GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Oct 31, CMC – Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed and a police officer were remanded to prison on Friday after being charged under the Cybercrime Act in connection with the alleged leak of government surveillance footage. Mohamed and Police Constable Ryan Greene were denied bail when they appeared at the Sparendaam Magistrates’ Court and […]

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, Oct 31, CMC – Prime Minister Gaston Browne has welcomed British proposals for improved debt arrangements and practical assistance to vulnerable Commonwealth countries, describing them as particularly relevant to small states facing economic and climate-related challenges. In a statement ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), which opens here on […]

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Oct 31, CMC – Prime Minister Mia Mottley has welcomed British Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s openness to a formal apology for slavery and an offer of structured dialogue, while maintaining that differences over reparations should not prevent progress in other areas. Mottley said Barbados would participate in the discussions in good faith as […]

By Randy Bennett DHAKA, Bangladesh, Oct 31, CMC – Roston Chase’s five-wicket haul and Brandon King’s unbeaten half century paved the way for West Indies to romp to a commanding eight-wicket win over Bangladesh on the penultimate day of the opening Test here on Saturday. Chase along with Player-of-the-Match Jomel Warrican captured the last four […]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Oct 31, CMC – About 150 workers at PowerGen, the largest independent power producer in Trinidad and Tobago, are expected to receive outstanding wage payments by December 15, following a TT$66.1 million (US$9.8 million) settlement between the company and the Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU), ending nine and a half years […]