ST. JOHN’S,  Antigua,  Mar 27,  CMC- Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne has called on Caribbean courts to comply with legislation approved by parliaments for  increased fines and jail terms for persons involved in gun-related crimes. “The magistracy, the judiciary generally, I’m saying here, step up. Otherwise, you’re going to destroy these countries inadvertently by […]

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Mar 27, CMC -A 19-year-old British national  was remanded into  custody after he was fined EC$60,000 (One EC dollar=US$0.37  cents) at the Serious Offences Court on Thursday on drug related charges. Warren Lee Davies of South Wales, England, pleaded guilty to three cocaine charges after the authorities said he had been arrested […]

March 27, 2026 Nubian Greaux of Shadwell Housing has been charged with Possession of Cannabis and Cultivation of Cannabis with Intent to Supply, following the execution of a search warrant at his residence between 5:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on March 26, 2026. The operation was carried out by the Anti-Narcotics Unit of the Royal […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 27, 2026: The Order Paper has been issued for a sitting of the National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis, scheduled to take place at the National Assembly Chambers on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. During the sitting, one Bill is expected to receive its second reading as part […]

NIA CHARLESTOWN, Nevis (March 27, 2026) — Premier of Nevis, the Honourable Mark Brantley, today welcomed Her Excellency Xiomara Perez, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Panama to Barbados and Saint Kitts and Nevis, during a courtesy call at his office at Pinneys Estate. Ambassador Perez recently presented her credentials to the Governor-General of St. […]

TRAVEL: by Eric Mackenzie Lamb   In the late afternoon of July 18, 1995, I was piloting a small single engine plane from Trinidad to St Maarten. As I approached the island of Montserrat, the weather became extremely foggy and it was difficult to see my surroundings. Then, suddenly, the plane’s engine began to vibrate, […]

By Sir Ronald Sanders The Organisation of American States is approaching a defining test, not of its existence, but of its significance. It continues to meet, to commemorate events, but fails to tackle pressing political issues. At a time of global turmoil, economic strain, and mounting pressures on democratic governance, the silence of the Organisation […]

Stakeholder engagement on the strengthening of the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) governance framework in Saint Lucia, has moved one step further with the convening of a national consultation with civil society partners. Held in the latter part of February, the session overseen by the Ministry of Equity, Social Justice, Gender, Older Persons, Labour, Cooperatives and Consumer […]

The Department is intensifying its outreach as the country approaches two critical deadlines the March 31st tax filing deadline and the May 1st amnesty deadline. With the tax season in full swing, the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) is urging taxpayers to file their returns on time and take advantage of the tax amnesty programme set […]