Dr. Clarke who was speaking at the launch of the LYNK ABM feature...
U.S President Joe Biden says his country would help defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese attack. Biden made the statement while speaking to U.S. media. However, soon after his remarks, White House officials clarified that the official policy surrounding Taiwan has...
The World Bank is warning that higher interest which have been introduced by central banks around the world could trigger a global recession. In a study by the World Bank, it noted that growth in the worlds 3 biggest economies - The US, China and the Eurozone - have...
Police in Haiti are investigating the deaths of 3 members of the National Police which they have blamed on gang members. The force said that the slayings were carried out by a gang which goes by the name “Ti Makak,” which means Little Macaques, and is located south of...