there's the jamaica that most jamaicans live in, cook in, struggle to survive in, the real jamaica. then there's the jamaica which you're more familiar with. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> but tourists have been coming to jamaica for a long time. when this part of the island, particularly port antonio threatened to become an international jet set destination, legend has it errol flynn was ship wrecked in 1947 and promptly fell in love with the place. before flynn, it has been an empire of bananas, a huge industry that later became united fruit. bananas went out, tourists came in. the banana business eventually went elsewhere. when tourism shifted to the other side of the island with the construction of an airport at mond at montego bay, the northeast coast was largely forgotten. ♪ >>> it has the feel, still, of a forgotten paradise. there are those who believe that the area can come back, and it must come back, that the future is in hotels and resorts and restaurants for wealthy visitors as it once was. ♪ take this place, for instance. the try dent hotel, expensive, luxurious, best of all, i'm

nick davis, bbc news, jamaica. we can speak now to apriljackson — a former miss jamaica universe, restaurant owner and one—time candidate on the bbc‘s apprentice. she grew up in kingston and is on holiday in montego bay. how is the holiday going? i'm glad to report that my holiday is just as amazing as when i arrived on sunday last week. do you feel safe? pardon? are you feeling safe? completely safe. i think that's why i was urged to talk about it. if i was reading the headlines i have seen, i would probably be quite worried. he underground, i wouldn't know. why'd you think it is that people outside ofjamaica you think it is that people outside of jamaica are very you think it is that people outside ofjamaica are very worried, when we have spoken to two people... it looks like we have lost april. that isa looks like we have lost april. that is a shame. we were speaking to apriljackson error. she is on holiday, born in kingston. can you hear me? i can hear everything. why do you think it is that outside of ja

last year saw over 1600 people murdered in jamaica. has spiked. last year saw over 1600 people murdered injamaica. 335 of them in st james, people murdered injamaica. 335 of them in stjames, the area where montego bay is. most of the crime is gang—related and focussed in a small number of communities. the foreign 0ffice number of communities. the foreign office has advised holiday—makers they should only travel to and from they should only travel to and from the airport to their hotels and when they take excursions to make sure they take excursions to make sure they are arranged by official tour reps, the authority says there will be more vehicle searches as they go after the gangs and their guns. a similar state of emergency in 2010 many kingston saw the murder rate drop to its lowest rate in year, a statistic that meant lives saved. in montego bay it is hoped the same will happen again. nick davis bbc news jamaica. earlier i spoke to a representative of abta. there have been some serious violent crimes in this area, so serious violent crimes

nick davis, bbc news, jamaica. we're hoping to speak to a tourist who is travelling around jamaica from the montego bay area, later in the programme, so stay tuned for that. the turkish military says it has launched new ground and air strikes in northern syria against an organisation they consider to be terrorists. the new campaign, dubbed operation olive branch, is aimed at the ypg — or kurdish people's protection units — as well as the islamic state group. it is seeking to oust kurdish fighters from the afrin region, held by them since 2012. some of these forces helped the us to fight the islamic state group. the headlines on bbc news. many government services in america have shut down after politicians failed to pass a spending bill. essential services, including national security and air traffic control, will continue. president macron says britain could get a bespoke trade deal with the eu. but, in return, the french leader told the bbc that the uk would have to abide by single market rules. carillion's au

nick davies, bbc news, jamaica. he's normally here with us in london but today simon calder has deserted us but today simon calder has deserted us for the delights of salford. simon, good morning to you, always a pleasure to speak to you, simon is the travel editor for the independent and a regular commentator on travel news. first of all, what you make of the advice from the foreign office? really unusual. normally the foreign office either says we think it is ok to go somewhere, or we think it is too dangerous, don't go there. what they have said is you can go to the montego bay area but you can only do that if you stay in your gated compound, or if you are travelling to and from the airport, or on an excursion as the report said, with official providers. something organised by your tour operator, by your hotel. it's important to say that it only applies to that specific district of saint james, montego bay city area and the resorts around it. it doesn't apply to negril in the west for places in the east but peopl

nick davies, bbc news, jamaica. the headlines on bbc news: many government services in america have shut down after politicians failed to pass a spending bill. essential services including national security and our traffic control will continue. mary lou mcdonald has confirmed as the only candidate nominated to replace gerry adams as sinn fein president. pirelli and's auditors are under fire for not raising concerns before the firm's collapse and the public conscience siovas enquiry is launched into the pension deficit. the interior ministry spokesman has confirmed that the intercontinental hotel in the afghan capital is currently under attack. by suspected militants. no indication yet as to how many people are held herself or does gunman involved in the attack. we do know the attack started at around 9pm local time, when a number of gunman attacked the hotel in kabul. earlier reports also that source is like special forces have arrived at the scene. they are engaged in a gun battle with those inside. no details yet

nick davis, bbc news, jamaica. the international olympic committee has approved plans for north korea to participate at next month's winter olympics, and agreed teams from north and south can march under the same flag at the opening ceremony. the agreement comes after months of heightened tension on the korean peninsula over the testing of nuclear weapons by north korea. imogen foulkes reports from ioc headquarters in the swiss city of lausanne. two koreas, face—to—face. such is the tension on the korean peninsula that this meeting, ostensibly about the olympics, became something much more. here in lausanne, the two sides spoke together for hours. they emerged with an agreement and the blessing of the international olympic committee. the ioc has approved the request to have their delegations marching together as one, under the name korea. for the first time, the two koreas, divided since the 1950s, will field a unified team, women's ice hockey. and the olympic committee has relaxed its strict qualification dead

they would be transported to english colonies in the west indies, mostly jamaica and barbados. there they would become the labor force that would work the sugar plantations that would produce sugar and molasses. those raw materials transported back to newport would be distilled into more rum and that was used for consumption and currency. the atlantic slave trade went on for 4 centuries. but in the case of british colonial north america, the system is different than what many people might have a sense of today. many people when they think of african enslavement and the slave trade, tend to think of a west indian system or an antebellum southern american 19th century system. cotton fields, rice, sugar, coffee plantations. they all existed as part of the cash crop system but here in new england we have never had temperate weather. not great soil. we were producing cash crops. for the most part the africans that came to new england generally, particularly to newport, were more involved in the urban trade skills acquired during that time. in the case of newport, we have primary rec

those africans would be transported to english colonies in the west indies, mostly jamaica and barbados. there they would become the labor force that would work the sugar plantations that would produce sugar and molasses. newport ships would take the raw materials and transport it back to newport would be distilled into more rum and that was used for consumption and currency. the european transatlantic slave trade went on for for centuries. but in the case of british colonial north america, the system is different than what many people might have a sense of today. in fact, many people when they think of african enslavement and the slave trade, they tend to think of a west indian system or an antebellum southern american 19th century system. they tend to think of cotton fields, rice, sugar, coffee plantations. they all existed as part of the cash crop system but here in new england, we have never had temperate weather. we don't have the great soil, so we were not producing the cash crops. for the most part, the africans that came to new england generally, particularly to newport, were mo

for a country that depends on tourism, the pictures of troops on the streets in montego bay, jamaica's biggest resort, isn't ideal, but the government says it's something that needs to be done. the security forces are expected and have been directed to treat citizens with respect, and protect the dignity and safety of all. most of the tourists who visit montego bay and much of the north coast stay in gated and guarded all—inclusive hotels where security isn't an issue. but the growing reality for people who live in the city is that crime has spiked. last year saw over 1,600 people murdered in jamaica, 335 of them in stjames, the area where montego bay is. most of the crime is gang—related and focused in a small number of communities. the foreign office has advised holidaymakers that they should only travel to and from the airport to their hotels and when they do take excursions, to make sure they are arranged by official tour reps. the authorities say there will be more roadblocks and vehicle searches as they go after the gangs and their guns. a similar state of emergency in 2010 i

we will go to jamaica, which is in the mid— 20s. temperatures. we will go to jamaica, which is in the mid- 20s. a bit wet, but at least it is warmer than this. with white, sandy beaches and temperatures in the mid—20s at this time of year, jamaica is a popular destination for holidaymakers wanting to escape the dreary january weather here in the uk. but now, the foreign office has warned tourists not to wander away from their resorts on their own. more than 200,000 british tourists visited the country in 2017. most of them travelled to the popular resort of montego bay, in the north—west of the island. but there has been a recent increase in crime. there was an average of six murders a week in the area last year. on thursday, the country's prime minister declared a state of public emergency, and sent troops out on to the streets to deal with what he called general lawlessness. we are joined by travel journalist simon calder, who knows the island well. those statistics we were talking about, this murder rates, the violence there. they are trul

for a country that depends on tourism, the pictures of troops on the streets in montego bay, jamaica's biggest resort, are not ideal. the government says it is something that needs to be done. the security forces are expected and have been directed to treat citizens with respect and protect the dignity and safety of all. most of the tourists who visit montego bay and much of the north coast stay in gated or guarded all—inclusive hotels where security isn't an issue. but crime in the city has spiked. last year saw over 1,600 people murdered in jamaica. 335 of them in stjames, the area where montego bay is. most of the crime is gang—related and focused in a small number of communities. the foreign office has advised holidaymakers that they should only travel to and from the airport to their hotels and when they do take excursions, to make sure they are arranged by official tour reps. the authorities say there will be more roadblocks and vehicle searches as they go after the gangs and their guns. a similar state of emergency in 2010, in kingston, saw the murder rate drop to its lowest

those africans would be transported to the english colonies of the west indies, mostly jamaica, barbados, and from there, they would become the labor force that would work in the sugar plantations that would produce the sugar and molasses. newport ships would take the materials and transported back to newport which would be distilled into more rum and that rum was used for consumption. the european transatlantic slave trade went on for nearly four centuries. america,se of colonial the system is different than what many people might have a sense of today. any people, when they think in terms of african enslavement, they tend to think of a west indian system, or it's a valium southern -- or antebellum southern american system. they tend to think of cotton field, rice, sugar plantations, which all existed and were a part of the cash crop system. in new england, we never had good weather, we don't have great soil. we were not producing the cash crops. the africans that came to new england generally, were more involved in the urban trade skills that were required and a time. in the case of ne

violence in jamaica's would have to abide by single market rules. violence injamaica's montego bay prompts the foreign office to warn british tourists to stay in resorts as a state of emergency is declared. also auditors come under fire for not raising concerns about carillion before it collapsed. mps have also begun an entirely into the way carillion‘s pension deficit has been handled. and steven sack cui’ has been handled. and steven sack cur speaks to the actor and activist ashleyjudd, that is in half an hour here on bbc news. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. welcome to bbc news. the us national government has officially shut down, a year to the day after donald trump took office as president. senators had failed to agree a stop—gap budget — amid a bitter dispute president trump's republicans and the opposition democrats over immigration and border security. the impasse will affect hundreds of thousands of federal workers, but essential government services will carry on. the recriminations have already begun. david willis reports from

an action to shore jamaica has one of the world's highest murder rates per capita last year more than sixteen hundred people were killed that includes three hundred thirty five in the st james region where curfews have been imposed that's a record high and so far this year at least thirty eight people have already been killed across the islands jamaica is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world the tourism minister says that the country remains safe even during this state of emergency but the u.s. united kingdom and canada have released travel warnings the british government says travelers should limit their movements outside of resorts in the area at this time and exercise particular care if traveling at night and exercise caution if you're in the area so no surprise here that many are wondering how crime and the coverage of crime will impact tourism there claude here says it's a shame and an impediment to tourism but it's the truth let's bring it out in the open and fight it another user here says it's that he considers jamaicans more important than any tourist so

my mom as well, she's from jamaica. i just think about all the families that could be affected by these ill decisions that are being made and it breaks my heart. >> reporter: her parents are here, rooting for their daughter on her opening night. >> serious on point, oh my goodness. i hope that's cover girl. >> reporter: some of the menu items pay homage to her family's rich heritage. do you have a signature dish here? >> i grew up eating jamaican johnnycake. >> you brought your family home cooking into the restaurant? >> oh, yeah, absolutely. yeah, whenever i can, i sneak it in there. >> reporter: but now it's time to get down to business. >> it's going to be a fun night. fingers crossed. >> reporter: for the big night. i brought along my mom and my squad of sisters and family. >> cheers. >> cheers. >> reporter: back to help me sample the delicacies. >> so we have our jamaican johnnycake. >> oh, this is the specialty. >> this is the specialty, this is my recipe. >> juicy. >> that middle one is spicy. >> try the cornbrea

my mom as well, she's from jamaica. i just think about all the families that could be affected by these ill decisions that are heart. >> reporter: her parents are here, rooting for their daughter on her opening night. >> serious on point, oh my goodness. i hope that's cover girl. >> reporter: some of the menu items pay homage to her family's rich heritage. do you have a signature dish here? >> i grew up eating jamaican johnnycake. >> you brought your family home cooking into the restaurant? >> oh, yeah, absolutely. yeah, whenever i can, i sneak it in there. >> reporter: but now it's time to get down to business. >> it's going to be a fun night. fingers crossed. >> reporter: for the big night. i brought along my mom and my squad of sisters and family. >> cheers. >> cheers. >> reporter: back to help me sample the delicacies. >> so we have our jamaican johnnycake. >> oh, this is the specialty. >> this is the specialty, this is my recipe. >> juicy. >> that middle one is spicy. >> try the cornbread. >> so good, thank you. >>

africans would be taken to the west indies, to english settlements, what we recognize as the bahamas, jamaica, and barbados. from there, africans would be transported back to newport. what we call the triangle of trade. in the case of newport, this trade was tied to roman molasses. of the the beginning 18th century to the end of the 18th century, after the end of the american revolution, newport was involved in about 80% of the ginny rum trade. take rumrips would from newport and trade for enslaved africans from the coast to most would be trade -- sent to english colonies. become the would labor force in the sugar plantations. newport ships would take the raw materials and transported back to newport. it would be distilled into more rum and used for consumption and currency. european transatlantic slave trade when on for nearly four centuries in the case of colonial british north america, the system is different from what many might have a sense of today. when they think in terms of african enslavement, they tend to think of a west indian system or an empty bellin southern american system. th

nick davies, bbc news, jamaica. the french president has suggested the uk could get a bespoke trade deal with the european union after brexit, but again warned that britain would not have full access to the single market without accepting its rules. in an interview to be broadcast on the andrew marr show tomorrow, emmanuel macron said he respected, but regretted, the brexit vote, and said the eu would love to welcome the uk back. let's get more on this from our political correspondent emma va rdy. good morning, what's nice on this occasion is we are able to say what the president said, as opposed to what someone else thinks he says. absolutely, this is his first visit to britain since becoming french president command so everybody has been looking to try to gauge how favourably france will look on britain when it comes to these difficult brexit negotiations. theresa may is of course calling for a bespoke trade deal after we leave the eu, that means being able to continue trading with european countries without the p

last year saw over 1600 people murdered in jamaica. has bite. last year saw over 1600 people murdered injamaica. 325 of them instant strains, the where montego bay is. most of the crime is gang—related and focused on a number of small communities. the foreign office has advised holidaymakers that they should only travel to and from the airport to their hotels and when they do take excursions, to make sure they are arranged by an official to representatives. authorities say there will be more roadblocks and vehicle searches as they go out of the gangs and their guns. asimilar they go out of the gangs and their guns. a similar state of emergency in 2010 in kingston saw the murder rate dropped to its lowest levels in yea rs rate dropped to its lowest levels in years as ““3 rate dropped to its lowest levels in years as ——a statistic that means light saves. in montego bay it hopes the same will happen again. six women from the british army have become the largest all—female group to ski coast—to—coast across antarctica. the ice maiden

for a country that depends on tourism, the pictures of troops on the streets in montego bay, jamaica's biggest resort, isn't ideal, but the government says it's something that needs to be done. the security forces are expected and have been directed to treat citizens with respect, and protect the dignity and safety of all. most of the tourists who visit montego bay and much of the north coast stay in gated and guarded all—inclusive hotels where security isn't an issue. but the growing reality for people who live in the city is that crime has spiked. last year saw over 1,600 people murdered in jamaica, 325 of them in stjames, the area where montego bay is. —— 335 of them in stjames, the area where montego bay is. most of the crime is gang—related and focused in a number of small communities. the foreign office has advised holidaymakers that they should only travel to and from the airport to their hotels and when they do take excursions, to make sure they are arranged by official tour reps. authorities say there will be more roadblocks and vehicle searches as they go after the ga

in places like jamaica, barbados, st. thomas, and brazil. , oral history tells us that 15 people left barbados. instead of going to new york or philadelphia, they wanted to come right here to newport, rhode island. what attracted them here? the attraction was the story of how rhode island became about. 1636 a gentleman by the name of roger williams founded rhode island. he had come to the colonies from england seeking religious freedom. ofyears after the founding rhode island, those people in barbados said this is where they wanted to come. not only did the jews come here, quakers were also here. been persecuted or they would be because of their religious beliefs. 1677 the jews needed a place to vary their loved ones, so they bought a plot of land it up the street. if you see that small little cemetery, you will see that it has the names on the gravestones touro. these are all portuguese and sephardic names. the cemetery was important thesee it documented jewish people. 1758, things were changing dramatically for newport.

only in jamaica. the home of all right. >>> welcome back. a live look at the capitol. >> so take a look here at the capitol. it's not going to be long, about seven hours from now we believe that at noon conversation will be starting again to try to come to some reconciliation on what has happened overnight. as of midnight, we have a government shutdown. there is no agreement. it is not clear how long it will last, but the last one in 2013 lasted 16 days and cost $2.5 billion. >> so who gets paid, who doesn't, what services will continue, which others will be forced to stop? here is rene marsh. >> reporter: people beyond the nation's capital will feel this and the longer a government shutdown drags organization the more painful it will be for americans. certain services will now either stop or be delayed. if you are a senior and you want to file a new claim for social security benefits, you will not be able to. but if you already receive social security benefits, you will still get your check. if you have a sick child and depend on government

fenlator switched to join her father's native jamaica in 2015. we arejust so we are just so excited to be able to represent ourselves and our countries in the universal place and back to me is two weeks every four yea rs back to me is two weeks every four years you get that, i don't know, i think of it as a snow globe, when you are a little kid and you shake a snow globe and it is all sparkly, utopia. that is what it is like there, it only happens every four yea rs. there, it only happens every four years. that's crazy. that's crazy. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's at bbc.co.uk/sport. i'll have more for you in the next hour. more now on the collapse of carillion, the country's second biggest construction firm employing 20,000 people in the uk, now in liquidation. the tuc is calling for the creation of a national task force involving unions and businesses to examine the wider implications of the company's failure. carillion used an extensive network of small firms, who are now w

for a country that depends on tourism, the pictures of troops on the streets in montego bay, jamaica's biggest resort, isn't ideal, but the government says it is something that needs to be done. the security forces are expected and have been directed to treat citizens with respect and protect the dignity and safety of all. most of the tourists who visit montego bay and much of the north coast stay in gated or guarded all—inclusive hotels where security isn't an issue. but crime in the city has spiked. last year saw over 1,600 people murdered in jamaica. 335 of them in stjames, the area where montego bay is. most of the crime is gang—related and focused in a small number of communities. the foreign office has advised holidaymakers that they should only travel to and from the airport to their hotels and when they do take excursions, to make sure they are arranged by official tour reps. the authorities say there will be more roadblocks and vehicle searches as they go after the gangs and their guns. a similar state of emergency in 2010, in kingston, saw the murder rate drop to its lowe

places of right also stretched across the caribbean then through our southern parts of cuba through jamaica still looking very disturbed just around panama that wet weather will stay in place more showers coming in across panama nicaragua costa rica west the weather there to just over towards his daniella i will not just way into jamaica's we go on through tuesday kingston with a high of thirty degrees. when diplomacy fields and fear sweeps in our borders are wide open wide open to drugs terrorists we've proven the barriers are built to impose division to sixty's instead of being an obstacle or wastes into became another obstacle to peace in a four part series al jazeera revisits the reasons for divisions in different parts of the world and the impact they have on both sides was of shame at this time on al-jazeera. to have you with us on al-jazeera these are our top stories about five hundred nigerian refugees and migrants stranded in libya have returned home the nigerian government ordered the immediate evacuation about five thousand of its citizens from the bia after reports of abuse slav

in places like jamaica, barbados, st. thomas, and -- and brazil. 1658, oral history tells us that 15 people left barbados. but instead of going to new york or philadelphia, they wanted to come right here to newport, rhode island. well, what attracted them here? the attraction was the story of how rhode island became about. that came about. in 1636, a gentleman by the name of roger williams founded rhode island. he had come to the colonies from england seeking religious freedom. 20 years after the founding of rhode island, those people in barbados said this is where they wanted to come. now, not only did jews come here, but quakers and other people who have been persecuted or they would be because of their religious beliefs. in 1677, the jews that were here needed a place to bury their loved ones, so they bought a plot of land it up the street. if you see that small little cemetery, you will see that it has the names on the gravestones of touro. -- these arevera all portuguese and sephardic names. the cemetery was importan

last year saw the 1600 people voted in jamaica. 335 of them in stjames, the area where montego bay is. most of the crime is gang—related and focuses on a small number of communities. the foreign office has advised holidaymakers that they should only travel to and from the airport to their hotels and when they do take excursions to make sure they do take excursions to make sure they are arranged by official tour reps. officials say there will be more roadblocks and vehicle searches as they go after the gangs and their guns. asimilar as they go after the gangs and their guns. a similar state of emergency in 2010 in kingston saw the murder rate dropped to its lowest levels in yea rs. rate dropped to its lowest levels in years. a statistic that meant lives state. in montego bay it is hoped that they will happen again. the french president has suggested the uk could get a bespoke trade deal with the european union after brexit, but again warned that britain would not have full access to the single market without accepting its rules. in an interview to be broadcast on the andrew marr show

the jamaica defense force says the st. james area has been especially rough with seven murders in the first 20 days of 2018. the area includes the tourist hotspot meant to go bay, the state of emergency gives law enforcement additional power to search arrest and detain suspects. tourists are advised to stay on resort property.>>> the remains of army private first class james leonard jr. have finally returned home for the bay area. leonard grew up in san francisco and ran on the track team at poly ethnic high. in 1950 when he was 22 years old he joined the army and was sent to fight in the korean war. he died five days later. his remains were never found until last year when a road construction crew found teeth, a canteen and the soul of a boot. a military laboratory in hawaii positively identified leonard and he was brought home to sfo yesterday. one cousin who remembers him as a teenager is still alive, they have always wondered if this day would come. >> after that many years, they finally did. they never gave up hope. w

how was jamaica? >> excellent. >> greg: you missed some great weather. >> i missed you. >> jesse: don't lie, juan. >> greg: the democrats would be crazy not to recruit her. dana says we have broken the seal on this so now it's like the biggest celebrity becomes the president? >> dana: no, she wouldn't be the first. >> her longtime friend stedman graham has said she would do it. but when she was interviewed sometime back by david rubinstein, she said that that was ridiculous because i know nothing about politics or foreign affairs. but now with donald trump she says, well, maybe. maybe the doors open but for me, i don't understand, what's the attraction of people who don't know what they are doing? she's a terrific personality. i happen to know her and like her very much. i just don't know if she would be president of the united states. i think the same thing about someone we know well. >> greg: how hard could it be? running a business is harder than running the country, right? >> jesse: sure. i liked

merkel to try and form a coalition government after the previous chances that she had with the so-called jamaica coalition collapsed if these new rounds also are not a success then germany will be confronted with a series of options one of them would be a minority government led by the conservatives or another option would be fresh elections and fresh elections is something that most parties that most politicians here in germany do not want to avoid oh sorry wanted to avoid so that's probably one of the reasons why all these different politicians here are trying to make an agreement even when they know that this will be an agreement that not necessarily everyone in the party rank and file would follow. now let's take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world scuffles are broken out between police and protesters during a rally in the tunisian capital today eight hundred people have been arrested in the country this week while demonstrating against tax increases and new austerity measures demonstrators demanding an end to the measures which the government says are necessary

>> jamaica. there was a rainbow picture i was traveling with president obama so we landed in jamaica. sometimes we fly in helicopters to access places in those motorcades so the helicopters always landed a little sooner than the president. onon this day we landed and there was the perfect rainbow above air force one. i knew it was going to go away soon and the president's helicopter did not landel yet. so he arrived they were looking at the p rainbow. the jamaican delegation and then i framed thisys picture. or to complement the work. where can i be that show something a little different? i went to the back of the plane i framed an image with the rainbow coming down would just walk up the steps it woulded be perfectly framed. he is on the ground you know how long the rainbow laughed. so i was just his walk up the stairs. sure enough, he did. and the rainbowow lasted. i took the pictures and it is one of my favorites but perfectly illuminated in a rainbow of air force one. once i knew i got it i s

tsunami warnings of waves up to a metre high have been issued for puerto rico and the us virgin islands. jamaica may also be at risk. a world bank report says global growth has claimed chip reid financial crisis levels climb later year. a french actress has defended the right of men to hit women. she was one of a number of actresses writing about a new puritanism following the allegations of sexual harassment. now it is time look at the stories that are making the headlines in media across the world we begin with the independent and the picture on their front page that shows delegates from north and south korea agreeing to stage their first talks in more than two years. pyongyang also said they'll appear together at the winter olympics. the ft looks ahead to world economic forum in davos where us president donald trump is planning to attend, making it the first trip by an american leader for almost 20 years .the whitehouse said mr trump would use the meeting to discuss his ‘america first‘ agenda. fox news reports donald trump's former chief strategist steve bannon has stepped down as head of

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cuba and florida coast some brief flooding in some parts of jamaica but that tide represents dying rain if anything showing something of the spurs have a cuba and then we get to thursday probably confined to the bahamas and having left florida behind now the story in the us in the last week or so has been extreme cold in the east that's gone now and more recently of course the mud sties from the tremendous amount of. quickly falling rain in southern california the weather is improving here and winter not it's normal if not warm. the weather sponsored by qatar airways. you are making a point of remarks where on line the main us response to drug use and the drug trade over the last fifty years has been decriminalized or if you join us on sat no evil person this wakes up urban in the morning and says i want to scour the world in darkness and this is a dialogue that could be worth leading to some of the confusion along i was about people saying they don't actually know what's going on join the colobus conversation at this time on al-jazeera. the. whole. production. if you gotta know daddy m

the jamaica defense force says the st. james area has been especially rough with seven murders in the first 20 days of 2018. theory includes a hotspot, montego bay. this will give law enforcement additional power to search arrest and detain suspects. tourists are being advised to stay on the resort property. >>> apple is teaming up with a piece -- nobel peace prize winner. apple will be signing on in support of a special fund hoping to provide 100,000 secondary education opportunities for girls in latin america and india. apple ceo tim cook is joining the council of the foundation. >>> let's go live to the senate floor. we have just learned enough senators have voted to advance the bill ending the government shutdown that was in its third day. the vote is underway but the votes are there for the republican party to advance the bill to fund the government until february 8. when it comes to immigration republicans agreed they will debate that before february arrives. >>> coming up, if you have ever wanted to work for the bri

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