GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Apr. 12, CMC – Guyana is set to export soya beans to Barbados for the first time, marking a significant milestone in the country’s drive to expand agricultural production and strengthen regional food security. President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali made the announcement during his  recent address at the Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry […]

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti,Apr. 12, CMC –  At least 30 people, many of them school-age children as young as 12, have died after a gathering promoted on TikTok turned tragic on Saturday at Haiti’s historic mountaintop fortress. Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé confirmed the deaths, saying the government is mobilizing the Ministry of Health and judicial […]

CASTRIES, Saint Lucia, Apr 12, CMC – The Saint Lucia Aquatics Federation (SLAF) has taken the decision to pull out of bidding for next year’s CARIFTA Aquatics Championships due to the unavailability of its National Aquatic Centre. Construction at the venue was originally scheduled to be completed in October, 2026. However, the most recent update has revealed […]

April 11, 2026 As Chair of the Caribbean Community, Dr. Terrance Drew has issued a formal statement following the Twenty-Fifth Special Emergency Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM, convened on April 10, 2026. During the meeting, regional leaders examined critical issues related to the governance and overall functioning of the Community, […]

By Staff Writer The Government of Trinidad and Tobago has taken a firm stance in the ongoing CARICOM dispute, refusing to participate in regional discussions on the reappointment of Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett and raising concerns that could affect its role and financial commitment within the Community. They noted that they will also not recognise […]

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Apr 11, CMC – Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw scored a hat-trick to lead Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz to a dominant 4-0 win over Antigua and Barbuda in their Concacaf Women’s Championship Qualifier here on Friday. The win was Jamaica’s third in succession and left them needed only a draw from their match against Guyana next week to […]

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 11, CMC – A senior United Nations aid official warned on Friday that Haiti is facing “one of the most severe and rapidly deteriorating humanitarian crises in the Western Hemisphere,” underscoring the need for continued global attention to alleviate suffering in the French-speaking Caribbean country. Edem Wosurnu of the UN humanitarian affairs […]

By Nelson A. King SAN DIEGO, Apr 11, CMC – The San Diego, California-based Haitian Bridge Alliance (HBA) on Friday condemned United States President Donald J. Trump for what it described as the president’s “weaponization of violence” to target Caribbean and other immigrant communities. Trump’s latest attack on Haitians and other immigrants came over reports […]

BELMOPAN, Belize, Apr 11, CMC — Prime Minister John Briceño has thrown his full support behind Belizean Carla Barnett amid a growing regional dispute over her reappointment as Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Briceño pushed back strongly against calls for a change in leadership at the CARICOM Secretariat, describing Barnett as “highly qualified” […]

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, Apr 11, CMC – In a landmark decision, the Government of Antigua and Barbuda has authorised the establishment of a Cricket West Indies (CWI) Campus and High-Performance Centre at Coolidge. The project will be implemented in phases between 2026 and 2030, and will see the redevelopment of the 20-acre campus in Coolidge now solely […]