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As part of upgrades being made to the island’s airports, Jamaica’s Passport, Immigration & Citizenship Agency (PICA) is installing and testing new kiosks at Montego Bay’s Sangster International Airport and Kingston’s Norman Manley International Airport.

A sprawling storm hit the south of the United States with tornado warnings and high winds that blew roofs off homes, flipped over campers and tossed about furniture in Florida on Tuesday.

Mexico’s government unveiled a $3.4 billion recovery plan for the battered coastal resort of Acapulco, including tax breaks and financial assistance for affected families, and said it could spend more if necessary.

The slaughter and sale of dogs for their meat is to become illegal in South Korea after MPs backed a new law.

The plane that flew Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to Jamaica for a family vacation broke down earlier this week, prompting the Canadian military to send a second aircraft with a repair crew to the Caribbean island.

Antigua and Barbuda has welcomed German tourism and hospitality students to the destination for a two month 'Practice in Paradise' internship programme.

The defence minister of the self-declared republic of Somaliland has become the latest casualty of the row over a controversial agreement that is causing ructions in the Horn of Africa.

The worst-ever flooding to hit Pakistan till date, continues to have a devastating impact on lives, with many of those affected still left homeless and vulnerable.

In a significant development for Caribbean regional travel, interCaribbean Airways is excited to announce the upcoming launch of its new non-stop flight service connecting Bridgetown, Barbados, and Kingston, Jamaica.

On Saturday, Aditya-L1 reached the spot in space from where it will be able to continuously watch the Sun.

IFEMA MADRID once again leads the Official Calendar of International Trade Fairs for 2024, with 39 trade shows organised by this institution of international scope, in addition to 6 more organised by other operators.

Hollywood megastar Will Smith made a surprise call to a Guinean man who cycled across Africa to get to university.

Jamaica’s GPE (Generation Procurement Entity) extended to March 25 through April 1 the bidding window for the process to supply 100MW from renewable energies.

The Bulat Utemuratov Foundation has completed another successful year with Bulat Utemuratov, the organisation's founder, recently named Philanthropist of the Year 2023 by the Kazakhstan Growth Forum.

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.