PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Jun 14, CMC – The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago has filed a High Court lawsuit seeking to recover nearly $18.8 million in connection with what it alleges was a sophisticated fraud involving a forged government cheque. The legal action, filed on June 10, names NiPat General Contractors Limited, its […]

WASHINGTON, Jun 14, CMC – On World Blood Donor Day on Sunday, the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) is reiterating its call to strengthen voluntary, regular, and unpaid blood donation across the Americas, including the Caribbean, as the foundation for ensuring timely access to safe, sufficient and accessible blood. PAHO said this year’s campaign is […]

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Jun 14, CMC – Government will carry out a comprehensive evaluation of the country’s seven Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs) as it moves towards transitioning them into “zones of peace and opportunity,” Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security and Peace Dr Horace Chang has said. Dr Chang told the House of […]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Jun 14, CMC – Leader of Government Business Barry Padarath is rejecting Opposition calls for his removal and a criminal investigation, as the People’s National Movement (PNM) accuses him of intimidating parliamentary staff during a heated sitting of the Standing Finance Committee on Friday night. In a strongly worded statement, the […]

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Jun 14, CMC – Guyana’s Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha says construction of a regional food hub designed to strengthen food security and boost agricultural exports across the Caribbean is about 50 per cent complete and remains on track for completion by the end of the year. The facility, being built at Yarrowkabra along […]

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Jun 14, CMC – Guyana will nominate Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett as its candidate for United Nations Secretary-General, with President Irfaan Ali describing her as “fit and proper” to lead the global organisation. President Ali made the announcement in a video statement posted on Friday night, positioning Rodrigues-Birkett as a candidate to succeed current […]

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, Jun 14, CMC – Regional aviation authorities continued search-and-rescue operations on Sunday after a small aircraft travelling from St Vincent and the Grenadines to Tobago disappeared over the southern Caribbean Sea. The Dominican Republic-registered Beech 58P Pressurized Baron aircraft, registration HI-1145, departed Argyle International Airport in St Vincent at 11:52 a.m. on […]

NEW YORK, Jun 13, CMC – The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says a Jamaican national has been apprehended among several immigrants during targeted enforcement operations to apprehend “known criminal illegal aliens and immigration fugitives” in the New York City metropolitan area. Josiah Wright ICE said its Fugitive Operations teams arrested Mosiah […]

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Jun 13, CMC – Barbados has launched a national instant payment system that allows consumers and businesses to send and receive money within seconds, marking a major step in the modernisation of the country’s financial infrastructure. The new platform, BiMPay, went live at 11:59 p.m. on Friday, during a special launch event hosted […]

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Jun 13, CMC – Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Delroy Chuck has urged Parliament to revisit the Constitution (Amendment) (Republic) Act, 2024, which seeks to remove the British monarch as Jamaica’s Head of State, calling for the reform process to be advanced without delay. Chuck said MPs should review the legislation with […]