GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Sept 14, CMC – The Guyana economy grew by 33.3 per cent during the first half of this year with strong performances being recorded across the various sectors, President Irfaan Ali said on Monday. He told a news conference that the performance reflects growth against an already significantly expanded economic base and that […]

GROS ISLET, Saint Lucia, Sep 14, CMC – Saint Lucia’s national netball team has withdrawn from next month’s Netball World Cup Sydney 2027 Qualifier Americas in Barbados due to financial reasons. Saint Lucia was expected to be among seven countries taking part in the Qualifiers at the Garfield Sobers Sports Complex from October 19 to 26. However, […]

Charlestown, Nevis (September 14, 2026) Premier of Nevis Mark Brantley has called on nationals living overseas to strengthen their ties to St. Kitts and Nevis by returning home, investing and contributing to the Federation’s continued development. Brantley made the appeal on September 12, 2026, while delivering the keynote address at the St. Kitts-Nevis Association of […]

Independence Day 2026 will be observed on Saturday, September 19, while Friday, September 18 and Monday, September 21 will remain regular working days, according to a public notice from the St. Kitts and Nevis Information Service. The clarification is based on the Public Holidays Act, Cap. 23.23, which lists September 19 as Independence Day. The […]

Police have charged two men in separate cases involving allegations of grievous bodily harm, malicious damage and larceny, according to the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force. Navin Persaud of Cane Garden, Nevis, was charged with Inflicting Grievous Bodily Harm at the Charlestown Police Station on September 9, 2026. In a separate matter, Curtney […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts (September 14, 2026) Reginald Johnson has been sentenced to 14 years at His Majesty’s Prison for two counts of Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, according to the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force. The sentence was handed down on September 11, 2026, at the High Court in Basseterre by His Lordship Justice Patrick […]

The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and the United States Department of Energy’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have joined forces to link their advanced fusion supercomputing platforms, using artificial intelligence to accelerate fusion energy’s development. At the Global Fusion Policy Summit held in London today, UKAEA and PPPL, the UK’s and one of […]

The Rapid Deployment Cells – units which can be rolled out at speed to boost jail capacity – are part of the biggest prison expansion programme since the Victorian era, as the Government ensures the country never runs out of jail space again. Thousands of new prison places have already been delivered across the North East and Yorkshire, supporting jobs, local supply chains and rehabilitation. Nationally, the Government is investing £4.7 billion […]

Today, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) approved three Workforce Pell Grant programs in Nebraska, marking it the third state in the nation to receive program approvals. Eligible students at Metropolitan Community College can now use Federal Pell Grant dollars to enroll in its Phlebotomy Technician, Pharmacy Technician, and CompTia Tech+ with Google IT […]

Andrei Samuilovski, 32, who has citizenship in Estonia, Switzerland, and Russia, pleaded guilty today in connection with a scheme to illegally export U.S.-origin aviation and aerospace parts to Russia in violation of U.S. sanctions. Samuilovski pleaded guilty before Judge Carl J. Nichols to a one count information charging him with conspiracy to violate the Export Control Reform Act. A sentencing date is scheduled for Jan. 13, 2027. Samuilovski faces a maximum penalty of 20 […]