KINGSTON, Jamaica, Aug 8, CMC – The Governor of the Bank of Jamaica, a government minister, a former education minister and several prominent figures from business, media and music are among 140 Jamaicans set to receive National Honours and Awards this year. The recipients include Bank of Jamaica Governor Richard Byles, Minister of Energy, Transport […]

ARNOS VALE, St Vincent, Aug 8, CMC – The Trinbago Knight Riders defeated the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots by 17 runs via the Duckworth/Lewis/Stern method in the second match of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League here on Saturday. Scores PATRIOTS 109-9 in 20 overs (Kevin Wickham 38, Johnson Charles 21, Ashmead Nedd 18, Obed McCoy 13 […]

Charlestown, Nevis, August 7, 2026 St. Kitts and Nevis on the regional stage, young sailor Amadi completed his first appearance at the 2026 Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, following four days of demanding competition. The event brought together some of the Caribbean and Central America’s top sailors, including Olympians […]

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Aug 7, CMC – Guyana’s rice industry is embracing an innovative climate-smart farming model that has the potential to significantly reduce production costs, improve environmental sustainability and create an additional source of income for hundreds of rice farmers. The rice-duck integrated farming system, being piloted by the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) in […]

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, Aug 7, CMC- The Antigua-based regional airline, LIAT 2020 has launched a new programme coinciding with its second anniversary. “The launch is our way of saying thank you to the thousands of customers who have supported LIAT Air throughout our journey,” said Hafsah Abdulsalam, the airline’s  chief executive officer, adding “over the past […]

PARAMARIBO, Suriname, Aug 7, CMC –  The Public Prosecution Service (OM) is seeking a 10-year unconditional prison sentence for a man accused of rape, unlawful deprivation of liberty, assault, and attempted intentional HIV infection. The OM is also asking the court to deny the man bail. The court was told that the victim, a sex […]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Aug 7, CMC  – The United States Friday announced that it had further strengthened its bilateral relations with Trinidad and Tobago on security cooperation following the activation of Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere (JTF-WHEM) by U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM). The US Embassy here said that JTF-WHEM as well as Trinidad and […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 7, 2026  Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) is moving ahead with a US$14 million redevelopment and expansion of its Bird Rock operations, with Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew welcoming the investment as a sign of continued confidence in St. Kitts and Nevis. The announcement came on Thursday, August 6, during a […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 7, 2026 The St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association (SKNFA) has confirmed the full disbursement of EC$128,200 in prize money to clubs that competed in the 2025–2026 domestic football season. According to the Association, the payments were made to eligible clubs in both the Premier Division and Division One, with the […]

Following a review, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally decided that Aldi, Lidl GB and Lidl NI should be subject to rules set out in the Groceries Market Investigation (Controlled Land) Order 2010, which already apply to the UK’s biggest supermarket chains. The Order is designed to stop ‘Large Grocery Retailers’ (LGRs) from […]