On May 20, Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau announced the first use of a new tool in the Department’s more assertive global approach to protecting the U.S. fishing industry and global fish resources. The Department is taking steps to impose visa restrictions on 26 foreign nationals responsible for, complicit in, facilitating, or benefiting from […]

The Government continues to respond to the Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry with funding to seven local authorities to memorialise and care for unmarked graves and a total of 68 non-government organisations and community groups to provide services in support of survivors. The Royal Commission found there are at least 4,000 unmarked graves […]

More than 10,000 residents, alongside hospitals and charities, will benefit from lower bills thanks to upgrades to old and inefficient heat networks. Backed by £15.6 million, 94 heat networks across England and Wales will see a host of improvements to make them more energy efficient and help lower bills. Improvements will include replacing leaky pipes, […]

Tens of thousands of placements will be created for aspiring construction workers in a £96 million boost to train new talent and build more homes. Funding is set to be allocated across the country on Friday (22nd) to provide hands-on learning and boost employability for learners who start their construction courses from this September. The construction industry is facing significant shortages, with the latest Office for National Statistics figures showing that there […]

Knife robberies have fallen sharply in major cities thanks to joint government and police action to tackle one of the most harmful forms of violence and make communities safe. New Home Office data shows that robberies involving a knife in the 7 highest volume areas are now more than a fifth lower (21%) than they […]

Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved a request from the State of Texas for a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) for the Stinky Fire in Potter County, which has threatened homes, damaged property, impacted infrastructure, and prompted local evacuations in the Texas Panhandle. “Texas has secured federal resources to further […]

Washington, D.C. —Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is taking action against four individuals associated with the pro-Hamas flotilla organized by the U.S.-designated Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad (PCPA) that is attempting to access Gaza in support of Hamas.  OFAC is also taking action against key actors operating […]

The United States is committing to rapidly supporting the Ebola outbreak response by funding up to 50 treatment clinics, and associated frontline costs being established in Ebola-affected regions of the DRC and Uganda. These rapidly deployed clinics will enable implementing partners to establish clinical care and containment perimeters around affected areas.  Clinics will provide emergency Ebola screening, […]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, May 19, CMC- The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) said 42 animals including 35 sheep had been euthanased after they were found to have been illegally imported into the country. A police statement said that the animals, including seven goats were found to be infected with a communicable disease and […]

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, May 19, CMC – Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley is urging producers and industry stakeholders to work with her administration in a renewed national effort to rebuild production, expand exports and strengthen Barbados’ economic resilience. “Barbadians have been satisfied to be consumers and not producers. That is not going to get us anywhere,” […]