KINGSTON, Jamaica, Feb 28, CMC – The Full Court on Friday, once again  rejected an application by the attorneys for former Education Minister Ruel Reid and his co-accused for leave to challenge a ruling by the judge at his fraud trial. The defence had applied to the Supreme Court for judicial review of a ruling by […]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Feb 28, CMC  – The deputy chief executive officer of Angostura Holdings Ltd, Rahim Mohammed has been placed on administrative leave,  pending the outcome of an investigation. This comes just over ten months after his appointment as deputy chief executive officer. In a Material Change Disclosure filed by Angostura, the company said the […]

Basseterre, Saint Kitts, February 27, 2026 — The United States Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has formally rescinded a 2014 advisory concerning Saint Kitts and Nevis’ Citizenship by Investment (CBI) Programme, marking what government officials describe as a major milestone in the Federation’s reform efforts. The advisory, issued on May 20, […]

Consumers are set to benefit from more home-grown clean energy, with an increased number of renewable projects to be enabled on the public forest estate under new powers coming into force today on Friday 27 February. The new statutory powers will enable renewable electricity proposals across land managed by Forestry England with the energy generated used on […]

Frankfort, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear has ordered that flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, Feb. 28, in honor of trailblazing civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died Feb. 17 at the age of 84. Previously, the Governor had ordered flags to half-staff on […]

As President Donald J. Trump travels to Corpus Christi, Texas, today, he returns to a state that is thriving under Republican leadership — powered by American energy dominance, bold tax relief, secure borders, and massive private sector investments. Under President Trump, Texas families are seeing real results in lower costs, higher wages, safer streets, and more […]

Basseterre, Saint Kitts, February 26, 2026 — Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General Dr. Carla Barnett has lauded Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew for what she described as decisive and forward-looking leadership as Saint Kitts and Nevis hosts the 50th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM. Speaking at the opening ceremony on […]

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Feb 27, CMC – Health Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton has sought to reassure the public that  Jamaica’s health system can adequately respond to the needs of burn victims. His comment comes after 42-year-old Dacia Forrester was doused with gasolene and set on fire at a gas station in the western parish of  Westmoreland on February 19. […]

For Black History Month, The Observer is pleased to honour a true trailblazer: The Right Excellent Sir Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw, National Hero and the first Premier of St. Kitts-Nevis and Anguilla, whose unwavering dedication to labour rights, social justice, and national development transformed the federation and continues to inspire generations. Sir Robert was born on […]

BASSETERRE  St, Kitts, Feb 27, CMC – Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has described as a “scurrilous lie and defamatory in the extreme,”  the statement made by her Trinidad and Tobago counterpart, Kamla Persad-Bissessar regarding the “kidnapping” of a Trinidad and Tobago  national in Barbados in 2022. Persad-Bissessar, addressing the opening of the Caribbean Community […]