February 20, 2026 Ian French of Saddlers, St. Kitts, has been charged with unlawful wounding and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. The offences are reported to have occurred on February 17, 2026. French was formally charged at the Basseterre Police Station on February 19, 2026. (RSCNPF)

Kevin Ricketts of Taylors Pasture, Gingerland, Nevis, has been charged with larceny in connection with an incident at Asian City Chinese Supermarket on Bay Road. The offence is reported to have occurred on February 14, 2026. Ricketts was formally charged at the Basseterre Police Station on February 19, 2026. (RSCNPF)

February 20, 2026 Sean Browne of Cotton Ground, Nevis, has been sentenced to His Majesty’s Prison after being convicted of malicious damage and two counts of larceny. At the Charlestown Magistrate Court on February 17, 2026, His Honour Mr Renold Benjamin sentenced Browne to two years and four months’ imprisonment on one larceny charge, with […]

BASSETERRE,  St. Kitts, Feb 20, CMC – The High Court has dismissed a claim filed by the Eastern Caribbean Collective Organisation for Music Rights (ECCO) Inc challenging the regulatory framework enacted under the Copyright Act and Copyright (Collective Management Organisations) Regulations. The Court also ordered ECCO to pay EC$10,000 (One EC dollar=US$0.37 cents) in costs […]

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, Feb 20, CMC – The Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), Timothy N.J. Antoine, he is hoping by next year, regional personalities will replace members of the British monarch on the Eastern Caribbean (EC) dollar. Antoine said that transition will take place in phases, adding “we expect in all likelihood […]

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Feb 20,  CMC –  The Guyana government says it welcomes the commitment by the US-based oil companies, ExxonMobil and Chevron, to partner with Guyana in its development programme. Representatives of the two companies speaking at the fifth edition of the Guyana Energy Conference and Supply Chain Expo affirmed their support for the responsible […]

PARAMARIBO, Suriname, Feb 20, CMC -The Suriname Police Force is urging citizens to be vigilant when using their debit cards after  they discovered magnetic devices with two hidden cameras at a cash point on Sir Winston Churchillweg earlier this week. The police said that one person had filed a report and that based on the […]

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Feb 20, CMC – One Communications (Guyana) Inc says it will invest US$25 million this year to expand fibre connectivity, strengthen mobile capacity and enhance network resilience across Guyana. Chief executive officer, Abraham Smith, told the Guyana Energy Conference & Supply Chain Expo, that telecommunications infrastructure is a critical enabler of the country’s […]

Basseterre, Saint Kitts, February 20, 2026 — The Federal Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis has launched an Independent Oversight Body (IOB) to review the application for the proposed Destiny Special Sustainability Zone in Nevis. The application, submitted by the Nevis Island Administration Cabinet on January 29, will now undergo a structured, evidence-based evaluation. The […]