The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) is suspending two senior officials with immediate effect following the detection of apparent Artificial Intelligence (AI) “hallucinations” cited as references appended to the recently Cabinet-approved Revised White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection. The precautionary suspension of a Chief Director in the relevant unit was carried out this […]

Kiwi exports to the European Union have rocketed by $3 billion in just two years under the New Zealand-European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA), delivering a major boost to the economy and supporting jobs nationwide, Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay says. “Because the FTA entered into force early, our exporters got an immediate head […]

The Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC) has today (30 April 2026) raised the UK National Threat Level from SUBSTANTIAL, meaning an attack is likely, to SEVERE, meaning an attack is highly likely in the next six months. The increase in threat comes following yesterday’s stabbing in Golders Green in North London, but it is not solely a result of that attack. The terrorist threat […]

The most historic changes to private renting in England are now in action, giving 11 million tenants landmark new rights and protections that will transform their experiences. This huge new package in force from today (1 May 2026) includes the highly anticipated ban on Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions – ending the practice of evicting tenants […]

Washington, D.C. —On April 28, as part of Economic Fury, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated 35 entities and individuals that oversee Iran’s shadow banking architecture, facilitating the movement of the equivalent of tens of billions of dollars tied to sanctions evasion and Iran’s sponsorship of terrorism.  These […]

Today, the United States is addressing threats to stability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by sanctioning former DRC President Joseph Kabila for providing material support to armed groups destabilizing the eastern DRC. With financial and political support from Kabila, these groups are the principal drivers of violence and instability in the region. […]

The U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) uncovered a sophisticated, multi-state fraud scheme built on counterfeit U.S. passport cards and stolen identities, resulting in significant federal prison sentences for two central figures. On April 7, 2026, Ciera Julieth Blas, 32, of Brooklyn, New York, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison after […]

TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands, Apr. 30, CMC – Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has voiced support for embattled former Premier Andrew Fahie, saying he should not be abandoned despite his ongoing legal troubles. Premier Natalio Wheatley and former Premier Andrew Fahie Speaking at a recent  gala of the ruling Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Wheatley reflected on the […]

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Apr. 30, CMC – The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is calling on Jamaicans to remain highly cautious following reports that non-native monkeys have been sighted and captured in the southern parish of St Elizabeth. In a statement, NEPA confirmed the animals are white-faced capuchin monkeys, a species not indigenous to Jamaica, […]

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, Apr 30, CMC -Voters in this Caribbean Community (CARICOM)  country are going to an estimated 190 polling stations on Thursday to cast ballots in a general election that Prime Minister Gaston Browne called almost two years ahead of the constitutional deadline. The polling stations, which opened at 6.00 am (local time), will […]