According to the Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard, they seized 560 pounds of marijuana yesterday, September 20, 2024. It was a joint operation with the Cayman Islands Coast Guard. The Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard said this is another...
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By Alric Lindsay Yesterday, September 18, 2024, the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System issued a statement a 1/2 percentage point decrease in the primary credit rate was approved, effective today, September 19, 2024. Banks...
The National Hurricane Center reported this evening, on August 16, 2024, that Hurricane Ernesto has maximum sustained winds of 100 mph (155 km/h) and is moving northeast towards Bermuda. Consequently, a Hurricane warning is now in effect for Bermuda....
The National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane warning for Bermuda as Hurricane Ernesto is expected to impact the area by Saturday, August 17, 2024. The centre of Hurricane Ernesto was located near latitude 24.5 North, longitude 69.3 West. It...
Today, August 14, 2024, World Health Organisation Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu declared a public health emergency of international concern in relation to a surge in mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and other African countries which...
According to various sources, the Jamaican Court of Appeal determined that Vybz Kartel (whose real name is Adidja Palmer) will not have to be retried and will be released from prison. The development follows a judgment from the UK...
Following the recent elections in Venezuela, the Ministry of Transportation announced on its social media page that commercial flights between the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Panama, and the Dominican Republic will be temporarily suspended as of July 31, 2024....
By Alric Lindsay On Saturday, July 27, 2024, following the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games, Thomas Jolly, the “artistic director of ceremonies,” attended a press conference of the International Olympic Committee to address viral images of a...
Worldwide IT Disruption Causes Airlines To Be Grounded, Stock Exchanges & Hospitals Impacted
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By Alric Lindsay According to sources, an update from CrowdStrike, “the world’s most advanced cloud-native platform,” has caused issues on Windows devices worldwide. The issues led to computers crashing, leading to the display of a “blue screen” on users’...
Today, July 17, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced an award of more than $37 million to a whistleblower who provided information not previously known to the SEC and which significantly contributed to a successful enforcement action. The...