GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Oct 31, CMC – Guyana is seeking to attract more British companies as trade between the two countries expands, with total bilateral trade reaching approximately £6 billion (US$8 billion) over the past five years, Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh said. Addressing Guyanese and British business leaders during a business engagement held as part […]

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, Oct 31, CMC – A CARICOM Election Observation Mission is now in Grenada ahead of next Thursday’s general elections, with an 11-member team set to monitor the electoral process, including the casting and counting of ballots and the declaration of results. The mission was invited by the Grenada government to observe the […]

Customs Minister Casey Costello is travelling to Tonga this evening to represent New Zealand at the official opening of the country’s second detector dog facility. “The new facility in Vava’u will help strengthen Tonga’s border and build local capability to combat organised crime and the drug trade,” Ms Costello says. “Transnational, serious and organised crime (TSOC) […]

Gisborne City and 10,000ha of some of the region’s most productive land are now better protected from flooding, following the completion of the Waipaoa Flood Control Scheme, Regional Development Minister Shane Jones says. “The people of Tairāwhiti can feel proud of what has been achieved here. Since 2019, approximately 64km of stopbanks along both sides […]

Ammaad Akhtar, 34, of California, pleaded guilty today to attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization. According to court documents, between February 2025 and June 2025, Akhtar, a citizen of the United States, attempted to provide funds, weapons, and other equipment to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). He […]

The U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii earlier this week ruled that the U.S. Navy is not in violation of the Clean Water Act after it reviewed the Navy’s response to fuel releases in 2020 and 2021 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on Oahu, Hawaii, and other substantial improvements the Navy has made […]

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged a detainer asking authorities in Maryland to not release an illegal alien accused of kidnapping and stabbing a 15-year-old girl. According to local reporting, the incident occurred in Baltimore on October 22. The suspect, Abubakarr […]

Today, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) announced another victory for state-driven leadership and innovation by approving Ohio’s Returning Education to the States (RES) Waiver. This approval grants the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce (ODEW) new flexibilities to use federal dollars more effectively on state priorities and improving student outcomes. Ohio is the […]

Today, the U.S. Department of Education’s (the Department’s) Student Privacy Policy Office (SPPO) demanded revisions to the Illinois State Board of Education’s (ISBE) guidance on administering mental health screenings without parental consent and separating the files from students’ education records. As written, these practices could violate the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA) and the […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts (October 30, 2026) The St. Kitts Electricity Company Limited has installed more than 5,000 smart meters across St. Kitts as part of its ongoing Advanced Metering Infrastructure programme, marking a significant milestone in the rollout of its SKELEC Connect initiative. In a statement issued on Friday, October 30, the company said the […]