On May 11 (May 10 local time), one Japanese national who disembarked at the Canary Islands, Spain, from m/v Hondius, where Hantavirus cases had been identified, arrived in the United Kingdom after being provided with a spare seat on a charter flight arranged by the UK Government. 2. The individual will undergo health monitoring by […]

The Portfolio Committee on Health joins the global community in commemorating International Nurses Day and paying tribute to the dedication, resilience and invaluable contribution of nurses to South Africa’s healthcare system. This year’s theme – Nurses: A Voice to Lead – Invest in Nursing and Respect Rights to Secure Global Health – underscores the critical […]

A stronger, fairer country that can weather the storm of global shocks and restore hope will be the focus of the new legislation set out in The King’s Speech today [13 May]. The King’s Speech – the second under this government – is expected to unveil over 35 bills and draft bills facing up to the […]

Cat and dog owners are being urged to safely use flea and tick spot-on treatments as part of a new national campaign helping to protect UK waterways from contamination. Spot-on treatments are used to protect the UK’s 21 million pet cats and dogs from fleas and ticks, but there are concerns that these medicines are […]

Illicit fentanyl is killing too many Americans. Sanctioned online pharmacies like KS International Traders, based in India, have sold hundreds of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills laced with illicit fentanyl to unsuspecting victims across the United States, devastating families and communities nationwide. Today, the Department of State is announcing steps to impose visa restrictions on […]

The United States is sending a delegation to the second APEC 2026 Senior Officials’ Meetings and Ministerial Meetings in Shanghai and Suzhou, China on May 11-23 to continue advancing America First foreign, trade, and investment policies. U.S. Senior Official for APEC Casey Mace, joined by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Cyberspace and Digital Policy John R. Mills, will lead […]

SCARBOROUGH, Tobago, May 12, CMC- Police say they have recovered at sea, the body of a two-year-old child who had been reported missing on Monday night. They said that the relatives of Angelo Tobias had became alarmed after realising the child was missing and that around 7.30 pm (local time), the toddler’s mother and her […]

PARAMARIBO, Suriname, May 12, CMC  – Police say two students are assisting their investigations after a 17-year-old student was admitted to hospital on Monday after consuming cookies laced with drugs. They said that the two students are suspected of having sold or distributed so-called “edibles” — cookies processed with drugs — among students and that […]

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, May 12, CMC – The Deputy Chief Immigration Officer, Stephen Telford, says foreign nationals have been caught attempting to use fake passports in Guyana, with recent cases involving a Trinidadian and a Chinese national. “We have recently a Trinidadian, a Chinese, they appear with fake documents,” Telford told the online publication, News Room, […]

UNITED NATIONS, May 12, CMC-  The UN Office for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is reporting an  “alarming” surge in gender-based violence in the first three months of this year. The UN Deputy Spokesperson, Farhan Haq, said humanitarian partners have recorded almost 2,000 incidents of gender-based violence, or about 21 cases per day. UN Deputy Spokesperson, Farhan […]