The United States and the Republic of Zambia today signed a five-year bilateral Health Cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) under the Trump Administration’s America First Global Health Strategy (AFGHS), a new model of health partnership built around greater Zambian investment, stronger accountability, and a clear path toward self-reliance. Building on more than 50 years of […]

Charlestown, Nevis (October 7, 2026) The Nevis Island Assembly has passed four pieces of legislation aimed at strengthening the regulatory framework governing the island’s financial services sector. The bills were considered and approved during the Assembly’s sitting on Tuesday, October 6, as the Nevis Island Administration moves to keep its legislative framework aligned with the […]

Charlestown, Nevis (October 7, 2026) Preparations for geothermal drilling on Nevis are advancing, with the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) reviewing outstanding requirements as it works with international partners to move the renewable energy project toward implementation. Premier of Nevis and Minister of Energy Hon. Mark Brantley received an update on the project during a meeting […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts (October 7, 2026) Training to assemble and deploy a 40-bed field hospital is underway at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) compound as health and emergency response agencies strengthen their readiness to provide medical care during a major disaster or other national emergency. The three-day exercise began on October 7 and continues […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts (October 7, 2026) St. Kitts and Nevis has secured a new leadership role within the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), with the Federation elected Vice Chair of the CTO Board of Directors during the organisation’s meetings in Georgetown, Guyana. Minister of Tourism Hon. Marsha Henderson represented St. Kitts and Nevis at the meetings, […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts (October 6, 2026) Students at Verchilds High School were given an inside look at career opportunities within St. Kitts and Nevis’ air and marine sectors as representatives from the St. Christopher Air & Sea Ports Authority (SCASPA) visited the school as part of Tourism Awareness Month 2026. The engagement, held under this […]

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Oct 7, CMC – The chairman of the Commission of Inquiry into the July 18, 2026  sinking of the MV Barima, retired justice Godfrey Smith, Wednesday said the process of raising the vessel has been discussed. “Our understanding is that the process of raising the vessel is in process, meaning it is being […]

ROSEAU, Dominica, Oct 7, CMC  – The Dominica Electricity Services Limited (DOMLEC) Wednesday announced that it had received approval for a new electricity tariff rate from November 1, this year, saying the approval marks an important step in the continued evolution of island’s electricity sector. In a statement, DOMLEC, the lone supplier of electricity on […]

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, Oct 7, CMC -Prime Minister Gaston Browne Wednesday said he had directed the West Indies Oil  Company Limited (WIOC) to “invest in some storage tanks, gas and diesel pumps” as service station operators began protest action over what they described as shrinking fuel margins “that threaten their businesses and jobs”. In an […]

COCKBURN TOWN, Turks and Caicos Islands,  Oct 7, CMC – Premier  Charles Washington Misick, says the recent crash of an air ambulance aircraft carrying six people, including two Bermudians, underscore the ties between the two islands that extend beyond being British Overseas Territories (BOT). “We also share an intimate understanding of the importance of medical […]