Chutney King’s legacy lives on

Moonima Yankarran,centre, weeps during the funeral for her son chutney icon Anand Yankarran at the Waterloo cremation site, yesterday. With live singing, a music truck and thousands of fans, family members and artistes in attendance, the funeral service for chutney icon Anand Yankarran resembled one of the massive chutney shows he participated in during the height of his career.

French grocery store labels Israeli products as ‘settlement produce’

The first French supermarket has labeled Israeli products as “Made in Israeli Settlements.” This comes after the French Government instituted a policy of labeling Israeli produce grown in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights as “settlement products” two months ago The incident is known to the Israeli Embassy in France, who then turned to French Jewish organizations to ask the chain to take down the offending signs.

Wike, Ayade pledge support to Nigerian Army, commend gallantry

G overnor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, yesterday pledged his government’s support to the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army towards strengthening the security architecture of the state and its environs, even as Cross River State governor, Professor Ben Ayade, commended the Army for reclaiming all areas previously captured by Boko Haram insurgents in the North East. Governor Wike also advised officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army 6 Division against the politicisation of crime, noting that security was vital to the actualisation of all developmental programmes.

Forex rubbishes N304bn Health budget for 2017

Due to continuous depreciation of Naira to other foreign currencies, stakeholders in the health sector have raised an alarm over inadequate budgetary provision of N304 billion for the Federal Ministry of Health in the 2017 national budget. The stakeholders on the platform of Partnership for Advocacy in Child and Family Health, PACFAH, disclosed that the proposed health budget was cumulatively lower than that of 2016 due to foreign exchange challenges in the value of naira to the dollar.

Why Exxon Mobil Will Have A Break-Out Year

As XOM ramps up its low-cost production fully, it will be able to enhance both its revenue and earnings in light of a stronger oil pricing environment. XOM is set to fully ramp-up 450,000 boepd of low-cost production this year, which is expected to achieve break-even at an oil price of only $40 per barrel.

Average Player Ratings v Guiseley AFC

The presence of double-headers in football divides opinion. Many fans feel a couple of local derbies at Christmas and New Year can add a certain spice to the festive season, but there are detractors who would rather the fixture list maintained a sense of balance throughout the 46-game season.

Uganda: Gulu District Runs to Museveni Over Debts

Burdened by the several legal battles filed against the district by former employees and service providers over failure to pay outstanding debts, indebted Gulu District Local Government leaders have resolved to petition President Museveni to come to their rescue. During the fourth full council meeting at the District Council Hall on Thursday, councillors unanimously resolved to meet President Museveni for a possible bail out.

Ethiopia: Court Sentences 20 on Terror Charges

The federal High Court 19th criminal bench has today sentenced19 defendants under the file name of the first defendant Kedir Moahmmed Yusuf to five years a six months each while one defendant in the same file was sentenced to four years and five months. On Dec. 21 2016 the federal court found all the 20 defendants guilty of terrorism related charges and violating the country’s penal code.

Rail fail: Transport Minister resigns

The meltdown of Queensland Rail over Christmas day has been exposed in a report outlining roster management failures. Courtesy: Nine News Queensland Transport Minister Stirling Hinchliffe has resigned in the wake of a damning report into southeast Queensland’s rail fail that found commuters can expect ongoing train cancellations until at least the end of 2018.

U.S. veteran under arrest after five killed, eight wounded in airport shooting

Canadian government officials were trying to determine whether any Canadians were among the casualties of a mass shooting Friday in the baggage area of the airport in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The office of Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion said it had no immediate information about Canadian citizens being among the five people reported dead or eight injured after a gunman opened fire.

US, France level before mixed doubles decider at Hopman Cup

Snow, sleet and freezing rain pelted a wide swath of the South overnight, turning roads icy and impassable in spots as children whooped it up on sleds and others braced for up to a foot of snow in parts of the… A winter storm blanketed parts of North Carolina and Virginia with snow early Saturday as its slow march across the Southeast left grocery store shelves empty and roads icy and impassible. Without a word, the gunman moved through the baggage claim picking off travelers until his handgun ran out of ammunition, leaving five dead and eight wounded in Fort Lauderdale’s airport.

APM Terminals Mumbai Mulls DPD Service

APM Terminals Mumbai, India’s busiest container terminal, has embraced ‘Direct Port Delivery’ service initiated by the Indian government as part of its “Ease of Doing Business Program” to enhance India’s access to the global logistics chain. The streamlined Direct Port Delivery protocol can result in substantial savings of time and money for importers by reducing container dwell times after vessel discharge.

AUS vs PAK: Australian opener Matthew Renshaw out of Sydney test due to concussion

Umpire Sundaram Ravi watches on as Matt Renshaw and Steve Smith of Australia call for a new helmet after Renshaw was hit on the helmet while fielding during day three of the Third Test match between Australia and Pakistan at Sydney Cricket Ground on January 5, 2017 in Sydney, Australia The left-handed opener got hit on his head twice during the on-going third Test between Australia and Pakistan in Sydney. Australia opening batsman Matt Renshaw has been withdrawn from the remainder of the third test against Pakistan at the Sydney Cricket Ground due to concussion, Cricket Australia said on Friday.

J&K: Al-Badr terrorist Muzzafar Ahmed killed in encounter

Al-Badr terrorist Muzaffar Ahmed was killed in an encounter with Army and the Police in Machu area of Budgam district in Jammu and Kashmir, in the early hours of Friday. The militant killed in the anti-terrorist operation was earlier known to be associated with the terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-taiba, as per the reports.

Messi scores stunning free-kick yet Barcelona lose first leg…

Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona celebrates with his teammate Jordi Alba of FC Barcelona after scoring their opening goal during the Copa del Rey Round of 16 first leg match between Athletic Club and FC Barcelona at San Mames Stadium on January 5, 2017 in Bilbao, Spain The defending champs have it all to do in the second leg which takes place next Wednesday at the Nou Camp. King’s Cup holders Barcelona have a fight on their hands if they are to remain in the competition after losing a fiery first leg of their last-16 tie at Athletic Club 2-1 on Thursday despite playing the final 10 minutes with a two-man advantage.

Want a Sharper Brain as You Age? Volunteer

People who are active in local community groups may have slightly sharper mental skills at the age of 50, a new study suggests. The findings were based on over 9,000 adults from the United Kingdom who’d been part of a long-term health study since they were children.

South African pacer Kyle Abbott retires from international cricket

South African bowler Kyle Abbott celebrates the dismissal of Sri Lanka’s batsman Dhananjaya De Silva during the fifth and last day of the first Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka on December 30, 2016 at St George’s Park ground in Port Elizabeth. / AFP PHOTO Cape Town: South African fast bowler Kyle Abbott announced his retirement from international cricket on Thursday to play in England, catching his employers by surprise and highlighting a growing drain of sporting talent from the country.

Ramdas Athawale wants at least 25% seats in BMC polls

A president Ramdas Athawale wants at least 60 of the 227 seats; he also claims many BSP leaders in Uttar Pradesh are ready to join his party before the polls there Ramdas Athawale says he wants a fair share in Mumbai and UP, otherwise his party will fight it out on its own. File pic Boasting of a huge influence among the city’s Dalit voters, BJP ally and union minister of state Ramdas Athawale has sought at least 60 of 227 seats from the party in a pre-poll pact for the BMC polls.

PTSD suspected in murders

Lionel Desmond was part of the 2nd battalion, of the Royal Canadian Regiment, based at CFB Gagetown and shown in this 2007 handout photo taken in Panjwai district in between patrol base Wilson and Masum Ghar in Afghanistan. A clearer picture is emerging of Desmond, the former soldier involved in an apparent murder-suicide in Nova Scotia, with his own words on social media revealing a man struggling with PTSD who was trying to get his life back.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Facebook-Trev Bungay A clearer picture is emerging of the former soldier involved in an apparent murder-suicide in Nova Scotia, with his own words on social media revealing a man struggling with PTSD who was trying to get his life back.

The Mystery of Part-Time Pulsars

A new discovery has upended the widely held view that all pulsars are orderly ticking clocks of the universe. A survey done at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico has fortuitously discovered two extremely strange pulsars that undergo a “cosmic vanishing act.”

Fast radio burst tied to distant dwarf galaxy, and perhaps magnetar

Fast radio bursts, which flash for just a few milliseconds, created a stir among astronomers because they seemed to be coming from outside our galaxy, which means they would have to be very powerful to be seen from Earth, and because none of those first observed were ever seen again. A repeating burst was discovered in 2012, however, providing an opportunity for a team of researchers to repeatedly monitor its area of the sky with the Karl Jansky Very Large Array in New Mexico and the Arecibo radio dish in Puerto Rico, in hopes of pinpointing its location.

a A timeline of DRC’s chase for democracy

Power play: Violence erupted over President Joseph Kabila’s refusal to hold elections and step down. Photo: Eduardo Soteras/AFP Hopes are high that a landmark power-sharing deal between Democratic Republic of Congo’s political opponents will bring an end to a crisis two years in the making.

Good Pacific birds news

A new year always brings new hope – but 2017 is a big one for conservation in the Pacific. The last big leap forward in 2015 was the restoration of the islands of Acteon and Gambier in French Polynesia.

Experiment in suicide zone

New Delhi, Jan. 5: Depression levels and suicidal thoughts declined across rural households in 30 villages in Vidarbha, India’s epicentre for farm suicides, after a mental health experiment that its proponents say illustrates a new measure to curb suicides in rural communities. The experiment, called the Vidarbha Stress and Health Programme and implemented in Maharashtra’s Amravati district, appeared to pull down the prevalence of suicidal thoughts from 5.2 per cent to 2.5 per cent in 18 months, researchers said yesterday.