GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Aug. 1, CMC –  The Government  has begun the search for an experienced marine salvage company to recover the wreck of the ferry – the   MV Barima, nearly two weeks after the passenger and cargo vessel sank off the country’s coast in one of Guyana’s worst maritime disasters. The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD), under […]

GLASGOW, Scotland, Aug 1, CMC – History was rewritten at The Hydro on Saturday as Jamaica shattered Australia’s netball dynasty, defeating the four-time reigning champions 46-45 in a breathtaking semi-final to book their place in the Commonwealth Games gold medal match. For the first time, the world No.1 Diamonds will not contest the final, their hopes […]

GLASGOW, Scotland, Aug 1, CMC – The final morning session of these Commonwealth Games produced a frigid, wind-whipped fury of Jamaican excellence as the nation’s track and field athletes powered their way to three more podium finishes, including two glittering golds, to push the island’s overall medal tally to 15. On a day when the weather […]

Today, August 1, 2026, marks 56 years since the sinking of the MV Christena, one of the nation’s darkest days and the deadliest maritime disaster in St. Kitts and Nevis’ history, which claimed the lives of an estimated 233 men, women and children. The government-owned ferry was travelling from Basseterre to Charlestown when it capsized […]