PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Mar 16, CMC – Energy giant, bp, has awarded a significant drilling contract to the  Cayman Islands-based offshore drilling contractor for the oil and gas industry, Noble Corporation for work in Trinidad and Tobago. The agreement, confirmed in Noble’s 2025 full-year results, will result in the semi-submersible rig, Noble Developer, being […]

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Mar 16, CMC – Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman Monday reprimanded and modified the orders governing the weekly bail reporting conditions of Opposition Leader, Azruddin Mohamed and his businessman father, Nazar “Shell” Mohamed,  after concerns had been raised by the prosecution. The Mohameds are challenging their extradition to the United States where they are […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 16, 2026 – Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis has confirmed that formal notice has been issued requiring bar operators at South Friar’s Bay including The Godfather Bar, The Discovery Bar, and The Shipwreck Bar & Grill to relocate their establishments by midnight, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. The action follows over […]

The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica, W.I., Friday, March 13, 2026—Anguilla’s Premier and Minister for Finance, the Hon. Cora Richardson Hodge, underscored the critical role of The University of the West Indies (The UWI) in shaping national and regional development as she delivered the feature address at the Opening Ceremony of The UWI’s biennial Technical Advisory […]

Charlestown, Nevis, March 16, 2026 — Defending champions Antigua and Barbuda have retained their title at the 54th Annual Leeward Islands Debating Competition (LIDC), defeating host nation Nevis in the final held on Sunday, March 15, at the Nevis Performing Arts Centre (NEPAC). Teams debated the moot: “Caribbean governments should provide free tertiary education to […]

Listening to the Prime Minister at his roundtable on Tuesday, in particular during the winding up of his final statement, it is clear that we are entering into election season. It is pellucid that he is gearing up for the campaign. We believe that for any nation to be prosperous, it is important for governments […]

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, Mar. 15, CMC – Prime Minister Gaston Browne says the government of Antigua and Barbuda has been absorbing part of the impact of rising global fuel prices in an effort to limit increases in the cost of living. Speaking on his weekend radio programme, Browne said higher fuel costs typically drive up […]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Mar 15, CMC – Quarter-miler Jereem ‘The Dream’ Richards will lead a four-member Trinidad and Tobago team to next week’s 21st World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland. The 32-year-old Richards, the 2022 400 metres indoor champion, along with Leah Bertrand, Tyra Gittens-Spotsville and Nathan Cumberbatch, were announced by the National Association of Athletics […]

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, Mar. 15   CMC – The Ministry of Agriculture is moving to modernise the country’s farming sector with the arrival of new heavy-duty equipment and the upcoming opening of a high-tech plant laboratory in Bethesda. Director of Communications Maurice Merchant said Agriculture Minister Anthony Smith recently visited the St John’s Deep Water Harbour to […]

ROSEAU, Dominica, Mar. 15, CMC – A regional educator is of the opinion that online learning is becoming an increasingly attractive option for Caribbean students, as uncertainty surrounding overseas study — particularly in the United States — leads more people to pursue higher education from home. Wendy Williams According Wendy Williams,  the Deputy Dean of Academic […]