Close to 200,000 cruise ship passengers are expected to arrive to New Zealand this season, a welcome boost for regional tourism, jobs, businesses and communities, Tourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston says. “I was buoyed to welcome the passengers aboard the Crown Princess as she docked in Auckland today, heralding the beginning of a new […]

Unlawful killing and historic child sex offences will be blocked from upcoming changes to prison sentences after the Prime Minister ordered more serious offenders to be kept behind bars for longer. The Prime Minister’s intervention will mean offenders in prison for killing an emergency worker in the line of duty will not be released any earlier. Historic grooming offences, all forms […]

People in every postcode will benefit from better public services and a stronger economy as the Government today launches the first procurement competitions under its £100 million Sovereign AI R&D Procurement Scheme. Announced by Chancellor John Healey MP at the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in North Carolina, the launch showcases how the UK government is harnessing AI […]

The U.S. Department of War (DOW) announced today that on May 13 it made a $4 million investment in a national initiative to strengthen America’s manufacturing and defense industrial base (DIB). Through a partnership with EXPLR Public Benefit Corporation (PBC) Inc. (EXPLR), the Office of the Assistant Secretary of War for Industrial Base Policy (OASW(IBP)) […]

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York entered judgment revoking the naturalization of convicted rapist Gurmeet Singh. “American citizenship is not a shield for criminals,” said Attorney General Todd Blanche. “Gurmeet Singh, a convicted rapist from India, is no longer a U.S. citizen. He concealed a rape and kidnapping during the […]

Ohio State University (OSU), a public university in Columbus, Ohio, has agreed to pay a total of $2,100,000 to resolve civil allegations that it failed to disclose OSU employees’ affiliations with and support from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in connection with federal research funding. “American universities that benefit from the federal government’s support for scientific […]

On Monday, United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin and U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean P. Duffy, joined by federal officials and Angel Families, announced a historic interagency effort to crack down on fraud in the trucking industry. Secretaries Mullin and Duffy were joined Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) […]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Aug 31, CMC – Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Monday had a message for members and supporters of the ruling United National Congress (UNC) as the Trinidad and Tobago celebrates 64 years of  independence : “do not crawl on your belly for anyone. It’s either peace or total war, nothing in between”. […]

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, Aug 31, CMC – The Grenada government says schools will re-open on Monday saying it had take note of a public notice issued by the Grenada Union of Teachers (GUT) concerning the commencement of the 2026-2027 academic year. In a statement, the ministry said that the GUT communication may create uncertainty among […]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  Aug 31, CMC -Trinidad and Tobago is celebrating its 64th anniversary of independence on Monday with Police Commissioner, Allister Guevarro, telling cittizens the threats to disrupt the celebrations are low and that they should not worry about the series of bomb threats made over the past few days. Among the activities planned […]