NASSAU, Bahamas, Aug 14, CMC – A 42-year-old Americcan national has been fined US$16,500 after he appeared before a magistrate court charged with being in possession of unlicensed firearm, ammunition and marijuana. Acting Chief magistrate, Ancella Evan, who heard the matter by Zoom, was told that Allan Fogle was arrested in Inagua on August 10, […]

HAMILTON, Bermuda, Aug 14, CMC –  The Bermuda government says it is advancing a new framework to ensure significant changes within the existing healthcare system can be reviewed before implementation where they may materially affect patients, access to services, costs or the wider health system. “My responsibility as Minister of Health is first and foremost […]

Basseterre, Saint Kitts, August 14, 2026: The Ministry of Health has successfully deployed the National Digital Health Information System (NDHIS) at the Joseph N. France (JNF) General Hospital, marking a major step forward in the Federation’s ongoing efforts to modernise healthcare delivery and establish a more efficient, integrated and patient-centred health system. The development was […]

CASTRIES, ST. Lucia, Aug 14, CMC – St. Lucia’s  Prime Minister Phillip J Pierre has held talks with his Trinidad and Tobago counterpart Kamla Persad-Bissessar providing an “update”  regarding her challenge to the reappointment of CARICOM Secretary General, Dr. Carla Barnett. “In my capacity as Chairman of CARICOM, I also provided an update on the […]

by Lennox Aldred ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, Aug 14, CMC – The Grenada Football Association (GFA) has thrown its full weight behind FIFA President Gianni Infantino following his abrupt decision to scrap the proposed FIFA Forward Enterprise initiative, praising the move as a vital step toward preserving unity within world football’s governing body. In a statement released on […]

by Lennox Aldred ROSEAU, Dominica, Aug 14, CMC –The Dominican Football Association has ended its search for a new leader of the men’s national football program, appointing Kurt Hurd as head coach on a two-year contract. Kurt Hurd Hurd, who previously served as a FIFA talent scout, takes over the role he briefly held in March during […]

By LENNOX ALDRED GROS ISLET, Saint Lucia, Aug 14, CMC – The Antigua & Barbuda Falcons reached 98 for nine in 19 overs after being sent in against the St Lucia Kings in their rain-affected seventh match of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League at the Daren Sammy National Stadium here on Friday. ANTIGUA & […]

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has today (14 August 2026) approved vimseltinib (romvimza) to treat adult patients with tenosynovial giant cell tumour (TGCT) when it impacts movement or where surgery is not an option. TGCT is a rare non-cancerous tumour that forms around a joint and tendons. It usually affects a single joint, most often the knee or ankle of young and middle-aged […]