KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, May 19,  CMC – A High Court judge has sentenced a 56-year-old fisherman to 10 years in jail  after he was found guilty of causing the death of his friend,  Cameron Alexander, a security guard, whom he  struck in the head with a rum bottle in August 2023. Justice Rickie Burnett imposed […]

The High Court of Justice of St. Christopher and Nevis has convicted Devin Richardson on three counts of attempting to pervert the course of justice, following a detailed judgment delivered by Mr. Justice Patrick Thompson Jr. on May 12, 2026. According to the court’s findings, the matter stemmed from Mr. Richardson’s contact with a woman […]

BASSETERRE, SAINT KITTS, May 19, 2026 (SKNIS) — The Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis has confirmed that three nationals of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States, specifically Jamaica and Belize, are expected to arrive in the Federation on May 19, 2026, following their transfer from the United States of America. Their relocation is being facilitated […]

NIA CHARLESTOWN, NEVIS (May 18, 2026) — The Nevis Island Administration’s Department of Gender Affairs has launched its first annual Women’s Asset Building Seminar, marking a strategic initiative aimed at strengthening women’s financial independence and long-term wealth creation. The session was held under the theme “Own Your Future: Women, Wealth and Home Ownership.” Roughly 50 […]

The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica W.I. Monday, May, 18, 2026— The following statement is issued by Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies (The UWI), in tribute to the Hon. Dennis Hugh Lalor O.J., LLD, who passed away on May 14, 2026.  The University of the West Indies community extends our […]

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (May 18, 2026) — Honourable Mark Brantley, Premier of Nevis, participated alongside regional leaders and global innovators at the second Liberty Caribbean Amplify Summit in Miami, Florida. The gathering centered on accelerating digital transformation, strengthening resilience, and leveraging emerging technologies to redefine the Caribbean’s future, under the theme “Elevating the Caribbean’s Digital […]

  The opposition People’s Action Movement (PAM) has officially selected veteran educator and public servant Natasha Daniel as its candidate for Constituency Number Eight, following what party leader Natasha Grey-Brookes described as a transparent and rigorous internal selection process. Speaking at the announcement, Grey-Brookes said the party undertook an extensive consultation exercise that involved interviews with constituents and candidates […]

GENEVA, May 18, CMC- The United Nations human rights chief, Volker Türk, has pointed to the Caribbean island of St. Lucia  which has now decriminalized consensual same-sex relations, as he urges the international community to do much more to deal  with the violence and discrimination against LGBTIQ+ people. Consensual same-sex relations became legal in St. […]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, May 18, CMC  –  The Trinidad and Tobago Customs and Excise Division says it has apprehended a 22-year-old British national intercepting nearly six million dollars (One TT dollar=US$0.16 cents) worth of marijuana at the Piarco International Airport on Sunday. In a statement, the Division said that the passenger was stopped during […]

CASTRIES, ST. Lucia, May 18,  CMC –  A senior official of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Patrice Quesada, Monday said that Caribbean countries need to develop  policies that will assist them deal with a decline in their populations. Addressing the launch of the St. Lucia Draft National Gender-Sensitive Migration Policy, the coordinator for the IOM Caribbean […]