NIA Charlestown, Nevis – Premier of Nevis, the Honourable Mark Brantley, is set to travel to Grand Cayman this week to undertake official duties. Brantley is scheduled to leave the Federation on Wednesday, July 8, and is expected to return on Sunday, July 12. In his absence, the Honourable Eric Evelyn will assume the role of […]
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St. Lucia: Government defends handling of missing persons case on heels of Al Jazeera questions
CASTRIES, Saint Lucia, Jul 9, CMC – The Government of Saint Lucia has defended its handling of the disappearance of fishermen at sea in February 2026, saying the matter has been managed responsibly and in keeping with established procedures. The statement on Thursday came a day after Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre faced questions from […]
Barbados, St Vincent, Antigua make winning start to FIBA AmeriCup
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Jul 9, CMC – There were emphatic wins for Barbados, St Vincent and the Grenadines, and Antigua and Barbuda when the FIBA AmeriCup 2029 Caribbean Pre-Qualifiers bounced off here on Wednesday. Barbados was led by a team-high 15 points from Kyrone Alexander on their way to blowing out Cayman Islands 89-54 at the […]
Alfred to face Thomas, Hodge in Diamond League 200m
MONACO, Jul 9, CMC – Olympic sprint champion Julien Alfred will face one of her toughest challenges this year when she lines up against Gabby Thomas and Adaejah Hodge in the women’s 200 metres at Friday’s Monaco Diamond League. The race at Stade Louis II will feature Alfred, Thomas and Hodge – the three fastest women […]
Central Wellington’s Terrace Tunnel reopens after four-vehicle crash shuts both lanes, causes major delays
The crash occurred in the Terrace Tunnel’s southbound lane about 1.50pm, police said.
Mark Dean Hoggart to leave prison after 21 years but remains ‘a risk’ to partners
Mark Dean Hoggart has had his preventive detention sentence quashed and been resentenced.
New slip delays reopening SH1 between Cheviot and Kaikōura after severe flooding
NZTA says SH1 between Cheviot and Kaikōura will not reopen until at least next Tuesday.
Great Britain: Plan To Track Progress On Lifting 550,000 Children Out Of Poverty Published
The report sets the 2024/25 baseline position – the starting point for child poverty before the landmark Child Poverty Strategy was published – and outlines how progress will be measured over the Strategy’s full ten-year course, with annual reporting providing transparency and accountability. Scrapping the two-child limit, expanding free school meals from September 2026 and launching […]
Great Britain: BSR To Introduce More Proportionate And Targeted Approach For Higher-Risk Building Assessments
The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) plans to modify how it issues building assessment certificates (BACs). The proposed new approach will be more proportionate and targeted. It will also offer greater support to resident-led principal accountable persons (PAPs). The building assessment certificate foundation plan responds to feedback from PAPs, financial institutions and other stakeholders. It addresses the […]
United States: Department of War Announces Awards $86 Million Joint Laser Weapon System Agreements To Scale Directed Energy Capabilities
The Department of War announced today the award of two Joint Laser Weapon System (JLWS) Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreements to advance the United States’ next-generation cruise missile and unmanned aerial system (UAS) defense architecture. The agreements with nLIGHT Defense and Lockheed Martin Aculight, executed by the Department’s Scaled Directed Energy (SCADE) Critical Technology Area […]