Charlestown, Nevis, February 26, 2026 – With the Easter holiday approaching, the Department of Youth is once again preparing to engage young people through its annual Easter Camp, an initiative aimed at fostering learning, creativity, and social development during the school break. This year’s camp will be held under the theme “Discover Nevis: Explore & Experience,” reflecting […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis, February 26, 2026 — Terrance Drew, Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis and Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), has called for urgent, coordinated action to improve air and sea transportation links across the Caribbean, describing regional connectivity as vital to economic resilience and deeper integration. Speaking at the […]

By Peter Richards BASSETERRE, ST. Kitts, Feb 26, CMC -The British Virgin Islands (BVI) will not allow the free movement  of Caribbean nationals if it is  accepted as a full member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)  grouping, Premier Dr. Natalio Wheatley has said. He told the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) on Thursday that he is […]

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – The U.S. Department of Energy has approved the submarine power cable project between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, formally notifying Caribbean Transmission Development Company (CTDC).  The cross-border energy initiative, expected to be completed in 2031, will allow the transmission of up to 700 megawatts of electricity in both directions, […]

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, Feb 26, CMC -Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne says he remains optimistic that Trinidad and Tobago would honour its obligation and pay the remaining US$60 million owed to policy holders following the collapse of two Trinidad-based  Caribbean insurance and financial companies. The collapse of the Colonial Life Insurance Company (ClICO) […]

By Peter Richards BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, Feb 26, CMC – Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimè says law enforcement in the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has been making “some serious inroads” into the gang areas and he remains confident that elections will take place by yearend. The last presidential election took pace in 2016 when […]

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, Feb 25, CMC- Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar, Wednesday said she had been invited to attend a summit of Latin American leaders in Miami early next month. Persad-Bissessar told reporters that the invitation had been made during the bilateral talks she held with the visiting United States Secretary of […]

HAVANA, Cuba, Feb. 25, CMC – Cuban officials on Wednesday  announced that four men on a US-registered speedboat were shot and killed after being intercepted in Cuban waters. In a statement, Cuba’s Interior ministry said the speedboat’s passengers opened fire on a coast guard vessel that approached them. Six additional passengers were wounded in the incident, […]

HAMILTON, Bermuda Feb. 25, CMC  – The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) and Airports Council International – Latin America and the Caribbean (ACI-LAC) have formalized a framework for strategic cooperation aimed at strengthening regional air connectivity and advancing closer alignment between the aviation and tourism sectors across the Caribbean. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed at […]

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Feb. 25, CMC – The Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) has formalised a strategic partnership with the Casino Gaming Commission (CGC), through the signing of a memorandum of understanding aimed at safeguarding Jamaica’s emerging casino gaming industry from serious and organised crime threats. The agreement, signed Tuesday, establishes a framework for […]