BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Jul 1, CMC – Prime Minister Mia Mottley says her administration will prioritise measures to cushion Barbadians from global economic pressures, even as it advances constitutional reform and other key policy initiatives. Speaking at the Ideas Forum town hall meeting on Monday night, Mottley said the government has decided to shorten planned celebrations marking the […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 1, 2026 — Construction of the long-awaited Basseterre High School continues to gain momentum, with Prime Minister the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew expressing confidence in the pace of work during a visit to the project site on Wednesday. Joined by Project Manager Vivake Khan, the Prime Minister toured the development, where […]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Jul 1, CMC – The High Court has ordered One Caribbean Media Limited (OCM) to pay more than TT$350,000 (US$51,558) in compensation to a customs officer who sued over a television report by investigative journalist Mark Bassant that alleged he had links to the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group. According to […]

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Jul 1, CMC – Jamaica’s Minister of Sports Olivia Grange has revealed that the track at the National Stadium has finally been certified by World Athletics, nearly a year after it was resurfaced. The black, green and gold track was completed in March 2025, but questions lingered as to whether times recorded would […]

Washington, D.C., July 1, 2026 –  Sir Ronald Sanders, Ambassador of Antigua and Barbuda to the United States and to the Organization of American States (OAS), today assumed the Chairmanship of the Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CIDI) for a six-month term running through December 31, 2026. A distinguished diplomat and longstanding advocate for sustainable […]

Sellafield Ltd has committed £195,990 through its Social Impact, Multiplied (SiX) programme to support the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS). This will help fund 30 advanced critical care missions across West Cumbria, including the expert clinical team, specialist equipment, medications and helicopter operations. The investment will enable GNAAS to continue delivering emergency care to […]

In the autumn of 2024, Eduardo Solano, Karina Sánchez, Daniela Chaves and Daniel Wattson left Costa Rica to begin an extraordinary chapter in the United Kingdom. They returned a year later, not just with master’s degrees from world-leading universities, but with new perspectives, lifelong friendships and experiences that will stay with them long after graduation. […]

A landmark international code for Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) is being published today (1 July), paving the way for stronger, clearer global standards supporting technology, innovation and safety at sea. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has launched the non-mandatory MASS Code which provides the first international regulatory framework for remotely operated and autonomous cargo ships covered under […]

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement after an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) led to the sentencing of an illegal alien from Mexico for production of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in Virginia. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, Samuel Flores de Dios, […]

On June 17, a Texas woman was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining more than $28,000 in federal disaster relief money. In addition to several false non-disaster claims, she submitted a fraudulent disaster benefits application to FEMA, claiming she lived in Pasadena, California in a rental property that had been damaged by the Eaton […]