It never really matters—until it happens to you. An outsider looking at the Michael Prest affair cannot shake one persistent feeling: something about this case is disturbing— because nearly all of it doesn’t add up. At the centre is a commercial agreement between parties neither of which was Prest. Yet the public narrative keeps circling […]

Alan Lovell will step down as Chair of the Environment Agency at the end of December 2026, following an extended term in post. Since taking up the role in September 2022, his leadership has helped guide the organisation’s work on water, resilience to flooding and environmental protection, whilst also championing the expertise, professionalism and commitment of Environment Agency […]

The Government has unveiled state-of-the-art testing environments – coined AI Growth Labs – that will allow for ground-breaking AI software to be trialled and tested in a secure environment, enabling it to be rolled out to market quicker. Legal services have been chosen as the first sector to benefit from the pioneering growth project, reflecting […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 8, 2026  — Efforts to strengthen financial literacy and entrepreneurial capacity among small business owners received a further boost with the launch of the second cohort of the Building Bankable Businesses Financial Literacy Program. The initiative, spearheaded by the Ministry of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, was officially launched on June 2 […]

Millions of people are set to benefit from faster eye care as the government invests £20 million to digitise referrals from the high street. Community-based optometrists will be able to refer patients directly and digitally into NHS hospital eye services – including NHS Online when it launches next year – with access to relevant patient records to […]

NASSAU, Bahamas, Jun 8, CMC –  The Bahamas government is urging citizens to avid “all non-essential” travel to Cuba saying the country continues to experience challenges affecting electricity supply, fuel availability, transportation, and access to basic goods and services. “These issues may impact daily life across the island, including in Havana and could change with […]

On Friday, June 5, United States Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin was in Birmingham, Alabama to attend the ribbon cutting ceremony for the U.S. Coast Guard’s newest training facility at the historic Birmingham-Southern College Campus. Secretary Mullin presided over the ceremony, accompanied by Admiral Kevin Lunday, commandant of the Coast Guard, Senators Katie Britt […]