PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Jun 9, CMC – A Special Reserve Police (SRP) officer will appear in court on Wednesday charged with forgery and misbehaviour in public office, after she submitted copies of certificates obtained from the Barbados-based Caribbean Examinations Council  (CXC). A police statement said that WPC Lauren Thomas has also been charged with […]

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Jun 9, CMC –  Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindhya Persaud, says nearly 600 children under the age of 16 had been referred to the  Child  Care and Protection Agency between 2020 and 2025 after they became pregnant. Dr. Prasad told the National Assembly that the records of the agency […]

BELMOPAN, Belize, Jun 9, CMC – The National Health Insurance (NHI) has sought to  distance itself from the murder of Dr. Naun Bonilla and the subsequent arrest of two suspects, saying any attempt to do so “is inaccurate, unfounded, and misleading”. In a statement, the NHI said it is aware media houses and social media […]

By Peter Richards BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Jun 9, CMC -More than a decade after it warned that the Caribbean had some of the highest homicide rates in the world, particularly in countries as Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and Belize, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has released a new report highlighting a disconnect between security policies […]

PANAMA CITY, Panama, Jun 9, CMC – Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz wasted several good opportunities to score and were held to a goalless draw by Panama in the second of two international friendlies here at the Estadio Rommel Fernandez Gutiérrez Stadium on Tuesday. Jamaica won the opening friendly 1-0 on Friday at the same venue and should have […]

The UK will be better protected from hostile activity by foreign states with new powers to crack down on individuals, organisations and proxy groups acting on their behalf, under landmark new legislation introduced to Parliament today (9 June). The government is delivering on its promise to fast-track legislation after the recent wave of alarming antisemitic […]

Pension scams are among one of the most damaging forms of financial fraud. Fraudsters trick savers into transferring their pension pots into bogus schemes, often leaving victims with no way to recover their losses. The new proposals would mean that where there is no clear link between a saver and the SSAS scheme they are transferring into, […]

Thousands of hectares of precious moorland and peatland in the North York Moors National Park are to be restored following the unprecedented Fylingdales wildfire of summer 2025, helping to better protect nearby communities, homes and critical infrastructure from future fires by slowing their spread and reducing flood risk. The government is providing up to £3.2 […]

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement after DHS General Counsel James Percival directed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to enforce stricter penalties, including deportation, for aliens who illegally vote in American elections. In a letter to ICE leadership, DHS points out that the Immigration and Nationality Act directs the removal of aliens who […]

Today, the Justice Department opened an investigation to determine whether Philadelphia Police use a vague “good cause” standard to cancel permits to carry legal firearms. The U.S. Constitution’s Second Amendment protects the civil right keep and bear legal firearms — including the right to legally carry firearms where allowed. The investigation focuses on the Philadelphia Police’s permitting system; […]