Jamaica's broadcasting regulator has banned music and TV broadcasts deemed to glorify or promote criminal activity, violence, drug use, scamming and weapons.
The government said the ban is meant to cut back on material that "could give the wrong (...)
Florida's governor has warned the state to brace for a potential "major disaster" as category two Hurricane Ian gathers force in the Caribbean.
Strong winds began hitting Cuba's south coast on Monday night. Ian is expected to make landfall on (...)
The launch of NASA's most-powerful ever rocket has been delayed due to a tropical storm which could become a hurricane.
Artemis I Moon rocket was expected to launch from the Kennedy Space Center, in Florida, on Tuesday.
But the US state faces a (...)
Thousands of people have been queuing through the night to see the Queen's coffin at St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland,
Queen Elizabeth's coffin will be flown to London on Tuesday at the end of 24 hours of lying at rest in Edinburgh's (...)
Antigua and Barbuda will vote on whether to become a republic following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the country's prime minister revealed.
Gaston Browne said a referendum could take place within three years — but emphasized that the move was (...)
Britain's King Charles paid a heartfelt tribute on Friday to his late mother Queen Elizabeth, vowing to serve with "loyalty, respect and love" as she had done for more than seven decades.
In his first address to the nation, Charles thanked the queen (...)
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud chaired the Cabinet's session held on Tuesday afternoon at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah.
At the outset of the session, the Cabinet touched upon the overall accomplishments of the (...)
RIYADH — The Saudi Arabian team made history with winning the gold medal in the Special Olympics Unified Cup-Detroit 2022 by beating Romania 3-1 in the final match held on Saturday.
The Saudi team participated for the first time along with 22 other (...)
The Saudi team for Special Olympics Unified Football has made a historic accomplishment by winning the gold medal in the Special Olympics Unified Cup-Detroit 2022, USA, by beating Romanian team 3-1 in the final match today.
The competing teams in (...)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has sent a cable of congratulations to Sir Patrick Allen, Governor General of Jamaica, on the occasion of his country's Independence Day anniversary.
The Monarch wished Sir Allen sincere felicitations (...)
Antigua and Barbuda should "one day become a republic", its prime minister has told the Earl and Countess of Wessex during their Caribbean tour.
Gaston Browne said during a meeting with the royal couple, who are touring the region to mark the (...)
The United Nations on Tuesday remembered the horrors of the transatlantic slave trade and its continued impact on the modern world, by honoring the tradition of resistance to slavery and unity against racism, through personal stories of courage.
In (...)
Everyone has the right to live a healthy, full, and productive life with dignity, regardless of their HIV or other medical status, the UN agency leading the fight against HIV/AIDS said on Tuesday, Zero Discrimination Day.
"People most vulnerable to (...)
The first American to be vaccinated against the COVID virus and a first-responder in New York City, Sandra Lindsay, met with Abdulla Shahid, President of the General Assembly.
The meeting came on Wednesday, ahead of a high-level vaccines event that (...)
The Cabinet, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman in person at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh after a series of virtual session on Tuesday, addressed the outcomes of the visit of South Korea President Moon Jae-in to Saudi (...)
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud chaired the Cabinet's session held at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh today.
At the outset of the session, the Cabinet was briefed on the content of the letter received by the (...)
A $10 million contribution from the United States will assist the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in its work on COVID-19 response and addressing threats to human, animal and environmental health, including future pandemics.
The funding, (...)
Queen Elizabeth will have one less realm after this week, when Barbados severs its final imperial links to Britain by removing the 95-year-old as its head of state and declaring itself a republic.
The former British colony -- which gained (...)
A new coalition will accelerate tourism's transition to net zero, audiences at COP26 heard Thursday. Ministers from major tourism destinations and leaders from international organizations have voiced their support to achieve a sustainable travel and (...)
A new coalition will accelerate tourism's transition to net zero, audiences at COP26 heard today. Ministers from major tourism destinations and leaders from international organizations have voiced their support to achieve a sustainable travel and (...)
At least 200 million boys and girls, live in 31 countries which do not have the resources to deal with remote learning during any future emergency school closures, the UN Children's Fund, UNICEF, said in a study released on Thursday.
More than half, (...)
More than half the population of Latin America and the Caribbean has not been vaccinated against COVID-19, a senior official with the regional arm of UN health agency WHO said on Wednesday.
Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, Assistant Director at the Pan American (...)
Saudi Arabia has stepped up preparations for Beijing 2022 as the Kingdom attempts to qualify athletes for the Olympic Winter Games for the first time.
Saudi Arabia is a vast nation that occupies most of the Arabian Peninsula, whose landscape (...)
The preliminary results of the German election are known but what happens next is likely to be drawn out.
In the closest election race since 2005, the Social Democrats narrowly beat the Christian Democratic Union and Christian Social Union by just (...)
The vast majority of people with high blood pressure, or hypertension, — a serious medical condition that significantly increases the risks of heart, brain, kidney and other diseases — live in low and middle-incomes countries, a World Health (...)
