Trinidad and Tobago’s objection to the re-appointment of Dr. Carla Barnett as Secretary-General of CARICOM is no small matter for the regional integration grouping. There is clearly a communication vacuum existing. There have been differences over the past few years. This one should not be treated superficially. It just isn’t going away. What currently appears […]

NIA Charlestown, Nevis (April 13, 2026) — Premier of Nevis, the Honourable Mark Brantley, will travel to Canada this week to participate as an invited speaker at the Southpac Offshore Planning Institute 2026. He is scheduled to depart the Federation on Monday, April 13, 2026, and return on Friday, April 17, 2026, during which time […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis (April 12, 2026) – The Federation today extends warm birthday wishes to National Hero and former Prime Minister, Dr. the Right Honourable Sir Kennedy A. Simmonds, as he celebrates his 90th birthday. Born on April 12, 1936, Sir Kennedy Simmonds served as Premier from 1980 to 1983 before becoming the […]

KINGSTON , Jamaica, Apr. 12, CMC – Hundreds of farmers are to benefit from the Isratech Resilience Farm Tour, an initiative designed to help them recover and rebuild following the impact of Hurricane Melissa. Under the programme, being undertaken by Isratech Jamaica Limited,  farmers in select parishes will receive free technical assessments and irrigation systems, […]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Apr 12, CMC – Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar Sunday dismissed a  statement issued by the chairman of  the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Dr. Terrance Drew  in which reiterated that Trinidad and Tobago was not “uninvited”  to the retreat where a decision was taken to reappoint Belizean economist Dr. Carla Barnett as Secretary […]

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, Apr. 12, CMC  -Gloria McField-Nixon is set to make history as the Cayman Islands’ first female Deputy Governor when she assumes the post in July, succeeding Franz Manderson, who is retiring after 14 years in the role and more than four decades in the civil service. Gloria McField-Nixon McField-Nixon, a career […]

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, […]