CASTRIES,  St. Lucia, Jun 24, CMC -Health authorities in St. Lucia say they are concerned over reports that various medications are being offered through establishments and providers that are not licensed pharmacies. The Ministry of Health, Wellness and Nutrition is urging the public to exercise caution when seeking prescription medications, particularly GLP-1 medications such as […]

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Jun 24, CMC – The Barbados-based Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC) says it has launched a regional social media campaign aimed at the removal of unhealthy, ultra-processed food and drink marketing from schools. HCC said that the campaign is  being undertaken in collaboration with the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Barbados (HSFB), the Heart […]

PANAMA CITY, Panama, Jun 24, CMC –  The chief executive officer in the Belize Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Oscar Arnold, Wednesday said multilateralism remains unquestioned, but recognition alone of this value is no longer sufficient in a changing global environment. He said despite two centuries of progress, many of the fundamental challenges confronting […]

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Jun 24, CMC – The Guyana government has wrtten to Meta, the parent company of Facebook, seeking to establish a formal relationship, as it is moves ahead with plans to clamp down on unregulated social media use for children. But Attorney General, Anil Nandlal, speaking on his weekly “Issues in the News” programme […]

More than £100 billion in clean energy investment announcements has been secured since the government came to office, Energy Secretary Ed Miliband will confirm at London Climate Action Week, as he declares Britain is part of a global boom in clean energy that is creating jobs across the UK and boosting energy security. It follows a recent announcement of up to £9 billion investment from Japan into the UK’s offshore wind industry, and Rolls-Royce SMR winning a multi-billion-pound Sweden […]

Built in 1998, the dam sits on the Danes Stream and acts as a temporary reservoir during periods of heavy rainfall, storing up to 400,000 cubic metres of floodwater. It has protected local homes and businesses from flooding on numerous occasions, with excess water released at Taddiford Gap. Water flow is managed by an automated sluice gate within a […]

Young people in Gaza whose education has been disrupted by conflict will be supported to study safely at top UK universities. The Foreign Secretary has outlined in a Written Ministerial Statement to Parliament today that a group of high-achieving students holding fully funded scholarships and meeting the Immigration Rules will be helped to leave Gaza to continue their studies in […]

Today, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) approved Vermont’s Returning Education to the States Waiver, empowering state education officials with greater discretion over their federal education dollars and allowing them to focus resources on initiatives that improve student academic achievement. Vermont is the fourth state to receive a Returning Education to the States waiver. […]

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) announced its intention to pursue a fine of more than $250,000 against an immigration attorney who allegedly filed false asylum claims on behalf of his clients. On June 22, HSI announced FIVE Notices of Intent to […]

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued the following statement after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested an illegal alien who overstayed his visa to visit Disney World, and who has a criminal history that includes assault and sex offense. On June 19, a targeted enforcement operation in Silver Spring, Maryland arrested Alejandro Saul Rico, a criminal illegal […]