The formal proceedings for Saint Lucia’s 2026/27 Budget presentation will begin at 10:00 a.m. with the Throne Speech to be delivered by His Excellency Felix Finisterre, Deputy to the Governor General of Saint Lucia. Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Hon. Philip J. Pierre, will deliver his 2026/27 Budget Policy Statement in the House of […]

Nashville, Tennessee — The Tennessee Department of Agriculture today announced that applications for the Hurricane Helene Agricultural and Timber Relief Fund will open Wednesday, April 22, at 1 p.m. Eastern (noon Central), giving eligible farmers and forest landowners in Northeast Tennessee notice to prepare required documentation and apply for assistance. The block grant funding is supported by the U.S. […]

Governor Greg Abbott today announced six Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grants totaling $1,777,641 have been awarded to six schools in Southeast 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 410 students for high-demand […]

Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated the strength of the Texas economy as preliminary estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis show the Texas economy expanded to $2.9 trillion in 2025, based on the state’s 2025 current-dollar gross domestic product (GDP). The Texas economy also grew faster than the nation as a whole in 2025 at a […]

President Donald J. Trump returned yesterday to the birthplace of his signature No Tax on Tips policy to highlight its massive success and the transformative impact of the largest tax cuts in American history. Standing with workers in Las Vegas, President Trump showcased how his groundbreaking reforms are putting more money directly in their pockets — relief […]

This week, I send my best wishes to every citizen gathered at the Museum of the Bible, on the National Mall, and all across our country participating in America Reads the Bible, a historic initiative in which nearly 500 Americans will take part in a public reading, over the course of one week, of the […]

(Department of Cultural Heritage, St. Kitts, April 16, 2026): A detailed nomination package has been formally submitted to UNESCO by the Department of Cultural Heritage within the Ministry of Small Business, Entrepreneurship, Cooperatives and the Creative Economy, advancing St. Kitts and Nevis’ bid to have its Christmas Sports inscribed on the Representative List of the […]

Basseterre, Saint Kitts, April 17, 2026: A new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been formally established between the Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis and iSTEAM, The Academy of Arts and Sciences, reinforcing a shared commitment to youth-led community development and social impact initiatives. The agreement was officially signed on Wednesday, April 15, during a […]

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Apr 17, CMC –  France on Friday said it will continue to work alongside its overseas communities to support their regional integration after Paris gave the green light to Martinique for the agreement on accession to the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). A statement issued by the […]

PORT OF SPAIN,  Trinidad, Apr 17, CMC -The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) says it has reached a “significant operational milestone” on the 45th day of an existing state of emergency (SoE), noting that it has executed 170 of the 258 detention orders issued to  date. “These figures have already surpassed those recorded at the […]