PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  May 15, CMC -Former prime minister Stuart Young  Friday said that the decision by the United States-based rating agency, Moody’s to withdraw its ratings of National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago (NGC) “is a very worrying and serious red flag”. Moody’s on Thursday said it had withdrawn the Ba2 corporate […]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, May 15, CMC- The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) Friday said that a “security-related matter” involving a cargo aircraft had occurred at the  Piarco International Airport on Thursday and “is currently engaging the attention of State security agencies”. In a statement, the TTPS said that in keeping with the heightened […]

NASSAU, Bahamas, May 15, CMC- The Department of Immigration says it has deported 107 Haitian nationals to the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country as part of The Bahamas ongoing enforcement efforts aimed at ensuring compliance with the country’s immigration laws. In a statement, Department said the group included 22 women and five minors and that […]

PARAMARIO, Suriname, May 15, CMC- President Jennifer Geerlings- Simons Friday confirmed that she held talks virtually with her Guyanese counterpart, Dr. Irfaan Ali on a wide range of issues. “We have discussed further strengthening of socio-economic cooperation between Suriname and Guyana, including cooperation in the field of oil and gas, the fisheries issue. and the […]

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, May 15, CMC –  Jamaica will host the second annual Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Air Connectivity Summit next year, building on the success of this year’s inaugural event in Bermuda. Jamaica’s Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett, said the February 23, 2027 event will seek to  advance regional air travel amid ongoing global challenges. […]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, May 15, CMC -The Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (AATT) Friday night said that a Ukrainian aircraft impounded at the Piarco International Airport after explosives were discovered onboard, had been given the authorisation to leave y following extensive investigations by security agencies. In a statement, AATT said that Flight CVK-7078 […]

The Government is strengthening plant variety rights (PVR) to protect investments underpinning high‑value exports, regional jobs and global demand for New Zealand produce, Trade and Investment and Agriculture Minister Todd McClay and Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Cameron Brewer say. “High‑value horticulture relies on years, often decades, of breeding, testing and commercialisation. Strengthening the Plant Variety […]

A Cornish farmer has been told to pay out £3,765 after a spill of digestate at his farm led to a fish kill in the River Ottery. Truro magistrates’ court heard that Norman Osborne, 57, of Tobarn, Jacobstow, operated a farm near Warbstow, which was the scene of a major fish-kill incident in 2022. Following the hearing on 13 May, […]

Adults balancing responsibilities such as work and childcare will now have a new route into university and college thanks to radical reforms to create a new, more flexible student finance system. From September 2026, for the first time ever people will be able to access student finance for shorter, flexible, bite-sized courses, known as “modules”, as well as traditional university […]

The company applied to vary the permit to introduce an effluent treatment plant to reduce PFAS chemical contamination on its site. It follows a public consultation on the Agency’s draft decision to approve the variation, which took place earlier this year. The decision is based on Angus Fire demonstrating that it has met and will […]