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United States: Marco Rubio: Sanctioning Cuba’s State-Owned Oil and Gas Company Unión Cuba-Petróleo

Like every resource on the island, energy has long been weaponized by Cuba’s Communist government as a tool of both repression and self-serving regime kleptocracy.  While the Cuban people have suffered fuel shortages and blackouts because of decades of under-investment in critical infrastructure, Cuba’s Communist leaders have diverted energy resources to line their own pockets: […]

United States: United States and Starlink Announce Cooperation on Critical Disaster Response

This week, the U.S. Department of State and Starlink signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enhance international disaster preparedness and U.S. humanitarian response efforts worldwide. The two-year MOU leverages Starlink’s low-Earth orbit satellite technology, an American innovation, to restore critical communications when crises and natural disasters damage infrastructure. The Department’s Bureau of Disaster and […]

BVI: Government to scrap visas for work permit holders

TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands, Jun. 11, CMC – The government has announced  plans to remove visa requirements for work permit holders in the coming weeks as part of efforts to improve the territory’s investment climate and help businesses fill vacancies more quickly. Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley announced the move during his 2026 State of the Territory […]

Pilot fined for possession of raw gold

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Jun. 11, CMC  A Guyana-born Canadian pilot, who was recently caught at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport with just over half ounce of raw gold, has been fined by the Guyana Gold Board. According to Crime Chief, Deputy Police Commissioner Wendell Blanhum  based on advice by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), the pilot was […]

Antigua and Barbuda exploring Japanese support for Sargassum processing facility

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, Jun. 11, CMC — Antigua and Barbuda could benefit from Japanese technical assistance to develop a facility that converts sargassum seaweed into commercially viable products, following discussions held during Agriculture Minister Anthony Smith Jr.’s recent visit to Japan. The proposal emerged during broader talks between Antiguan and Japanese officials on agriculture, fisheries, […]

CARICOM trade ministers meet in Guyana for 62nd COTED

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Jun 11, CMC  – The Sixty-Second Regular Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) opened on Thursday,  at the CARICOM Secretariat here.  The meeting is being chaired by the  Dr. Vince Henderson,  the Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business, Trade and Energy of the Commonwealth of Dominica. CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett, in opening […]