GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Sept 9, CMC – Defence attorneys for three of the accused in the October 2025 deadly gas station bombing case Wednesday made no-case submissions on behalf of  their clients arguing that the prosecution had failed to establish its case. The attorneys – Mikel Puran, Tifaine Rutherford and Melvin Duke – who appeared on […]

ROSEAU, Dominica, Sept 9, CMC –  Leaders of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) whose countries operate a Citizenship by Investment (CBI) programme are hoping to mount a “high-level mission” to Brussels later this month,” Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit said Wednesday. The sub-regional leaders had in July announced plans for the mission after […]

PARAMARIBO,  Suriname, Sept 9, CMC –  A specialised Dutch search and rescue dog team has completed an assignment here as part of the investigation into the disappearance of local businessman and film producer Rodney Leysner. Police spokesman, Michael Elskamp, said that although Leysner was not found, the searches produced relevant leads that investigators will pursue. […]

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Sept 9, CMC – The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said Wednesday’s early morning attack that left one person dead and two police officers injured should serve as another reminder of the danger posed by violent criminals who are prepared to use deadly force against lawmen carrying out their duties. “Our members are on […]

ROSEAU, Dominica, Sept 9, CMC –  The Dominica government Wednesday confirmed that five Colombian nationals deported by the United States under the third country nationals programme have since returned to their country. Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit told a news conference that Roseau had concluded all arrangements with Washington regarding the programme and that “the United […]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Sept 9, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar who Wednesday said she expects to meet with Venezuela’s  acting President Delcy Rodríguez later this month has expressed her “love ”  for  the South American leader. In October last year, the Venezuelan National Assembly declared Persad-Bissessar, persona non grata, banning her […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts (September 8, 2026) The St. Kitts National Youth Parliament Association (SKNYPA) has marked its 25th anniversary with the unveiling of a new mural highlighting the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the role of young people in advancing sustainable development. Located on Upper Market Street in central Basseterre, the mural, […]

Local leaders are to have their say on how to drive excellence across the education system and better prepare young people for work during a summit hosted by the Education Secretary. Regional mayors, business leaders, headteachers and college principals will convene today (Thursday 10th) at No10 North in Manchester to shape plans to make England […]

Stacey Sharples, 31, from Farnworth, Bolton, had her sentence increased by two years and six months, after the Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, referred her case to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme. The court heard that Sharples contacted men online between 2013 and 2020, arranged to meet them in […]

The National Commission into the Regulation of AI in Healthcare has today, 10 September 2026, published its recommendations on how the UK can strengthen the regulation of AI in healthcare, so it remains safe, keeps pace with innovation, and continues to earn people’s trust. AI is already used in the NHS to spot serious health […]