Jamaica’s manufacturing and export sectors stepped into the spotlight on Saturday night at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston as the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA), in partnership with VM Group, hosted its 2025 M...

TEENAGE ENGINEERING, the Swedish design and technology collective renowned for redefining the boundaries of music gear, is set to launch its newest instrument, the EP-40 drum machine and sequencer, with a week-long celebration in Jamaica, October...

STUDENTS LOOKING to become content creators and influencers were equipped with the knowledge and skills to build their brand and succeed in the digital space at the Universal Service Fund’s (USF) inaugural Influencer Creative Workshop. The event,...

A two-year government grant of up to $100,000 will be available to local businesses that export or operate in overseas markets, amid concerns over the impact of the recent trade tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump.The Business Adaptation Grant (BizAdapt) will support up to 50 per cent of eligible costs for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and up to 30 per cent for non-SMEs, Enterprise Singapore said in a factsheet on Tuesday (Oct 7).The grant will be available from Oct 7 until Oct 6, 2027, and will cover two categories of businesses.The first group includes companies that export to or operate in overseas markets and are affected by the tariffs, and the second group includes businesses with manufacturing facilities locally or overseas that support to reconfigure their operations.  For the first group, the grant will help them conduct free trade agreements, trade compliance assessments, legal and contractual advisory and supply chain optimisation and market diversification advisory.

Arrivée à Tahiti pour cinq mois, une touriste a vu son séjour se transformer en cauchemar après avoir été gravement mordue par un chien le 22 août. Cette mésaventure, survenue près du PK 20.5, met en lumière la problématique récurrente des chiens errants ou mal tenus sur les îles.

Les bons chiffres de la fréquentation touristique. D'après l'institut de la statistique, le secteur a connu une hausse de 7,5% entre août 2024 et aout 2025. C'est presque 2 000 touristes en plus. A Moorea, cette hausse a donné le sourire aux hôtels, pensions de famille et aux prestataires

C'est désormais un rendez-vous annuel aussi bien pour les indépendantistes que pour les autonomistes. Demain la 4ème commission de l'ONU se réunit à New York pour entendre les pétitionnaires sur la situation institutionnelle de la Polynésie française. Depuis 12 ans, le processus de décolonisation voulu par les indépendantistes évolue très lentement. Petit retour sur l'histoire.

Gap-toothed, with laughter lines around her eyes and a shaggy ash-blonde mane, she had a unique talent for flattering everyone while poking fun at herself.

«She has an anger management problem, I think she should see a doctor,» the US president said

According to the Palestinian Health Ministry update on October 6, since the start of hostilities in the enclave on October 7, 2023, the death toll in Gaza has climbed to 67,160

North Korea «will fully support the just struggle of the Russian people for defending the national sovereignty, territorial integrity and security interests and remain faithful to the implementation of the inter-state treaty between the DPRK and Russia,» Kim Jong Un

The Moscow Format on Afghanistan includes Russia, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan

Rodion Miroshnik noted that about 60 Russian civilians, including five children, had sustained wounds

Ciro Quispe López, 51, resigned his post following an investigation by the Vatican that revealed some of the women nearly physically fought each other after finding out the truth.

During the past 12 months, the Labour Government has turned capitulation to the Chinese Communist Party into a shoddy kind of art.

Julia Wandelt, 23, has gone on trial accused of stalking the McCanns. Karen Spragg, 60, of Caerau in Cardiff, is also accused of stalking the parents of Madeleine, who vanished aged three.

Hamas took Ditza Or's son Avinatan hostage two years ago today, but she dreams that soon she may finally be able to put her ear to his chest and hear his heartbeat.

Tejashwi Yadav is emerging as a formidable challenger in Bihar's upcoming elections, expanding his 'MY' formula to 'MY BAAP' to build a broader coalition. His focus on youth, employment, and welfare promises has forced the NDA to adopt similar themes, positioning him as a distinct leader beyond his father's legacy.

The police have warned members of the public to be wary of calls from people claiming to be M1 or Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) employees as they could be scammers.At least 13 cases of government official impersonation scams involving MAS and M1 have been reported since September, with total losses amounting to at least $362,000, said the police in an advisory issued on Monday (Oct 6).Victims would usually receive unsolicited calls, including on WhatsApp, from scammers posing as M1 employees.The callers would then claim the victims had outstanding payments or mobile phone deliveries linked to existing mobile plans. Upon denying having such subscriptions, victims would be told to contact «customer service» via WhatsApp to terminate them.Their calls would be connected to another scammer pretending to be an MAS officer, who claimed their personal details had been misused for criminal activities such as money laundering or fraud.Victims were then instructed to transfer money to what the scammers referred to as «safety accounts», make payments via PayNow or cryptocurrency, or hand over cash to strangers. 

India strongly rebuked Pakistan at the UN Security Council, calling its Kashmir claims a «delusional tirade.» New Delhi highlighted Pakistan's 1971 genocide and mass rape campaign in East Pakistan. India urged Pakistan to address its own internal issues, including its economy and human rights record, rather than making baseless accusations.

Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj will contest Bihar's assembly elections, with a «full of surprises» candidate list due October 9. Kishor himself will be on the ballot, aiming to capture a significant portion of voters disillusioned with the major alliances. He predicts this election marks Nitish Kumar's final term as Chief Minister.

Poll strategist Prashant Kishor, now leading his Jan Suraj party, is challenging Bihar's established political players. He criticizes decades of leadership for the state's backwardness, targeting young voters disillusioned with job scarcity and migration. Kishor's campaign aims for an upset, though he risks being a spoiler in a largely bipolar contest.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has strongly criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi for politicizing the recent North Bengal floods. She accused him of making unsubstantiated claims and engaging in partisan chest-thumping during a natural disaster. Banerjee urged for unity in relief efforts, emphasizing that the Prime Minister's role is nation-building, not narrative-building.

SINGAPORE — Teachers in Singapore schools are spending fewer hours teaching and marking, but they are clocking more work time overall due to non-teaching tasks.These include lesson planning, student counselling, co-curricular activities and communicating with parents, a new global survey has found.Singapore's teachers reported working an average of 47.3 hours a week, higher than the OECD average of 41, according to the Teaching and Learning International Survey (Talis) released on Oct 7.In the previous edition of the survey in 2018, teachers here said they put in 46 hours a week.The survey's findings also indicate that Singapore teachers are quick to adopt digital technologies, with three in four using artificial intelligence (AI) to teach or facilitate student learning. This is more than double the global average of 36 per cent.The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development study polled 194,000 teachers worldwide, with a total of 55 education systems joining the latest round.

Remember to look up on Tuesday (Oct 7) evening for the first of three supermoons of the year — the Harvest Moon. Its appearance comes right after the Mid-Autumn Festival on Monday (Oct 6), the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. In the past, the Harvest Moon gave farmers in the Northern Hemisphere extra hours to gather crops with its evening glow.The supermoon on Oct 7 will begin rising around 7pm and will be visible in the sky from around 8pm onwards in Singapore.Keen observers can visit open public areas such as East Coast Park, Marina Barrage, and the Southern Ridges. Supermoons occur when the moon's orbit is closer to the earth, making the moon appear larger and brighter than usual. It will be visible to the naked eye as long as the skies remain clear.According to the weatherman, the 24-hour forecast for tonight will be partly cloudy.The next supermoons after Tuesday's are the Beaver Moon on Nov 5 and the Cold Moon on Dec 4, symbolising the onset of winter.

A drivers' association in Malaysia is calling for Singapore-registered private-hire vehicles (PHV) to be barred from entering the country.The Southern Private Hire Vehicle Association made this demand in a Facebook post on Monday (Oct 6) night, urging Malaysian authorities to act on their requests immediately.In addition to stopping Singapore PHVs from entering Malaysia, the group is asking for the government to start legalising local cross-border point-to-point services, as well as to strictly penalise Singapore PHVs operating illegally in Malaysia.«End the vague 'let's not harm each other' stance and shift towards concrete action,» states another request.The association said that the list of demands was created with agreement from group members and industry stakeholders.«Our industry is not demanding special privileges — we are merely calling for a fair and level playing field,» it added.«If no action is taken soon, local operators will be pushed to the brink of survival, and the industry's order and stability will become increasingly difficult to sustain.»

Mogadishu (HOL) - U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) said it carried out an airstrike against Islamic State (ISIS) fighters in Somalia’s Puntland regional state.

Mogadishu (HOL) — The National Security Office of Somalia, together with representatives from regional state security offices, convened a three-day meeting in Mogadishu on Monday.

Police arrested two brothers on Saturday October 4, 2025 over the killing of a university don in a dispute over a prolonged land dispute in Mbita, Homa Bay County.

The front door had been found unlocked so the officer wielding a battering ram dropped it to the ground with a disappointed shrug and stormed into the house with the others.

Gary Neville, 50, who is known for his left-wing views revealed in a video message posted on the LinkedIn website that he had the flag removed 'instantly' as soon as he saw it.

The Shadow Justice Secretary has the quango in his sights after it recommended this year that courts consider differential treatment based on factors such as race and ethnicity.

Speculation is mounting that the Chancellor may reduce the maximum amount savers can withdraw tax-free from their retirement funds - prompting some to pull cash out now.

Greater Portmore High School in St Catherine has achieved a pass rate of 82 per cent in Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) English, moving from a rate of 56 per cent. Principal, Ricardo Ross, has attributed this success to the “...