Transport Minister Chris Bishop announced today that a construction contract has been awarded by the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) to Oxcon for the two-lane replacement of the Mangati Bridge on State Highway 39 (SH39) between Ōtorohanga and Pirongia. “NZTA has worked at pace since a single-lane Acrow (Bailey-style) temporary bridge was installed in March to […]

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit yesterday denied a petition for review in a legal challenge to the Maritime Administration’s issuance of a deepwater port license to Delfin LNG. In denying the petition, the court held that three environmental groups failed to establish standing. The court did not rule on the merits […]

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement after an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) led to the arrest of an Australian alien who committed voter fraud in Louisiana. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Denise Nataly Migliore, […]

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement after U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) arrested three illegal aliens who crossed the border while in possession of firearms. On June 27, a U.S. Border Patrol agent encountered three illegal aliens – two who were armed with AK-style assault rifles – near Presidio, Texas. The third illegal alien who […]

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged a detainer asking Michigan to not release a Haitian illegal alien from jail following his arrest for allegedly murdering his coworker at a meat processing facility in Michigan. According to local reporting, the fatal incident took place […]

Secretary of State Marco Rubio met yesterday with Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu and ROK Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on the margins of the NATO Summit in Ankara to underscore that deeper trilateral cooperation tangibly benefits our shared economic well-being and advances safety, security, and prosperity in a free and open Indo-Pacific.  The Secretary and […]

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, Jul 7, CMC-The Antigua and Barbuda government says it has been called upon by the European Union (EU) to phase out its Citizenship by Investment (CBI) programme by June 2028. Antigua and Barbuda is among several countries within the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) which provides citizenship to foreign investors in […]

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, Jul. 7, CMC – The Cayman Islands is mourning the death of National Hero Francine Jackson, a pioneering advocate for women’s political participation and community leader, who died peacefully on Sunday at the age of 97. The Cayman Islands Government announced that flags at all government buildings will be flown at […]

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Jul 7, CMC -Suriname’s President Jennifer Geerlings-Simons Tuesday said that Guyana had been advised as early as February this year of her country’s decision to finance the construction of the Corentyne River on its own. “We didn’t decide it now, we informed the President of Guyana (Dr. Irfaan Ali) in St. Kitts,” Geerlings-Simons […]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Jul 7, CMC – Regional policymakers, technology experts, academics and private sector leaders will gather here later this month for the inaugural Caribbean AI Forum 2026 (CAIF 2026), aimed at advancing a coordinated Caribbean approach to artificial intelligence and digital transformation. The two-day forum, scheduled for July 23-24 , is being hosted […]