Atlanta, Georgia – Governor Brian P. Kemp today declared a State of Emergency for 91 Georgia counties in response to the ongoing wildfires in South Georgia. The governor also directed the Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) and other relevant state agencies to mobilize all necessary resources to assist with active response efforts in the southern region of […]

Minister Inkosi Mzamo Buthelezi, the Minister for Public Service and Administration, has overseen the implementation of a new salary adjustment for public servants. Circular No. 15 of 2026 outlines the 4% cost-of-living adjustment for the 2026/2027 financial year. This adjustment, effective from 1 April 2026, applies to employees on salary levels 1 to 12 and […]

The Albanese and Rockliff Governments are protecting jobs and critical manufacturing capability at Liberty Bell Bay during its administration process. EY have formally accepted both Governments offer to jointly provide a $3 million loan, on a 50:50 basis, to support workers while administrator EY continues to conduct an expedited sale of the facility. This support is about providing workers with more certainty in what has been a very difficult time for the community. It will keep the […]

Is there a shortage of jet fuel in the UK? UK airlines are clear that they are not currently seeing a shortage of jet fuel. It is typically bought in advance, with airports and their suppliers keeping stocks of bunkered fuel to support their resilience. Do you need to change your travel plans? There is no […]

Thank you to everybody here for all that you do to put evidence at the heart of how we confront global hunger. We are here to launch the 10th Global Report on Food Crises. But we’re also here because the problems that the report describes – and we all know this – are getting worse. […]

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, Apr 24, CMC – Several of the region’s best coaches have thrown their full support behind Cricket West Indies’ (CWI) plans to develop a High-Performance Campus in Antigua. It was recently announced that the Antigua & Barbuda government had given the green light for CWI to construct the campus at the site of the Coolidge […]

TORONTO, Canada, Apr 24, CMC – Legendary Barbadian jockey Patrick Husbands has officially announced his retirement. The 52-year-old Husbands, one of Canada’s most decorated riders, had been a cornerstone of Canadian Thoroughbred racing since 1994. Over the course of his career, the Hall of Fame jockey amassed more than 3700 victories and captured several Woodbine riding titles […]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Apr 24, CMC – A senior government minister has described false and misleading that the Trinidad and Tobago government has approved one-thousand-dollar flights (One TT dollar=US$0.16 cents) on the domestic airbridge. Energy and Energy Industries Minister, Dr. Roodal Moonilal, who said he is authorised to make the statement, described the media […]

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. […]