KINGSTON, Jamaica, Oct.  24, CMC – Veteran Jamaican singer and record producer Derrick Harriott, who helped shape the evolution of ska, rocksteady and reggae music, died on Saturday. He was 87. Dorrel Mattocks, operator of the Derrick Harriott Music Store in St Andrew, confirmed that the influential musician died at his home shortly after 1:00 […]

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, Oct. 24, CMC – The Cayman Islands Airports Authority (CIAA) has invited bids for a multi-million-dollar expansion of aircraft parking facilities at Owen Roberts International Airport to accommodate growing commercial and private jet traffic. The project, which will be financed through public funds, includes expanding the existing commercial apron, constructing a […]

By Randy Bennett GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Oct 24, CMC – FIFA referee Shavin Greene has created history by becoming the first Guyanese official to earn Video Assistant Referee (VAR) certification. Greene secured the milestone after completing CONCACAF’s inaugural Video Match Official Certification Programme (VMOCP) — a rigorous six-month development pathway designed to equip top officials across […]

GEORGETOWN , Guyana, October 24, CMC – Eight former Caribbean Community (CARICOM) heads of state and government are urging countries to support an upcoming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution calling for an end to the United States economic, commercial and financial embargo against Cuba. In an open letter issued Saturday, the former leaders described […]

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Oct 23, CMC – The executive director of the Barbados-based Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export), Dr. Damie Sinanan says he is pleased that the Caribbean Investment Forum (CIF) has grown into “a beast of its own” and that there has been “no shortage of great ideas in the Caribbean region”. But Sinanan […]

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, October 24, CMC – Guyana’s President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has held discussions with United States Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick on expanding American investment in the country, particularly in the energy, infrastructure, agriculture and technology sectors. Ali, in a Facebook post, said the talks took place in Washington on Wednesday and focused […]

Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew has returned home to St. Kitts and Nevis following his medical treatment abroad, expressing gratitude to the medical teams who cared for him, members of his Cabinet who kept the country functioning in his absence, and the people of the Federation whose prayers, he said, sustained him throughout his recovery. […]

Attorney General Garth Wilkin has called on members of the St. Kitts and Nevis diaspora to reconnect with their homeland and contribute more directly to its development, following the passage of legislation expanding citizenship eligibility for descendants of nationals born overseas. The St. Christopher and Nevis Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2026, was passed in the National […]

Associate Health Minister David Seymour has today welcomed Pharmac’s decision to extend the 12-month transitional access funding limit for Pertuzumab with trastuzumab (Phesgo) for people receiving treatment for certain types of breast cancer in private clinics. “In the past, when Pharmac funded a new cancer treatment, people already paying for that treatment privately are forced […]

The Chief of Defence Force, Air Marshal Tony Davies MNZM is resigning, Defence Minister Paul Goldsmith says. “Air Marshal Tony Davies has informed me that he’ll be resigning from his position as Chief of Defence Force, effective immediately. “The reasons regarding his decision relate to integrity matters, that he did not previously disclose. We both agree […]