Today (Friday 15 May) 13 new bathing sites open across the country, helping to restore pride in local areas, giving a boost to outdoor and swimming groups, and protecting cherished rivers and beaches. The sites, including the first-ever on the River Thames in London, have now officially received designated status as the bathing water season begins. The 13 new sites take the total to over 460 bathing waters, covering nearly every coastal county in England as well as several […]

A more modern interpretation of the European Convention for Human Rights (ECHR) – which will help courts in the UK ensure that serious criminals are not able to avoid deportation – is expected to be agreed today in Chisinau, Moldova by Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, the Attorney General, and fellow Foreign Ministers. The UK has been […]

The United States, in partnership with Venezuela and the United Kingdom and with technical support from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), successfully removed excess highly enriched uranium (HEU) from Venezuela’s shuttered RV-1 research reactor.  The RV-1 was the country’s first and only nuclear reactor, originally built for peaceful scientific research and later repurposed for […]

Today, building on the tremendous success of the Trump Administration’s landmark December 2025 “Humanitarian Reset” framework agreement between the United States and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the United States announced an additional $1.8 billion in humanitarian funding for OCHA’s country-based pooled funds and hyper-prioritized life-saving humanitarian assistance activities. […]

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, May 14, CMC – The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) says all frontline officers will be equipped with body-worn cameras by the end of July as part of efforts to strengthen transparency, accountability and modern policing standards. The RCIPS said the phased rollout follows a successful two-year pilot programme that […]

TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands, May 14, CMC – Governor Daniel Pruce says he would welcome the opportunity to remain in office beyond his current term, despite ongoing criticism from sections of the public and media over his leadership. Governor Daniel Pruce Speaking at a press conference last week, Pruce said his normal three-year term is […]

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, May 14, CMC – Barbados has officially established its first resident embassy in Ireland, a move aimed at strengthening diplomatic, trade, tourism and cultural ties between the two island nations. Prime Minister Mia Mottley formally opened the chancery in Dublin earlier this week as Barbados and Ireland marked 25 years of diplomatic relations. […]

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, May 14, CMC  — A nine-member Caribbean Community Election Observation Mission (CEOM) has concluded that voters in The Bahamas were able to cast their ballots peacefully and orderly during the country’s General Elections held earlier this week. The mission was mounted at the invitation of Dame Cynthia A. Pratt, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of […]

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados , May 14, CMC — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the government of Barbados  have reached a staff-level agreement on a 36-month precautionary Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) valued at SDR 189 million, or approximately US$260 million. The agreement, which remains subject to approval by the IMF Executive Board in June, is intended to provide […]

SANTIAGO, Chile, May 14, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago’s cycling duo of Makaira Wallace and Njisane Phillip rode to gold on the opening day of the Copa Chile de Ciclismo de Pista #1 at the Velodromo de Peñalolén here on Wednesday. Wallace struck gold first in the women’s keirin by defeating Daniela Colilef of Chile while Colombia’s […]