Gleaner- Four of the five additional persons held recently in connection with a cyber scheme that fleeced $46 million from an account at Jamaica Money Market Brokers (JMMB) bank after gaining access to sensitive personal data, have been charged. Those charged are Sophia Dobson, 48, and 28-year-old Racquel Morrison, both unemployed of Caladium Crescent, Kingston […]
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NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (June 16, 2022) — The Flamboyant Nursing Home was presented with another gift to assist with the care of its residents, by Dr. Ravi Chinnaswamy, on behalf of Nevis Dental Clinic on June 16, 2022. In a brief ceremony to hand over the donation at the home, Dr. Chinnaswamy, who owns the clinic, noted […]
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BRASILIA, June 16 (Reuters) – Indigenous groups, environmentalists, fellow reporters and family and friends paid tribute on Thursday to British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian isolated tribes expert Bruno Pereira who disappeared in the Amazon 11 days ago and are presumed dead. Police said on Wednesday night that they had recovered human remains from a […]
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Mexico City’s iconic Azteca Stadium and the Los Angeles Rams’ multi-billion dollar SoFi Stadium are among 16 venues to host games at the 2026 World Cup. The first 48-team World Cup will be held in 16 venues across 11 US cities, along with three venues in Mexico and two in Canada. It marks the first […]
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International Domestic Workers Day Domestic workers make an important contribution to society, providing vital care for families and households, but they remain undervalued. © Kate Holt / Solidarity Center GENEVA (ILO News) ‒ Only six per cent of domestic workers worldwide have access to comprehensive social protection, according to a new report from the International […]
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By Dánica Coto Associated Press The Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The caskets were rolled in one by one, lined up in front of friends and family who had no idea that many of the 11 Haitian girls and women they were preparing to bury had decided to flee their country. They were […]
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COVID-19 hits a US plateau of 100k per day: Why aren’t cases going up or down? by Joseph Choi The Hill Coronavirus cases in the U.S. have hit a plateau of around 100,000 new cases per day with little indication on whether they will rise or fall in the coming weeks and months of summer. […]
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Police will allege William Tyrrell's foster parents assaulted a girl by grabbing her around the neck, kicking her and hitting her with a wooden spoon.
The allegations have emerged after a court lifted a suppression order in connection with the criminal case.
In November 2021, a police task force charged the foster parents of William, who vanished from Kendall on the NSW Mid North Coast in 2014, with assault and stalking in relation to an alleged attack on a girl.
Police claim the couple was attempting to intervene in the child's "problematic behaviour".
The allegations include that she was placed in a time-out period for 44 minutes, that the girl was grabbed about the neck, kicked and hit with a wooden spoon, causing her pain.
It is also alleged William's foster mother suggested if the girl defecated on the floor, she would rub the child's face in it.
Details of the police allegations were revealed after several media organisations successfully mounted a challenge in the Supreme Court to lift the suppression order.
The couple has denied all the charges.
William's foster mother is due to face Parramatta Court at the end of the month.
New South Wales Treasurer and Energy Minister Matt Kean has confirmed the state's energy supply is now steady after a meeting with the market operator.
A generator came online today adding 689 megawatts to the system, while another one is expected to turn on tomorrow.
"This morning's update from the Australian Energy Market Operator gives me and should give everyone great confidence that we're out of those difficult conditions that we saw earlier in the weekend," Kean said.
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It comes after he was granted special powers to force coal companies to give fuel to electricity generators.
Kean said these powers will be used "if the need arises".
Residents no longer need to limit their energy usage.
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The energy regulator issued a brief statement this afternoon to reassure Australians there should be no blackouts this weekend.
"AEMO can confirm sufficient electricity supply can be made available to meet forecast demand over the weekend across all regions in the National Electricity Market," the regulator said.
"Since announcing the suspension of the electricity spot market, we have seen improvements in generation availability, as reflected in our forecasts.
"Challenges remain in the energy sector and AEMO will continue to monitor supply levels and risks across all regions."
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has kept her place in federal parliament after winning one of the Queensland Senate seats up for grabs in this year's election.
Hanson claimed the fifth of six available seats in the state, while Amanda Stoker, the Liberal Party's hardline conservative senator, missed out on re-election.
Liberal National Party candidates James McGrath and Matt Canavan were both re-elected, as were Labor's Murray Watt and Anthony Chisholm, while Penny Allman-Payne gained a seat for the Greens.
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Hanson's place in the Senate had earlier looked in trouble after unexpectedly strong showings for the Greens and – in a major surprise – Legalise Cannabis Australia.
At one point in the count, the little-known party seemed a chance of ousting Hanson from parliament, with Bernie Bradley neck-and-neck with the One Nation leader in the week following election day.
However, preferences heavily favoured Hanson and saw her retain the seat she has held since 2016.
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Instead it was Stoker who lost out in yet another election blow for the Coalition.
The controversial Assistant Minister for Women, who made headlines for attending an anti-abortion rally in the lead-up to the election, had been in the Senate since 2018, when she took George Brandis's spot following his resignation.
Stoker follows in the footsteps of fellow conservative Eric Abetz, who the Australian Electoral Commission confirmed lost his Tasmanian Senate seat yesterday.
