SANTIAGO, Chile, May 14, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago’s cycling duo of Makaira Wallace and Njisane Phillip rode to gold on the opening day of the Copa Chile de Ciclismo de Pista #1 at the Velodromo de Peñalolén here on Wednesday. Wallace struck gold first in the women’s keirin by defeating Daniela Colilef of Chile while Colombia’s […]
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New Zealand: New ED Pharmacist Role Delivering Faster Care At Dunedin Hospital
A newly introduced pharmacist role in Dunedin Hospital’s Emergency Department is already helping patients get seen and treated faster, while giving doctors more time to focus on care, Health Minister Simeon Brown says. Improving patient flow through the ED and across the hospital Saving doctors up to 20 minutes per patient Delivering a safer, more […]
United States: Governor Abbott Directs DPS To Expand Texas Repeat Offender Task Force
Governor Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) to expand the Texas Repeat Offender Task Force, a Houston-area joint operation between federal, state, and local law enforcement that targets violent repeat offenders, to the Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio, and Austin metropolitan areas. “I am directing the Texas Department of Public Safety to immediately expand […]
Great Britain: Next-Generation Remote Controlled Artillery Systems To Transform British Army
72 Remote Controlled Howitzers (RCH 155) will be procured under a nearly £1 billion contract, which includes initial training and in-service support, awarded by the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) on behalf of the British Army to ARTEC GmbH, a joint venture between KNDS and Rheinmetall. The weapon systems – the barrel, breech, recoil system and trunnions – will be manufactured at Rheinmetall’s large-calibre production […]
Great Britain: £12.4 Million Boost To Modernise Foster Care
Thousands more children and young people will benefit from stable, loving homes as the government launches a new £12.4 million Fostering Innovation Fund to make foster care more accessible and inclusive across England. The Fund will help fostering around modern lifestyles and household structures, by updating models of foster care, which set out how care should be […]
United States: Secretary McMahon Announces $144M Boost for Students with Disabilities
Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon announced a new $144 million investment by the Trump Administration to help states expand proven interventions that support students with disabilities. These funds will be awarded this year for state and local agencies to use for Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) programs. In an additional effort to […]
United States: The United States is Ready to Provide $100 Million in Direct Assistance to the Cuban People, If the Cuban Regime Will Permit It
The United States continues to seek meaningful reforms to Cuba’s communist system, which has only served to enrich the elites and condemn the Cuban people to poverty. As U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said, the United States has also made numerous private offers to the Cuban regime to provide generous assistance to the […]
United States: U.S. Department of State Announces Initiative with SC Johnson and the Global Fund to Deploy Innovative American Malaria Prevention Tool
Today, the U.S. Department of State announced a new initiative with SC Johnson and the Global Fund to deploy the Guardian, a first-of-its-kind American innovation designed to save lives by reducing the burden of malaria. The Department will utilize the Global Fund to support the procurement and distribution of approximately 30 million Guardian spatial repellents […]
Trinidad PM says country will not recognise Barnett as CARICOM SG after August
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, May 13, CMC – Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says Trinidad and Tobago will not recognise Dr. Carla Barnett as the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General after August when her first five year term ends, even as regional countries maintained that she had been reappointed to the position for another five years. […]
Bermuda: Government launches new initiative to deal with violence
HAMILTON, Bermuda, May 13, CMC – National Security, Michael Weeks, says Bermuda cannot address the issue of violence if it does not take into account the mental and emotional strain “men are carrying” as the government launch a new initiative to deal with the situation. The “Healing Starts Here,” is the third campaign under the ”Stop […]