CASTRIES, Saint Lucia, Jul 9, CMC – Guyana’s President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, says his government plans to establish mobile government service centres in countries with large Guyanese diaspora populations to improve access to essential public services for nationals living overseas. Ali announced the initiative on Tuesday during a town hall meeting with members of […]
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Premier Mark Brantley to Host Monthly Press Conference on July 23
Charlestown, Nevis — Premier of Nevis and Minister of Government Information, the Honourable Mark Brantley, is scheduled to host his monthly press conference on Thursday, July 23, 2026 beginning at 10:00 a.m. The briefing will be held in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) Cabinet Room on the second floor of the Social Security Building at […]
Premier Mark Brantley Heads to Grand Cayman on Official Duties; Hon. Eric Evelyn to Serve as Acting Premier
NIA Charlestown, Nevis – Premier of Nevis, the Honourable Mark Brantley, is set to travel to Grand Cayman this week to undertake official duties. Brantley is scheduled to leave the Federation on Wednesday, July 8, and is expected to return on Sunday, July 12. In his absence, the Honourable Eric Evelyn will assume the role of […]
St. Lucia: Government defends handling of missing persons case on heels of Al Jazeera questions
CASTRIES, Saint Lucia, Jul 9, CMC – The Government of Saint Lucia has defended its handling of the disappearance of fishermen at sea in February 2026, saying the matter has been managed responsibly and in keeping with established procedures. The statement on Thursday came a day after Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre faced questions from […]
Barbados, St Vincent, Antigua make winning start to FIBA AmeriCup
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Jul 9, CMC – There were emphatic wins for Barbados, St Vincent and the Grenadines, and Antigua and Barbuda when the FIBA AmeriCup 2029 Caribbean Pre-Qualifiers bounced off here on Wednesday. Barbados was led by a team-high 15 points from Kyrone Alexander on their way to blowing out Cayman Islands 89-54 at the […]
Alfred to face Thomas, Hodge in Diamond League 200m
MONACO, Jul 9, CMC – Olympic sprint champion Julien Alfred will face one of her toughest challenges this year when she lines up against Gabby Thomas and Adaejah Hodge in the women’s 200 metres at Friday’s Monaco Diamond League. The race at Stade Louis II will feature Alfred, Thomas and Hodge – the three fastest women […]
Central Wellington’s Terrace Tunnel reopens after four-vehicle crash shuts both lanes, causes major delays
The crash occurred in the Terrace Tunnel’s southbound lane about 1.50pm, police said.
Mark Dean Hoggart to leave prison after 21 years but remains ‘a risk’ to partners
Mark Dean Hoggart has had his preventive detention sentence quashed and been resentenced.
New slip delays reopening SH1 between Cheviot and Kaikōura after severe flooding
NZTA says SH1 between Cheviot and Kaikōura will not reopen until at least next Tuesday.
Great Britain: Plan To Track Progress On Lifting 550,000 Children Out Of Poverty Published
The report sets the 2024/25 baseline position – the starting point for child poverty before the landmark Child Poverty Strategy was published – and outlines how progress will be measured over the Strategy’s full ten-year course, with annual reporting providing transparency and accountability. Scrapping the two-child limit, expanding free school meals from September 2026 and launching […]