WASHINGTON, Apr 24, CMC –  The Inter-American Commission for Human rights (IACHR) is renewing its call for Barbados to  abolish the death penalty,  acknowledging that no  execution has been carried out since 1984. In its 2025 annual report released here, the IACHR, an autonomous body of the Organization of American States that “there has been […]

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Apr 24, CMC -The Guyana-based Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) Friday congratulated The Bahamas after it became the latest Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country to be certified by Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) for achieving the Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (EMTCT). Director of PANCAP Coordinating Unit, Dr. […]

NASSAU, Bahamas, Apr 24, CMC – Prime Minister Phillip Davis, Friday, said that the country has a clear roadmap to manage trade more strategically and to improve the competitiveness of Bahamian businesses. “We want to build on our natural strengths in areas such as fisheries, creative industries, natural products, and high value services, even as […]

Basseterre, Saint Kitts, April 23, 2026: Senator and Minister of State, the Honourable Isalean Phillip, has been selected as a 2026 Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum (WEF), earning membership in its prestigious Forum of Young Global Leaders. The announcement, published on April 16, 2026, on the WEF’s official website, recognizes Minister Phillip […]

A successful maritime rescue operation was carried out by the St. Kitts and Nevis Defence Force (SKNDF) Coast Guard on Monday, 20 April 2026, following a distress call involving the Antigua and Barbuda–registered fishing vessel F/V Lady Medesha. The SKNDF, in an official release, confirmed that its Coast Guard Base received an alert at approximately […]

Governor Greg Abbott today announced the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is making $60 million in initial federal funding available to rural hospital districts to create or improve community-based prevention, wellness, and nutrition programs. “Every community in Texas deserves to have a health system that works as hard as them,” said Governor Abbott. […]

Governor Greg Abbott today announced six Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grants totaling $1,697,701 have been awarded to six schools in South Texas by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). The JET grants will support career and technical education (CTE) training programs by helping the schools purchase and install equipment to initially train 707 students for high-demand […]

“I am grateful for the opportunity to serve as First Lady but understand that my persistence alone is not enough. Together, we can change people’s lives for the better.” First Lady Melania Trump inspired Congressional Club Members at its 113th First Lady’s Luncheon. Mrs. Trump used the occasion to promote her longstanding theme of unity […]

ADVANCING MOST-FAVORED-NATION (MFN) PRICING: Today, President Donald J. Trump announced the 17th agreement with a major pharmaceutical manufacturer, Regeneron, to lower prescription drug prices that Americans pay for some of the world’s most innovative drugs, in line with the lowest prices paid by other developed nations (known as the most-favored-nation, or MFN, price). The agreement will […]