World News

Thousands of people in Japan are spending the night in evacuation centres after a powerful earthquake.

India's space agency has successfully launched a rocket that is carrying an observatory which will study astronomical objects like black holes.

Volocopter, the pioneer of urban air mobility (UAM), successfully conducted a multi-day flight test campaign with a crewed 2X aircraft in the Japanese cities of Osaka and Amagasaki.

Ras Al Khaimah welcomed the New Year with yet another record-breaking eight-minute-long firework and drone display setting two new Guinness World Records titles in a stunning spectacle that lit up the skies along 4.5km stretch of Ras Al Khaimah’s waterfront.

Qatar Duty Free (QDF), owner and operator of all retail and catering outlets at Hamad International Airport in Doha, unveiled Souq Al Matar – an experiential mixed retail and dining concept – at a grand opening event attended by QDF’s leadership, VIPs, international and local media, and KOLs.

Jamaican radio host, television personality, and attorney-at-law, Khadine Hylton-Wilkinson, better known as Miss Kitty, was the people’s choice for Best of Jamaica’s Jamaican Media Personality of the Year in 2023, a survey hosted by Jamaicans.com, a premier cross-media platform.

Marva Wisdom, a senior equity and leadership practitioner, accepted the honour acknowledging her ‘teams’ or ‘the many people who have helped along the way’ as responsible for her success.

As Kiribati's Kiritimati Island became the first country to celebrate the New Year, jubilant crowds gathered to bid farewell to the hottest year on record, after a chaotic year.

On 23 August, massive celebrations broke out across the country when Chandrayaan-3 touched down in the lunar south pole region - an area on the Moon's surface that no-one had reached before.

Bruce Bowen, CEO of National Commercial Bank (NCB) Jamaica Limited, has chosen the SickKids-Caribbean Initiative (SCI) as the recipient of a $500,000 donation through the bank’s Grant a Wish programme for 2023.

As the clock strikes midnight and the calendar turns a new page, New Year's Eve beckons with an air of excitement and anticipation.

Ride for Unity's inaugural 7 Days 7 Emirates cycle tour is bringing over 20 inspirational business leaders, pioneers and professional athletes to pedal across the UAE on 6-12 January 2024, providing a unique opportunity for the public to join these riders on five cycling sections and various cultural, educational and environmental events throughout the week.

Another former director of Positive Jamaica Foundation is said to be still tied to companies linked to PM Holness.

New Orleans is the most expensive destination in the world for hotel stays over this year's New Year's Eve period, a new survey has revealed.

The JCF (Jamaica Constabulary Force) is advising Jamaicans who receive barrels from overseas during the festive season to be careful when displaying the empty containers bearing their relatives’ personal information.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is heading to Jamaica for a family vacation over the holiday break.