GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Jul 28, CMC – The captain and one crew member of the ill-fated vessel, MV Barima that sank on July  18, leaving at least 73 people dead and more than 30 others missing and feared dead, appeared in court on Tuesday charged with murder. Police slapped 40-year-old  captain, Kevin Price, 42-year-old chief mate Rondell […]

The vital Trent Witham Ancholme River Transfer Scheme is on and is helping securing water supplies for North Lincolnshire. Owned and operated by the Environment Agency since 1974, the scheme is a vital piece of infrastructure that helps manage surface water resources across Lincolnshire. The scheme supports more than 100 abstraction licences held by water […]

The Government is introducing new biosecurity regulations to help poultry farmers manage H5 bird flu, protect livelihoods, and secure domestic food supply, Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard says. “Now that H5 bird flu is here, it will almost certainly establish in wild birds. “Cabinet has approved regulations to ensure the sector has the practices, infrastructure, reporting, […]

The Government is investing in initiatives to help ensure New Zealand tourism experiences are visible and accessible to international visitors through artificial intelligence (AI) tools, Tourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston says. “A growing number of people are using AI search to explore destination options and plan their holidays. We want to make sure New […]

Gov. Andy Beshear recognizes the sacrifice of a Kentucky soldier who was killed during World War II but who was not accounted for until Jan. 29, 2026. In the summer of 1944, U.S. Army Pvt. Mike Raymond McDowell was a member of Company B, 1st Battalion, 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), better known as Merrill’s Marauders. […]

Today, the U.S. Department of Education’s (the Department’s) Student Privacy Policy Office (SPPO) launched parental rights investigations into Bethel School District in Washington and Denver Public Schools in Colorado for alleged violations of the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA). The Department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) will also determine whether Denver Public Schools violated […]

An illegal alien from Guatemala pleaded guilty today to illegal reentry after previously being deported. According to federal and state court documents, Bayron Leopoldo Perez Batres, 64, who resided in Beltsville, Maryland, unlawfully reentered the United States after having been previously removed. On Sept. 6, 2024, Perez Batres was arrested in Maryland on state charges […]

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged a detainer asking Idaho officials to not release an illegal alien charged with kidnapping and sexually assaulting a teenager. According to local reporting, the incident occurred on July 23 at a park in Star, Idaho. A 15-year-old girl […]

The United States remains committed to advancing scientific innovation that improves the health, safety, and well-being of the American people. Biomedical research has produced lifesaving vaccines, treatments, and medical breakthroughs, but scientific progress must never come at the expense of public safety or national security. The release of the United States Government Policy for Stopping […]

Two young educators have been awarded the prestigious Medical University of the Americas (MUA)/Nevis Island Administration (NIA) scholarships, bringing them one step closer to achieving their dream of earning university degrees. During the scholarship award ceremony, Minister of Health the Honourable Senator Jahnel Nisbett congratulated this year’s recipients, Michaela Maynard and Aliyah Sampson, who emerged […]