At least two vessels, a barge and a tugboat, were involved in the accident last week that sparked a massive, ongoing oil spill in Trinidad and Tobago, the government of the Caribbean nation said Wednesday. The Coast Guard has "confirmed that the barge was being towed by a tug, the Solo Creed, from Panama," according to the statement. Investigations by the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard revealed that the vessels "appear to have been bound for Guyana," according to a statement from the Ministry of National Security. "We have been working very closely with the Guyana Coast Guard in this critical matter and we appreciate their full-scale support," said Trinidad and Tobago's Minister of National Security, Fitzgerald Hinds, in the statement. The spill comes at the height of carnival, threatening the tourist business that is crucial to the dual-island nation's economy.

Quick counts showed that Prabowo Subianto was leading with more than 58% of votes against the two rivals in Wednesday's (Feb 14) Indonesian presidential election. Kuala Lumpur reminds me of my younger days where I went to school and grew up here," the Defence Minister told the media. ALSO READ: Indonesian presidential polls too close to callThe divorced couple has a son, Didit Hediprasetyo, a fashion designer living in Paris and Jakarta. Prabowo is a "Datuk Seri", a title he received from Melaka Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tun Mohd Ali Rustam in 2022. In an Instagram post, the Defence Minister thanked Mohd Ali for the "Darjah Gemilang Seri Melaka, which comes with the title Datuk Seri".

Source: UGCOne of the newspapers highlighted the mysterious circumstances under which a senior Kenyan police officer died while heading to Haiti. Taifa LeoThe Swahili newspaper reported the demise of Chief Inspector Walter Nyankieya on the Haiti mission. His family from Kisii confided in Taifa Leo that their kin had booked himself into a hotel in Washington DC, the United States, where he was discovered dead. Nyankieya was part of the advance team sent to Haiti on a reconnaissance mission ahead of the planned deployment of Kenyan officers. Kang'ethe, a murder suspect wanted by the US authorities, was recaptured in Ngong town on the evening of Tuesday, February 13.

Joy Nursing Home in Eastleigh that was elavated to a level four hospital on Janaury 29, 2024. First off, as the hospital’s director Kennedy Otieno told lawmakers, he did not license the hospital; competent authorities did so. It could be the name of the establishment, for instance, giving “joy” to patients in pain. By locating the hospital in a residential area, patients instantly feel at home, which could potentially accelerate their recovery. If ever there was a case for the creation of a special economic zone, then it is the Joy Nursing Home neighbourhood!

The meeting was convened by senior United States government officials despite Kenyan courts banning the proposed deployment of 1,000 police officers to Haiti. Photo United NationsWhile Haiti officials leaked details of the meeting, they fell just short of making public the deadline set for the police deployment. There was a conspicuous silence from Kenyan officials on how President William Ruto’s government was going to circumvent the court ruling. Haiti officials though remarked that before the deployment, there would be measures put in place to ensure that the process was lawful. Musalia was responding to five US congress members who opposed the deployment of Kenyan police officers to Haiti.

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There was unrest at St. Philips Rateti Secondary School in Nyamaiya ward Nyamira County on Wednesday after parents and students staged protests over the transfer of the school’s Principal Bernard Muloti. They claimed the school had been doing badly in exams until last year when they received a new school principal with whom they had lots of expectations. The school was surrounded by police officers from Nyamira police station to prevent any possible attempts by parents to get into the school compound. The students were ferried back to the school as the county education office tried to resolve the issues surrounding the transfer of the school head, even as parents vowed to protest until the principal is reinstated. “We will not rest until we have the principal back, he was our only hope in this school.

Murder suspect Kevin Kang'ethe, suspect who escaped police custody arrested 14th February, 2024Kevin Kang’ethe Kinyanjui who escaped from the Muthaiga police station about a week ago was arrested on Tuesday night in Ngong. According to police, he was found hiding at a house at around 11:45 pm on Tuesday by detectives from Nairobi Area’s Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau. Kinyanjui was being held at the station awaiting the verdict in his extradition case to the US where he is wanted for murder. The body was locked in a Toyota Venza which had remained in the parking since the evening of October 31, 2023. On Friday, police arrested four more people bringing the total number of people arrested in connection with aiding Kinyanjui’s escape to eight.

According to research findings from US personal finance resource, Bankrate, millennials are more likely to overspend on Valentine’s Day than those who are from older generations. Today, Valentine's Day stands at a crossroads. Unilateral ConcernTruth be told Valentine’s Day seems to favour the girl child and a majority of men don’t feel that this is fair. She might be seeing someone on the low and she might use uncelebrated Valentine’s Day as a sign of dumping you. Such scenarios can make a man hate Valentine’s Day since he is not sure whether that is the right person or the right thing to do.

Attorney General Justine Muturi and President William Ruto’s National Security Advisor Monica Juma. The move came after President William Ruto’s National Security Advisor Monica Juma differed with Attorney General Justin Muturi on the origin of the contentious National Government Administration Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2023. The Bill proposes the creation of the Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) position and office of the National Security Advisor to the President. The proposals, if adopted, would also designate the National Security Advisor as the Secretary to the National Security Council. “I propose that the National Security Advisor shall serve at the discretion of the President.

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Actress shows her man love this Valentine with KSh 520,000 gold. The beautiful made a video narrating her plans to spoil her man during this period, as she recently started doing things for herself financially. The video continued until the happy moment when Chiamaka gave her fancy gift package to her man. Fast forward to his birthday/Valentine 2024, this is my first Valentine/his birthday with him as a working class lady," she wrote. Lady dumped on Valentine's DayElsewhere, WhatsApp chats between a Kenyan man and his girlfriend have leaked on social media.

President William Ruto has assured Kenyans that the Shilling will further strengthen in the coming days. But it will strengthen to levels never seen before). On January 15, the shilling officially crossed 160 unit points against the US dollar, the lowest level on record. As of February 14, the Kenyan Shilling is being exchanged at 156.70 per US dollar according to the Central Bank of Kenya. His sentiments come after the country successfully issued a new Eurobond worth $1.5 billion (Sh238 billion).

Political analyst Mutahi Ngunyi has encouraged President William Ruto to remain devoted to his economic policies and ignore critics. I told you I would never allow Kenya to be among countries that have been auctioned for defaulting on debt payment…even the Kenyan shilling will strengthen to levels never seen before,” Ruto said. It was on the same day the Kenyan shilling strengthened to exchange at 156.70 units to the US dollar from a low of 164.50 quoted by commercial banks on Friday. And maybe it will drop to 115 as you projected,” Ngunyi told the President. Listen only to your God-given purpose.”The exchange rate of the Kenyan shilling against the dollar officially crossed the 150-unit mark on October 23, 2023, preceded by a period of sustained freefall in months prior.