Governor Greg Abbott today launched the Texas Jobs Council, a new advisory board to strengthen Texas’ workforce development initiatives and ensure Texans are prepared to fill the state’s growing number of high-demand jobs, following the Council’s inaugural meeting at the Governor’s Mansion. “Texas right now is the hottest state in America for business and labor opportunities,” […]

Today, we celebrate the birthday of President James Madison—the Father of our Constitution and intellectual architect of the American Founding, whose wisdom and commitment to the common good breathed life into our Republic 250 years ago. Born on March 16, 1751, in Port Conway, Virginia, Madison was deeply devoted to the pursuit of knowledge.  Through […]

ESTABLISHING THE TASK FORCE TO ELIMINATE FRAUD: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order creating the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, which will advise the President and coordinate government-wide efforts to combat widespread fraud, waste, and abuse in Federal benefit programs. The Vice President will serve as Chair of the Task Force, the Chairman […]

NIA Charlestown, Nevis (March 16, 2026) – The Nevis Island Administration, Ministry of Human Resources, invites applications for a scholarship offered by the High Commission of India. The scholarship covers a two-year Master of Technology program in Renewable Energy Technologies and Management at the Indian Institute of Technology, beginning 23 July 2026. Benefits include full […]

ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay, Mar 16, CMC – The Inter-American Development Bank Group says it has earned “strong backing” from member countries to expand development financing across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and strengthen private-sector-led growth. The IDB ended its annual meetings here over the weekend with “more scale and impact” for development in the LAC after a record year […]

ROSEAU,  Dominica, Mar 16, CMC – Dominica  has confirmed the presence of Lethal Yellowing Disease, a highly destructive disease of coconut and ornamental palms transmitted by the plant hopper (Myndus Crudus) and is known to cause rapid decline and death of coconut palms within a three to six-month period The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Blue and Green Economy […]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Mar 16, CMC – Energy giant, bp, has awarded a significant drilling contract to the  Cayman Islands-based offshore drilling contractor for the oil and gas industry, Noble Corporation for work in Trinidad and Tobago. The agreement, confirmed in Noble’s 2025 full-year results, will result in the semi-submersible rig, Noble Developer, being […]

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Mar 16, CMC – Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman Monday reprimanded and modified the orders governing the weekly bail reporting conditions of Opposition Leader, Azruddin Mohamed and his businessman father, Nazar “Shell” Mohamed,  after concerns had been raised by the prosecution. The Mohameds are challenging their extradition to the United States where they are […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 16, 2026 – Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis has confirmed that formal notice has been issued requiring bar operators at South Friar’s Bay including The Godfather Bar, The Discovery Bar, and The Shipwreck Bar & Grill to relocate their establishments by midnight, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. The action follows over […]

The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica, W.I., Friday, March 13, 2026—Anguilla’s Premier and Minister for Finance, the Hon. Cora Richardson Hodge, underscored the critical role of The University of the West Indies (The UWI) in shaping national and regional development as she delivered the feature address at the Opening Ceremony of The UWI’s biennial Technical Advisory […]