By Lennox Aldred BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Oct 27, CMC — St. Vincent and the Grenadines are heading back to the Netball World Cup after 23 years, and they did it the hard way. In a veritable 47th independence anniversary gift to the nation Monday night, the Vincy Jewels secured their place at next year’s World Cup in […]
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Great Britain: UK Sets Pace On New Undersea Sensors To Detect Threats, As AUKUS Partners Test Advanced Kit In San Diego
The UK will lead the next stage of delivery of cutting-edge undersea sensing technologies which will be deployed from uncrewed underwater vessels as part of the AUKUS security partnership. The announcement rounds off a week of testing and demonstrations at the Maritime Big Play exercise in San Diego. This advances the first signature project under […]
NGC records significant financial profit
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Oct 27, CMC – The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (NGC) says it has posted record breaking financial results for the first half of 2026, building on the momentum of profit recovery and growth achieved by the NGC and its subsidiaries last year. In a statement, the NGC […]
President Ali urges more investment in Caribbean ports
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Oct 27, CMC -President Irfaan Ali has called on the Caribbean shipping industry to develop an urgent policy document backed by regional and international lenders to unlock investment in Caribbean ports. “We need to come up with a plan that allows private capital to merge with a public good,” President Ali the opening […]
Great Britain: More People Protected As Government Acts To Make More Homes Safe
More homeowners who have been facing significant bills to make their homes safe will be given better protection from those high costs, under new measures announced today (27 October 2026). Existing rules already protect many leaseholders from footing the bill for fixing historic building safety defects, but some people still fall through gaps in the […]
New Zealand: New Vanguard Charter School To Offer Military-Ethos Education To Kiwi Students
Associate Education Minister David Seymour has today announced that Vanguard Prep School will open on the North Shore, Auckland in Term 1 next year, offering a new option for students in Years 7 to 10. “Every child deserves the chance to learn and grow in ways which are more specific to their needs. Vanguard Prep […]
New Zealand: Lower Hutt Gets Crisis Recovery Café
Those in need of mental health or addiction support will have another place to go with a new Crisis Recovery Café officially opening today in Lower Hutt, Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey says. “The new Café, Te Kāhua Ora, will provide a safe, welcoming place where people can talk to someone who understands what they […]
Windies Over40s demolish Wales for third win
By Randy Bennett GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Oct 26, CMC – Centuries by Jason Mohamed and captain Larry Farnum carried West Indies to an emphatic 181-run victory over Wales when action in the International Masters Cricket (IMC) Over-40s World Cup continued here on Sunday. Mohamed bludgeoned an unbeaten 151 from just 68 balls with 12 sixes and four […]
Prime Minister outlines new initiative to fund projects in Antigua and Barbuda
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, Oct 26, CMC – Prime Minister Gaston Browne has a plan for funding projects in Antigua and Barbuda. In fact, so confident is Browne about his proposed plan he is boasting “I can pick up the phone Monday morning and raise US$60 million and put it to any project, viable project, of […]
Douglas Welcomes Citizenship Amendment Bill as a Bridge to the Diaspora
Basseterre, St. Kitts (October 24, 2026) For generations, Kittitians and Nevisians have travelled overseas in pursuit of better opportunities, establishing careers, raising families and building lives far from home. With the proposed St. Christopher and Nevis Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2026, Senior Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Right Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas, sees an […]