The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) has today published a new strategy for getting more out of Auckland’s motorway network, setting out how smarter traffic management, targeted investment, and wider transport improvements will help keep the city moving as it grows, Transport Minister Chris Bishop and Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown say. “Auckland’s motorway network carries around […]

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement after an investigation by the U.S. Coast Guard led to the arrest of a criminal illegal alien following a boat accident in New York Harbor which led to the death of a woman and her infant. On August 8, 2026, a vessel that was […]

Today, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to reenvision America’s postsecondary quality assurance system. The proposed framework would simplify the Secretary’s process of recognizing emerging and existing accreditors; promote a better return on investment for students; safeguard against undue influence from private trade associations on accreditors; eliminate […]

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged a detainer asking officials in Bay County, Florida to not release a criminal illegal alien charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon after stabbing two people at a Burger King. According to local reporting, the incident took place […]

The Trump Administration has been clear: the International Criminal Court (ICC) is a corrupt and fatally politicized supranational court that has maliciously abused its authority and exceeded its mandate.  We will not tolerate its assault on state sovereignty. In furtherance of the diplomatic campaign we launched last month to address the ICC’s abuses of power, I am designating two ICC […]

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Aug 18, CMC – The Guyana government Tuesday said it is working closely with the families of the victims of  the MV Barima tragedy and that efforts are continuing to refloat the vessel that sank on July 18, killing 73 people and leaving at least 30 others missing and feared dead. “The priority […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 18, 2026 Four young cricketers from St. Kitts have earned selection to a Cricket West Indies (CWI) High-Performance Camp as preparations begin to take shape for the 2027 ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup. Zara Skerritt, Aaliyah Weekes, Leanga Warner and C’Quinya Dasent are among 22 of the Caribbean’s leading female […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 18, 2026 Rising prices, persistent inflation and continued uncertainty in the global economy are placing pressure on households, prompting the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis to maintain a range of measures aimed at easing costs and strengthening families’ ability to withstand external economic shocks. Among the latest initiatives is the […]

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Aug 18, CMC – The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) Tuesday said that its members had voted against accepting the latest wage offer by the government. In a brief statement, the newly sworn in JTA president, LaSonja Harrison, said a formal notification will be sent to the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, […]

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Aug 18, CMC – The St. Lucia government Tuesday said it will consider a request from the family of Joy St. Omer, the  24-year-old mother whose bullet-riddled body was found in the driver’s seat of a vehicle in May, for an independent Commission of Inquiry (COI) into her death. Police said the […]