Twelve people, including three children, have been injured on a transatlantic flight after it encountered “severe and unexpected turbulence”. The incident prompted the United Airlines flight to make an emergency landing in the Republic of Ireland. Ten passengers and two crew members were taken to hospital...
Drought in Sao Paulo. Flooding in the Himalayas. And pollution in Sumatra. These three distinct water crises have a common cause — degradation in forests. That’s because upstream, forests, wetlands and other “natural infrastructure” play a critical role in supplying clean water downstream. They stabilise soil...
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Wednesday August 31, 2016 – Back in 1999, Jamaican reggae artiste Luciano sang ‘When Will I Be Home?’ Today, he’s likely wondering when, if ever, he will be back in the United States, after having his US visa revoked following what he said...
NRP Senator Carlyle Powell speaking on Freedom Fm’s Issues on Tuesday, and responding to a question posed by host Maurice Ek Flaunders as to whether Nevisians were better off under the Unity arrangement, responded that Premier Vance Amory and Deputy Premier Mark Brantley, “were infinitely...
Maurice Benjamin is the new Principal of the Basseterre High School and is set to take up official duties there on Monday. Education Minister Shawn Richards told Freedom Fm on Wednesday morning that Benjamin brings a wealth of managerial and classroom experience to the job. The former...