Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 20, 2026 Three years after providing thousands of households with a fresh opportunity to restore essential utility services through the Independence 40 Reset, the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis is once again extending practical support to customers facing outstanding electricity and water accounts. Under the leadership of Prime Minister the […]

NEW YORK, Aug 20, CMC – Jamaica is advocating for reforms to the multilateral system to better recognise the vulnerabilities of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and ensure equitable access to affordable and concessional financing. The call was made by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, when she […]

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Aug 20, CMC — The Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO), in collaboration with Aquila Center for Cruise Excellence, will host a special Cruise Master Class during the 2026 State of the Tourism Industry Conference (SOTIC) in Guyana in October, as the country takes important steps toward developing its potential as an emerging cruise tourism […]

PANAMA CITY, Aug 20, CMC – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says the European Union (EU) in 2026 has allocated US$19.9 million to support vulnerable children and families across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) through programmes focused on disaster preparedness, education, child protection and assistance for the most vulnerable children, including refugee and […]

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Aug 20, CMC – The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the Small Business Association of Barbados have launched a regional initiative designed to help Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) strengthen their digital capabilities, improve competitiveness, and expand their participation in regional and global markets. The project, titled “Reengineering MSMEs for Growth: Adoption […]

Thousands more people across the UK are working in weapons and ammunition manufacturing, with new figures showing a 51% rise in defence-supported jobs in the sector in just 12 months. The Ministry of Defence’s employment estimates, which cover the 2024/25 financial year, point to jobs boosts across the country backed by MOD expenditure, with the North West seeing nearly 4,000 additional roles year-on-year and […]

The National Drought Group has moved to weekly meetings as drought conditions continue to intensify, despite the recent rainfall. The move marks a further step change in the government’s response to the continued threat posed by wildfires and drought and follows the COBR meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Andy Burnham. The expert group – which […]

Today, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) released new guidance to help states, school districts, educators, families, and education technology providers make informed decisions about the responsible use of technology in classrooms. As technology increasingly plays a key role in education, states and local communities should continue to lead decisions about how such tools […]

Jessica Bowie, 35, of Albany, New York, made her initial appearance today in federal court on charges of attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, ISIS. “As alleged, Bowie plotted to deploy an explosive device at the New York State Capitol, intending to kill public officials and to destroy ‘as much of the building as […]

A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania returned a superseding indictment today charging Jimmy Fabian of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with engaging in a scheme to underpay over $7 million in employment taxes owed by his business and filing false tax returns for the business. This indictment supersedes an earlier, August 2025 indictment that […]