Families will see the cost of going to school slashed even further from September, as guidance confirming caps on branded uniforms is issued to schools and more free breakfast clubs are confirmed. Parents at 1,400 more schools will find out if they can save up to £450 through free breakfast clubs from September, when more than 2,700 will be […]

Critical minerals processing projects on the West Coast will receive funding through the Regional Infrastructure Fund, signalling the Government’s backing of the sector to add export value, Regional Development and Resources Minister Shane Jones says. The two projects – Tāiko Critical Minerals in Barrytown and Westland Mineral Sands near Westport – will receive funding of […]

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Jul. 6, CMC – President Mohamed Irfaan Ali has announced a series of new initiatives aimed at making rice farming more profitable and resilient, while overseeing the distribution of more than GY$400 million  (One Guyana dollar=US$0.004 cents), in direct cash grants to rice farmers in Region Two. Addressing hundreds of farmers on Saturday, […]

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Jul. 6, CMC – Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed has called on President Mohamed Irfaan Ali to explain the financing and ownership of a large agricultural property along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway, prompting a response from the head of state, who acknowledged ownership of the facility and rejected allegations of wrongdoing. In a 24-minute video […]

The Government is working closely with farmers and rural communities in the Wairarapa to assess the impacts of recent heavy rain, which has damaged local roads and bridges and caused significant erosion on hillside farms. Agriculture Minister Todd McClay says Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) staff are working with and in regular contact with the […]

HAVANA, Cuba, Jul. 6, CMC – Cuba experienced another nationwide power outage on Monday, marking the third such blackout this year and highlighting the continuing challenges facing the island’s electricity sector. The state-owned power utility, Unión Eléctrica (UNE), said there had been a complete disconnection of the national electricity generation system and technicians were investigating […]

By Peter Richards CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Jul 6, CMC – Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness says while his country is not seeking to overturn the decision of regional leaders to reappoint Dr. Cala Barnett as the Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), it however remains “concerned that the approach taken “has neither resolved the […]

New Zealand exporters are seeing major gains in India as demand grows for high-quality Kiwi products, and the Free Trade Agreement hasn’t even come into force yet, Trade Minister Todd McClay says. “The New Zealand-India FTA has been signed and is now before Parliament. We expect it to enter into force later this year, but […]

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued the following statement after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged a detainer asking Pennsylvania officials to not release from jail a Haitian illegal alien who was arrested after allegedly causing a semi-truck crash that killed a Pennsylvania State Trooper. According to local reporting, the crash occurred on […]