One passenger was killed and 30 were injured after a Singapore Airlines flight from London encountered extreme turbulence en route on Tuesday, May 21, forcing it to make an emergency landing in Bangkok, officials and the airline reported. Bangkok Suvarnabhumi airport general manager Kittipong Kittikachorn said
According to a recently released forecast, the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is anticipated to be one of the most active on record. Colorado State University's (CSU) tropical meteorology project team has projected 23 storms, with 11 expected to intensify into hurricanes and five potentially reaching
Sunrise Airways announced the most significant expansion of its route network to date: new intra-regional flights connecting four destinations within the Eastern Caribbean: Antigua, Dominica, St. Kitts, and St. Lucia. The carrier will operate the new service beginning May 25, 2024, utilizing Embraer 120 (EMB-120)
In a historic show of unity, 19 African Heads of State assembled at a major summit committed to focusing development aspirations across the continent. This ambitious agenda, aiming to improve lives and create new opportunities dramatically, positions the World Bank's International Development Association (IDA) as
Declaring with pride the opening of its Embassy in France, Antigua and Barbuda has made a significant step toward enhancing bilateral ties and developing strategic partnerships. The historic choice, made under the direction of Foreign Affairs Minister E.P. Chet Greene and Prime Minister Gaston Browne,
The judges have announced the 2024 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction shortlist, which is now under the new management of The Abbotsford Trust. The six books vying for the £25,000 award are: THE NEW LIFE by Tom Crewe (Chatto & Windus) HUNGRY GHOSTS by Kevin Jared
Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret'd) Mark Phillips opened the third Guiana Shield Strategic Dialogue in Kingston, Georgetown, emphasizing the need to protect the Guiana Shield. Rich in biodiversity and with enormous commercial potential, the Guiana Shield includes Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Venezuela, and portions of Colombia and
At the G7 Climate Ministerial, which brings together the leaders of the world’s wealthiest economies, these countries must acknowledge the severe deficiencies in their existing emission reduction targets and demonstrate their global leadership by lowering their greenhouse gas emissions by at least 58% by 2030. The
Ministers responsible for Fisheries, Aquaculture, and the Blue Economy from Member States of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) deliberated today, Friday, 26 April, at the 18th Regular Meeting of the Ministerial Council of the CRFM on the priority actions needed to advance sustainable development
Media Release — The University of the West Indies (The UWI) is pleased to announce that The Most Honourable Dodridge D. Miller, FB, FCCA, MBA, LL.M, LLD (Hon) has been appointed as its 7th Chancellor—the highest officeholder in The UWI system. Now formally Chancellor-Designate, Dr
