GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Jun 5, CMC  -The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is on Friday observing World Environment Day cognisant of the reality that the region is on the frontline of climate change. “There are stronger hurricanes, longer droughts, increasing coastal erosion, coral bleaching, flooding, food insecurity, and mounting economic losses. Climate change threatens our infrastructure, our tourism […]

ROSEAU, Dominica, Jun 5, CMC -The Director of the Barbados Financial Intelligence Unit, Kirk Harrison Taitt, is urging Caribbean countries to be mindful of the possibility of derisking of banks operating in the region. Delivering the the 14th Annual National Distinguished Lecture of the Universoty of the West Indies (UWI) Global  Campus here on Thursday night, […]

ROME, Italy, Jun 5, CMC – Saint Lucia’s sprint sensation Julien Alfred delivered a statement victory at the Golden Gala Pietro Mennea Wanda Diamond League on Thursday night, storming past reigning World Champion Melissa Jefferson-Wooden in the women’s 200m at Rome’s Stadio Olimpico. Saint Lucia’s sprint sensation, Julien Alfred Just one week shy of her 25th […]

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Jun 5, CMC – As Shai Hope prepares to step onto the field for his 150th One-Day International at Sabina Park on Saturday, West Indies head coach Daren Sammy has lavished praise on the captain, calling him one of the finest batsmen the region has ever produced in the 50-over format. “He’s been leading […]

Her Ladyship the Honourable Madam Margaret Price Findlay was appointed the 14th Chief Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is pleased to announce that His Majesty King Charles III has, by letters patent, appointed Her Ladyship the Honourable Madam Margaret Price Findlay as Chief Justice of the ECSC, […]

New Zealanders will soon face fewer unnecessary barriers to proving who they are under a refreshed anti-money laundering Identity Verification Code of Practice announced today by Internal Affairs Minister Brooke van Velden and Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee. The majority of the Code will come into force on 1 July 2026, marking its first update […]

Budget 2026 will fund mandatory training for 20,000 core children’s workers and improve system capacity to protect children at risk of harm, Child Poverty Reduction Minister Louise Upston says. “In September 2025 our Government accepted all the recommendations from the report by the late Dame Karen Poutasi and committed to an approach focused on the […]

On 3 June 2026, the British Embassy Phnom Penh celebrated the 78th birthday of His Majesty King Charles III, welcoming nearly 400 friends and colleagues from government, foreign missions, businesses and civil society at the Hyatt Regency. This year’s theme “Celebrating the Four Nations of the United Kingdom” brought together culture, music, food, and storytelling […]

The new phase of the UK’s training support for Ukraine has been announced, which sees an expansion into specialist areas including aviation, medical, engineering and logistics. Operation Interflex launched in the wake of Putin’s full-scale, illegal invasion of Ukraine. Its original mission was to deliver basic infantry training at pace and at scale, enabling Ukrainians […]