KINGSTON, Jamaica, Jul 11, CMC – Total arrests under Jamaica’s Crime Stop Programme increased by 38.2 per cent to 76 in 2025, while reward payments climbed to approximately J$10.3 million (US$65,176), as the country also recorded a sharp decline in murders and other major violent crimes. The figures are contained in the Planning Institute of […]

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Jul 11, CMC – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Reparations Commission (CRC) will travel to the United Kingdom next week as part of a renewed push to build international support for reparatory justice, amid what it described as growing global momentum for the issue. A statement from the CARICOM Secretariat said the July 13-16 […]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Jul 11, CMC – Cabinet has approved memorandums of understanding with two United States companies that could pave the way for almost US$2 billion in investment and create hundreds of jobs at the Point Lisas Industrial Estate,  according to the new Chargé d’Affaires at the US Embassy, Philip Kern. Speaking at […]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Jul 11, CMC – Attorneys representing two men being held under Preventive Detention Orders (PDOs) during Trinidad and Tobago’s State of Emergency (SoE) have written to Homeland Security Minister Roger Alexander, questioning the legal basis for their clients’ continued detention and urging greater transparency over the intelligence said to justify the […]

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Jul 11, CMC – Members of the Barbados Defence Force (BDF) and Barbados Fire Service who were deployed to Venezuela following last month’s double earthquake have been awarded the Hero of Venezuela Medal. The honour was presented by Acting President Delcy Rodríguez to members of the Urban Search and Rescue team, which was […]

SANTIAGO, Chile, Jul 10, CMC –  The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Friday warned that the average price of oil this year will be higher than in 2025, which means that six channels of impact on the region remain in effect. In a special  report released here, ECLAC examines the channels […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts (July 10, 2026) — Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew has hailed the decision to feature National Hero the Right Excellent Sir Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw on the new Eastern Caribbean fifty-dollar (EC$50) banknote, describing the move as a historic recognition of one of the Region’s most influential leaders and a fitting celebration of […]

ROSEAU, Dominica, Jul 10,  CMC -Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne has reiterated a call for the establishment of an Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) airline, as he expressed his fraustration of having to wait hours in order to arrive here to attend a meeting. “The need for OECS airline is even more apropos […]

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, Jul 10, CMC – The future of West Indies cricket takes centre stage this weekend as the 2026 Cricket West Indies Rising Stars Men’s Under-19 50-Over Championship gets underway in Antigua, with six territorial teams poised to battle for regional supremacy. The 11-day tournament, which bowls off on Saturday, July 11, will feature […]

The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force (RSCNPF) has announced a series of arrests and criminal charges in connection with multiple investigations across St. Kitts and Nevis, with five individuals facing offences ranging from attempted murder and assault to housebreaking and obstruction of police. The charges, laid over the past week, stem from separate […]