WASHINGTON, Jun 6, CMC – The Donald Trump administration has imposed additional sanctions on Cuban military instrumentalities and other actors responsible for what it described as “subversive anti-American activities.” “Today, pursuant to President Trump’s Executive Order (E.O.) 14404 of May 1, 2026, ‘Imposing Sanctions on Those Responsible for Repression in Cuba and for Threats to […]

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Jun 6, CMC – A Jamaican parliamentary committee is to examine the potential benefits and challenges of flexible work arrangements, including remote work and flexible hours, as the country responds to mounting global economic pressures. Chairman of the committee, Alando Terrelonge, said the review comes at a time of increasing global economic uncertainty, […]

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Jun 6, CMC – Guyana has launched a 31-month initiative aimed at developing a sustainable and internationally aligned organ donation and transplantation system as part of efforts to strengthen healthcare services and improve patient outcomes. The programme, which will run from April 2026 to October 2028, was formally launched during a meeting between […]

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Jun 6, CMC – Electricity has been restored to all customers affected by Friday night’s islandwide blackout, but tens of thousands of National Water Commission (NWC) customers remained without water on Saturday as authorities investigated the cause of the outage and worked to restore service in several parishes. The Jamaica Public Service Company […]

PANAMA CITY, Panama, Jun 6, CMC – Shania Hayles scored a superb free kick to lead Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz to a 1-0 lead over Panama in their international friendly on Friday. Playing at the Estadio Rommel Fernandez, Hayles continued her impressive scoring form by netting the game’s lone goal in the 25th minute, her fourth goal in […]

By Peter Richards BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Jun 5, CMC – The newly elected president of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), Gregor Nassief, Friday confirmed that he had been denied a renewal of his United States visa, saying the issue may be in keeping with Washington’s implementation of partial travel restrictions for nationals of Antigua […]

Basseterre, St Kitts, June 5, 2026 — St. Kitts and Nevis has moved significantly closer to its target of generating 100 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030 with the commencement of a consultative workshop aimed at developing a comprehensive Renewable Energy Transition Roadmap for the Federation. Convened at the St. Kitts Marriott […]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Jun 5, CMC – Police Commissioner Allister Guevarro says any decision on extending the current State of Emergency (SoE) rests with the Trinidad and Tobago, which on Friday said “lawlessness and disorder must never ever be tolerated”. Guevarro, speaking to reporters in Tobago, said that based on the data collected so […]

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Jun 5, CMC  -The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is on Friday observing World Environment Day cognisant of the reality that the region is on the frontline of climate change. “There are stronger hurricanes, longer droughts, increasing coastal erosion, coral bleaching, flooding, food insecurity, and mounting economic losses. Climate change threatens our infrastructure, our tourism […]

ROSEAU, Dominica, Jun 5, CMC -The Director of the Barbados Financial Intelligence Unit, Kirk Harrison Taitt, is urging Caribbean countries to be mindful of the possibility of derisking of banks operating in the region. Delivering the the 14th Annual National Distinguished Lecture of the Universoty of the West Indies (UWI) Global  Campus here on Thursday night, […]