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Great Britain: Southern Water Admits Sea Pollution

Southern Water has pleaded guilty to a series of pollution incidents across north Kent, affecting the sea and inland waters. The Environment Agency charged the company with releasing untreated sewage, sewage debris, diesel and waste matter at various times between 2019 and 2021. Some of the pollution incidents happened simultaneously at different locations. In July […]

King Charles to pay two day visit to Bermuda

HAMILTON, Bermuda, Apr 27, CMC – Britain’s King Charles arrives here on Friday at the start of a two-day state visit that Government House said provides “an opportunity to connect with the younger generation, seeing how their creativity and commitment is helping to tackle both local and global issues”. King Charles “His Majesty’s visit to […]

OECS countries urged to strengthen sub-regional cooperation

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Apr 27, CMC -The Director General of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Dr. Didacus Jules, Monday urged the subregional grouping to strengthen their cooperation to survive in a changing global environment that he often describes as “entropic” and drifting towards disorder. Addressing the ninth meeting of the OECS Council of […]

CARICOM signs agreements with German-based organization

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Apr 27, CMC -The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat Monday said it has signed six agreements with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) to support the delivery of a major new programme of German-funded technical cooperation. It said that the agreements, valued at Euro31.9 million (One Euro=US$1.29 cents), will be implemented over the […]

OECS foreign ministers meeting in St. Vincent

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Apr 27, CMC – St. Vincent and the Grenadines Foreign Affairs Minister, Dwight Fitzgerald Bramble has told his counterparts from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) that their deliberations on Monday must ensure that  decisions do not remain as entries in a report, but become actions in the real world. Addressing […]

Guyana: Farrell smashes 200m record at Youth Games

PANAMA CITY, Panama, Apr 27, CMC – Guyana’s sprint star Dequan Farrell produced a sensational performance over the weekend with a record-breaking run in the 200 metres to bring the curtain down on the South American Youth Games. Farrell stormed to victory in the final in 21.18 seconds on Saturday, eclipsing the old mark of 21.28 seconds […]