PARAMARIBO,  Suriname, Jun 24, CMC – Delegates attending the sixth Suriname Energy, Oil and Gas Summit (SEOGS)here have been told  that the Malaysian state energy company Petronas has made another gas discovery in the offshore Block 52 off the coast of Dutch-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM)  country. President Jennifer Greelings-Simons said that she had received confirmation […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 23, 2026 – St. Kitts and Nevis Citizenship Unit has donated $4,500 to Cotton Thomas Comprehensive School following a successful charity silent auction held during the Investment Gateway Summit (IGS) 2026. At the centre of the fundraising effort was an original artwork created live by acclaimed local artist Lizca Bass. Over […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 23, 2026 — A Tabernacle resident has been sentenced to six years’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to a robbery charge arising from an incident that occurred more than three years ago. According to a press release issued by the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force, Keshaun Akers received the sentence […]

CASTRIES,  St. Lucia, Jun 24, CMC -Health authorities in St. Lucia say they are concerned over reports that various medications are being offered through establishments and providers that are not licensed pharmacies. The Ministry of Health, Wellness and Nutrition is urging the public to exercise caution when seeking prescription medications, particularly GLP-1 medications such as […]

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Jun 24, CMC – The Barbados-based Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC) says it has launched a regional social media campaign aimed at the removal of unhealthy, ultra-processed food and drink marketing from schools. HCC said that the campaign is  being undertaken in collaboration with the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Barbados (HSFB), the Heart […]

PANAMA CITY, Panama, Jun 24, CMC –  The chief executive officer in the Belize Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Oscar Arnold, Wednesday said multilateralism remains unquestioned, but recognition alone of this value is no longer sufficient in a changing global environment. He said despite two centuries of progress, many of the fundamental challenges confronting […]

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Jun 24, CMC – The Guyana government has wrtten to Meta, the parent company of Facebook, seeking to establish a formal relationship, as it is moves ahead with plans to clamp down on unregulated social media use for children. But Attorney General, Anil Nandlal, speaking on his weekly “Issues in the News” programme […]

More than £100 billion in clean energy investment announcements has been secured since the government came to office, Energy Secretary Ed Miliband will confirm at London Climate Action Week, as he declares Britain is part of a global boom in clean energy that is creating jobs across the UK and boosting energy security. It follows a recent announcement of up to £9 billion investment from Japan into the UK’s offshore wind industry, and Rolls-Royce SMR winning a multi-billion-pound Sweden […]

Built in 1998, the dam sits on the Danes Stream and acts as a temporary reservoir during periods of heavy rainfall, storing up to 400,000 cubic metres of floodwater. It has protected local homes and businesses from flooding on numerous occasions, with excess water released at Taddiford Gap. Water flow is managed by an automated sluice gate within a […]

Young people in Gaza whose education has been disrupted by conflict will be supported to study safely at top UK universities. The Foreign Secretary has outlined in a Written Ministerial Statement to Parliament today that a group of high-achieving students holding fully funded scholarships and meeting the Immigration Rules will be helped to leave Gaza to continue their studies in […]