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 […]

The DoW announced today the latest in a series of investments in the solid rocket motor industrial base: an April 20, 2026, investment of $27.3 million in DPA Title III funds to Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials Company (PacSci EMC), in Chandler, Arizona. It supports DoW’s objectives to expand the munitions industrial base, bolster supply chain […]

The Navy will commission its newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Cleveland (LCS 31), during a 10 a.m. EDT ceremony Saturday, May 16, 2026, in Cleveland, Ohio. The Honorable Hung Cao, acting Secretary of the Navy, will deliver the ceremony’s principal address. Additional speakers are set to include the Honorable Jon Husted, […]

La Crosse, WI – Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon visited Wisconsin on her Returning Education to the States Tour. Secretary McMahon began her day by touring Western Technical College La Crosse Campus to see an advanced manufacturing lab, K-12 academic collaboration space, and a workforce development hub. Secretary McMahon then toured Sparta Public Safety Training […]

WASHINGTON, May 14,  CMC – The Trump administration says it is ready to provide US$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 […]