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[Photo: FILE] The International Labour Organization says the fight against child labour must begin before children are exposed to exploitation, urging countries to shift focus from elimination to outright prevention. Speaking during the World Day Against Child Labour celebrations, ILO Labour Standards Specialist Maria Cabrera said the traditional approach of rescuing children after they have entered the workforce is ineffective. She stresses that governments, communities, and families must work together to shield children from exploitative situations. “For many years, the ILO spoke about the elimination and eradication of child labour. While that remains important, the approach we are now promoting…
[Source: Entertainment weekly] Tom Hanks doesn’t support a separate category for voice work at the Oscars. “I think they have enough categories,” Hanks told Gold Derby of the Academy Awards in an interview published Tuesday. “The truth is, just a voice actor can win Best Actor. The judgment is any performance that moved you, so that’s a quality. And Hanks should know. The Big star took home back-to-back trophies in 1994 and 1995, for his starring roles in Philadelphia and Forrest Gump. He’s been nominated four other times. He’s also been an active member of the Academy of Motion Picture…
[Source: Reuters] After watching images of masked groups rampaging through the streets of Belfast — some targeting the homes and businesses of those believed to be immigrants — members of the city’s ethnic minority communities say they are afraid to leave their homes. “Women and kids are terrified and in shock,” said Twasul Mohammed, who came to Northern Ireland from Sudan as a refugee in 2016. “We are keeping our kids at home, I haven’t sent my kids to school since this has happened.” Violence flared on Tuesday following a knife attack for which a Sudanese man has been charged…
Residents across Saipan reported seeing a bright object streak across the sky. Photo: Supplied / Rommell Buenaflor Authorities in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) say an object seen breaking apart in the sky over Saipan has been identified as space debris. The CNMI Homeland Security and Emergency Management Office said Joint Task Force-Micronesia and the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed the object, which was spotted on Thursday evening, was re-entering space debris. Residents across Saipan reported seeing a bright object streak across the sky before fragmenting in the atmosphere, with videos of the event widely shared…
[File Photo] The Fiji Sugar Corporation is warning that sugar stocks could run out by the end of the month if harvesting does not pick up quickly, as delays in farmer readiness continue to slow the start of the crushing season. Appearing before the Standing Committee on Economic Affairs, Chief Operating Officer Mikaele Daukoto stated that mill operations have been delayed due to extremely low cane delivery readiness, with some areas recording as little as 4 percent Memorandum of Gang Agreement submissions compared to around 60 percent last year. Daukoto says the situation is placing pressure on national supply. “We…
[Photo: FILE] Businesses and property owners could soon face significantly higher penalties for breaching public health laws. These fines have been proposed to increase from as little as $20 to as much as $5,000 under the Public Health Amendment Bill. The proposed increase was highlighted during a parliamentary standing committee hearing, where the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation raised concerns about the scale of the new penalties and their impact on smaller operators. Permanent Secretary Salanieta Daunabuna says while stronger enforcement is important, consideration should be given to the varying sizes and capacities of businesses, particularly within the tourism…
[Photo: FILE] The Suva Magistrate’s Court will deliver its ruling next Tuesday in the case involving Imran Khan, also known as King Khan. It was scheduled to be delivered today, but Resident Magistrate Yogesh Prasad said the judgment was not ready. Khan is charged with one count of possession of illicit drugs. He is alleged to have been found with 4.1 grams of illicit substances. He appeared in the Suva Magistrates Court this morning. Prosecutor Bhavna Kantaria appeared for the State.Article continues after advertisement Khan had been on bail, but he has since been remanded after he pleaded guilty in…
All 20 Indians aboard the vessel invovled in the latest indident are safe, an Indian shipping ministry official said.Three Indian sailors are confirmed killed as the country reports a separate incident involving a vessel off Shinas port in Oman, the third attack linked to the United States this week.The latest maritime incident against Guinea-Bissau flagged MT Jalveer came the day after the US military fired on a Palau-flagged MT Settebello, also off the coast of Oman.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listSettebello had 24 Indian sailors on board; three who were reported missing on Wednesday were confirmed killed on…
Ratu Rakuro Daunivavana (far right) with his Australian Welterweight belt and his team at the Nadi International Airport yesterday. Newly crowned Australian Welterweight Champion Ratu Rakuro Daunivavana has returned home after making history earlier this week. The 29-year-old arrived at Nadi International Airport yesterday following his title-winning performance in Brisbane, Australia. Known as the “Buca Bay Prince,” Daunivavana defeated Brisbane’s Yungu Yanner by technical knockout (TKO), producing one of the finest performances of his decade-long boxing career. The victory earned him the Australian Welterweight title and further cemented his status as one of Fiji’s leading professional boxers.Article continues after advertisement…
The president of the East Coast Fishing Boat Owners Association, Janakiram, has stated that the United States military was responsible for the deaths of Indian sailors, including a chief engineer from Visakhapatnam, in an attack on the Palau-flagged oil tanker MT Settebello. Janakiram questioned the circumstances of the incident, noting that the vessel was not Indian and was not part of any military or coast guard operation. “But why did the US military attack a commercial vessel? It is neither an Indian ship nor a military or Coast Guard vessel,” he said. He also expressed concern about India–US relations following…