Basseterre, St. Kitts (March 20, 2026) — The National Cost-of-Living Task Force continues to play an active role in monitoring global economic volatility and advising the Government on measures to address rising living costs. At its most recent meeting on March 19, 2026, the Task Force reviewed key fiscal interventions implemented in 2025 that delivered […]

NASSAU, Bahamas, Mar 20, CMC- The captain of a 20 foot vessel has died and two other people injured after the vessel ran aground on a rocky shoreline near Rolle Cay,  a 470-acre private island located in the Exuma Cays, police have confirmed. They said that the captain is  Bahamian national while the other two […]

HAMILTON, Bermuda, Mar 20, CMC -Government says while it is disappointed that the Municipalities Reform Act 2026 failed to gain the support of legislators in the Senate, the need to reform Bermuda’s municipal system “remains clear. “The government acknowledges the Senate’s decision to reject the Municipalities Reform Act 2026, legislation aimed at addressing longstanding challenges […]

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, Mar 20, CMC – The Antigua and Barbuda government says it has agreed to increase the national minimum wage from nine to EC$11.50 (One EC dollar=US$0.37  cents)  to $11.50 per hour, effective April 1, this year as part of a series of measures aimed at easing the cost of living and strengthening the  economic […]

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Mar 20, CMC -Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Mohabir Anil Nandlall, SC, has condemned Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed for his lack of respect for the judiciary and the administration of justice after he settled a court-ordered payment using wheelbarrows filled with cash and coins. “He doesn’t have the mental acumen to […]

By Dr. Hyginus ‘Gene’ Leon and Ashaki Goodwin BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Mar 20, CMC – Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is a useful measure of annual output, but for SIDS it is too narrow to guide long-term policy and finance on its own. A systems approach asks whether produced, natural, human, and societal capitals are being built […]

NASSAU, Bahamas, Mar. 20, CMC – Top-level Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) leadership, senior regional government officials, and global development finance decision-makers will convene in The Bahamas from June 1–5, to accelerate the Caribbean’s development trajectory when the Bank holds the 56th Annual Meeting of its Board of Governors. Against a backdrop of global volatility, geopolitical […]

NIA CHARLESTOWN, NEVIS (March 20, 2026) — Premier of Nevis, the Honourable Mark Brantley, will travel to Grenada on official business after receiving an invitation to deliver the keynote address at the inaugural congress of the Democratic People’s Movement. Premier Brantley is scheduled to depart the Federation on Friday, March 20, 2026, and return on […]

First Lady Melania Trump’s Fostering the Future Together two-day Global Coalition Summit will assemble leaders from 45 nations and 28 best-in-class technology entities. Fostering the Future Together is a global coalition of nations aligned to empower children through education and technology. First Lady Melania Trump shared her vision to form the new entity during the […]