Di­vali Na­gar 2025 is ex­pect­ed to cost $3.5 mil­lion, and the Na­tion­al Coun­cil of In­di­an Cul­ture (NCIC) is ap­peal­ing for at least $1 mil­lion in State fund­ing to help cov­er ex­pens­es.

De­fence Min­is­ter Wayne Sturge has again bro­ken his si­lence on is­sues per­tain­ing to his min­istry, ad­dress­ing the leave of two of­fi­cers of the De­fence Force.