GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana's President Irfaan Ali has announced that starting this year, the Government will cover the full cost for up to eight subjects for students in the private and public education system writing their Caribbean...
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco 's social security agency said troves of data were stolen from its systems in a cyberattack this week that resulted in personal information being leaked on the messaging app Telegram. The North African kingdom's...
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Memorials were taking place Thursday for a merengue star and others killed when a cement roof collapsed at a popular nightclub in the Dominican Republic, as the number of dead surged to 221 and crews...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, CMC -The French-based Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) says following the targeted attack on its convoy earlier in March, it has had to take “the difficult decision to withdraw” its services from two areas in Haiti for a...
WASHINGTON (AP): Facing a global market meltdown, President Donald Trump on Wednesday abruptly backed down on his tariffs on most nations for 90 days, but raised the tax rate on Chinese imports to 125 per cent. It was seemingly an attempt to narrow...
AP: Ukraine’s claim that significant numbers of Chinese nationals are fighting for Russia’s invading army is “totally unfounded”, a Beijing official said Wednesday, as the US strives to secure a ceasefire in the more than three-year war. Ukraine’s...
CAIRO (AP): US President Donald Trump’s administration has reversed new cutoffs in emergency food aid to several nations but maintained them in Afghanistan and Yemen, two of the world’s poorest and most war-ravaged countries, according to the State...
NASSAU (CMC): The main opposition Free National Movement (FNM) has confirmed that it has asked former prime minister and party leader, Dr Hubert Minnis, to be a candidate for the next general election scheduled for 2026. In the 2021 general...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a global market meltdown, President Donald Trump on Wednesday abruptly backed down on his tariffs on most nations for 90 days, but raised his tax rate on Chinese imports to 125 per cent. It was seemingly an attempt to...
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The legendary Jet Set club in Santo Domingo was packed with musicians, professional athletes and government officials when dust began falling from the ceiling and into people's drinks. Minutes later, the...
BANGKOK (AP) — China again vowed to "fight to the end" Wednesday in an escalating trade war with the US as it announced it would raise tariffs on American goods to 84 per cent from Thursday. Beijing also added an array of countermeasures after US...
SANTO DOMINGO (AP): At least 28 people died and 160 others were injured in the Dominican Republic capital early Tuesday when the roof collapsed at an iconic nightclub where politicians, athletes and others were attending a merengue concert,...
WASHINGTON (AP): The National Park Service (NPS) has reversed edits and restored content to its webpage about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad in the wake of news reports and public backlash over the changes. “Changes to the Underground...
DENVER (AP): Opening statements are expected today in the trial of a man accused of torturing political opponents of Gambia’s former military dictator Yahya Jammeh nearly 20 years ago, the latest international trial tied to his regime. Federal...
PRAGUE (AP): The Prague Zoo has joined an international effort to ensure the survival of a rare insect that had been considered extinct for more than 80 years. The zoo is among six institutions around the world that have been able to create living...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service has agreed to share immigrants' tax data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the purpose of identifying and deporting people illegally in the US, according to a document signed by Treasury...
MIAMI, CMC – The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), has called on the United States to consider alternative measures to imposing tariffs and port fees on Caribbean destinations, noting the “considerable mutual benefits that tourism...
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — At least 18 people died and more than 120 were injured after a roof fell at a nightclub in the capital of the Dominican Republic early Tuesday, authorities said. Crews were searching for potential...
TEL AVIV (AP): Israel has dramatically expanded its footprint in the Gaza Strip since relaunching its war against Hamas last month. It now controls more than 50 per cent of the territory and is squeezing Palestinians into shrinking wedges of land....
ST JOHN’S (CMC): Prime Minister Gaston Browne says Antigua and Barbuda will not turn its back on Venezuela despite pressures from the United States for countries in the region to do so. Browne, speaking at a ceremony on board the visiting...
WASHINGTON (AP) Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Saturday that the United States was revoking all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders, accusing the African nation’s government of “taking advantage of the United States”. “Every country...
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Dominican President Luis Abinader has announced more than a dozen measures to crack down on migrants who have entered the Dominican Republic illegally as people in neighbouring Haiti flee a surge in gang...
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The Antigua and Barbuda government is urging people to take full advantage of a gun amnesty that begins on Monday and runs until the end of the month. Chief of Staff in the Prime Minister’s Office, Ambassador Lionel...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Undeterred by a stock market collapse that has continued for days, President Donald Trump threatened additional tariffs on China on Monday, raising fresh concerns that his drive to rebalance the global economy could intensify a...
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police have arrested a 24-year-old American YouTuber who visited an off-limits island in the Indian ocean and left an offering of a Diet Coke can and a coconut in an attempt to make contact with an isolated tribe known for...
