PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Jul 24, CMC – Two Venezuelan nationals, including a five-year-old child, have died after a pirogue carrying 29 people overturned off Los Iros Beach, on the south coast of Trinidad, during an illegal sea crossing to Venezuela on Wednesday. The child has been identified as Brithanny Linneth Yanett León Palacios, who […]

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, July 24, 2026 — The National Assembly is scheduled to convene on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. in the National Assembly Chambers at Government Headquarters in Basseterre. Notice of the sitting has been issued, with the Order Paper and other supporting documents to be circulated at a later date. The proceedings […]

ROSEAU, Dominica, Jul 24, CMC –  The Dominica government says it will commission its 10-megawatt geothermal power plant on July 31 as the country continues with efforts to transition to a cleaner, more resilient energy sector. Energy Minister Dr. Vince Henderson, speaking on the state-owned DBS Radio, said he had received a report earlier this […]

KINGSTOWN, ST. Vincent, Jul 24, CMC -Prime Minister Dr. Godwin Friday has  welcomed InterCaribbean Airways as “an important partner” in improving regional travel as the airline Thursday unveiled one of its aircraft bearing the national flag and the name “Spirit of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines”. Friday described the aircraft as a “branded flying ambassador” […]

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Jul 24, CMC – Recovery teams have retrieved one more body from the wreck of the MV Barima, as a multi-agency operation involving local and international divers continued on Friday to locate those still missing following the maritime tragedy. President Irfaan Ali, providing an update while meeting with the families of those still missing […]

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Jul 24, CMC – A mother and three of her children were laid to rest on Friday as a sense of unimaginable heartbreak engulfed Bush Lot in Region Five as friends and relatives said a final goodbye to the latest victims of Guyana’s worst maritime disaster when the MV Barima that capsized last […]

MIAMI, United States, Jul 24, CMC – Both Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago will have to navigate their way through challenging Concacaf Nations League groups when the competition kicks off in September. Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz have been drawn in a tough Group B of League A with fellow Concacaf powerhouses Honduras and Guatemala, as well as […]

Climate and risk specialists from the Government Actuary’s Department (GAD) partnered with the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) to host a cross-government roundtable on climate scenarios. The event, during London Climate Action Week, brought together representatives from 8 government organisations to: share experience identify common challenges explore how climate scenarios can support policymaking and […]