CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Jun 12, CMC – The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission says Antigua and Barbuda will host a specialised services sector training programme as the sub-region countries seek to strengthen their resilience and competitiveness in global services markets, particularly in the face of ongoing economic challenges and the long-term impacts of the […]

ROSEAU, Dominica, Jun 12, CMC – Minister for Labour, Public Service Reform, Social Partnership, Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development, Miriam Blanchard, has resigned, Speaker of  the Dominica Parliament, Joseph Isaac announced on Friday. In a statement, announcing her resignation, Isaac said he had received a June 9, 2026 letter from Blanchard on Friday “advising of […]

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Jun 12, CMC – The Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) says it has secured convictions against Cuban-born Yuri Garcia Dominguez and his Guyanese-born wife, Ateeka Ishmael, who were each found guilty of illegally operating a Ponzi Scheme. Magistrate Sunil Scarce, sitting at the Vigilance Magistrates’ Court, sentenced both defendants, with both accused fined […]

The Department of Home Affairs confirms that it has processed 586 Nigerian nationals for repatriation after they were found to be residing in the Republic of South Africa illegally. The first repatriation flight departed on the morning of 11 June 2026, carrying 268 passengers. All individuals processed for repatriation were issued with Emergency Travel Documents […]

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has today, 12 June 2026, approved a new lower dose version of the adrenaline (epinephrine) nasal spray, EURneffy, for the emergency treatment of serious allergic reactions (anaphylaxis) in children aged four years and over. This approval means younger children are eligible for a needle-free treatment option for the first time in the UK. The 1 mg dose nasal spray is indicated for […]

Britain’s Armed Forces will be strengthened with the latest drone technology after the Defence Secretary opened Europe’s largest drone centre in Swindon today. As the conflicts in Iran and Ukraine show, drones are rapidly reshaping warfare, with cheap systems destroying high value targets and innovation cycles measured in weeks, not years. Ukraine uses roughly 200,000 drones a month and there […]

Young Brits are set to benefit from Dutch style employment support as the Government steps up localised support to tackle rising NEET numbers. Almost 180 new Youth Hubs will begin opening from next week which will provide wraparound services – coordinating education, welfare, and employment support. This comes after the government implemented a standard blueprint for Youth […]

The Government has today confirmed the timeline for phasing in its ban on imports of refined oil derived from Russia, as part of the recently announced package of sanctions to further squeeze Putin’s war machine. This package builds on the UK’s existing sanctions regime on Russian oil, including the long-standing ban on imports of crude […]

The U.S. Department of the Treasury previewed forthcoming Treasury and IRS guidance for the implementation of the new federal scholarship tax credit enacted as part of the Working Families Tax Cuts. “Under President Trump’s leadership, we are taking a transformative step toward an education system that fits the student rather than the other way around,” said […]

Today, the Department of War is publishing the third release of declassified and historical Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) files as part of the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE). The collection continues to be housed on WAR.GOV/UFO, and the Department will release additional files on a rolling basis. As the unprecedented levels of […]