ST JOHN’S, Antigua, May 10, CMC – Captain Rivaldo Clarke and Amari Goodridge both hammered unbeaten centuries as the West Indies Academy took opening day honours against the Guyana Harpy Eagles in their warmup match at the Antigua Recreation Ground here on Sunday. Clarke scored an unbeaten 165, while all-rounder Goodridge ended the day on […]

VATICAN CITY, May 10 , CMC – The head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV on Saturday met with Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé at the Vatican, as Haiti continues to grapple with deepening violence, political instability and a worsening humanitarian crisis. Following the audience with the Pope, Fils-Aimé also held talks […]

WASHINGTON, May 10, CMC – Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Albert Ramdin, has updated member states on the organization’s ongoing support for Haiti, citing progress in political facilitation, electoral preparations, security cooperation, international coordination, and strengthening the OAS’s institutional presence in the country.  According to the OAS, Ramdin said the organization […]

TORTOLA,  British Virgin Islands, May 10, CMC – Premier Natalio Wheatley has defended the decision by elected leaders to exclude same-sex marriage from the territory’s next constitution, which is expected to be finalised following negotiations with the United Kingdom. Dr Natalio Wheatley Elected leaders recently accepted a recommendation from the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) to amend […]

KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 10, CMC – The Ministry of Health has expressed grave concern over the spread of tuberculosis (TB) in state detention facilities, particularly at the Hunts Bay Police Station lockup in the Corporate Area, where two inmates have died from the disease between August 2024 and April 2026. According to a report published […]

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, May 9, CMC – Guyana on Friday formally asked the International Court of Justice to order Venezuela to withdraw from Guyanese territory, repeal laws purporting to annex the Essequibo region and cease all actions undermining Guyana’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. Reading Guyana’s final submissions before the court, Guyana’s agent to the ICJ, Carl […]

CASTRIES, St Lucia, May 9, CMC – The Saint Lucia government has been ordered to compensate two men who spent decades in prison after being found unfit to plead, following a High Court ruling that their constitutional rights were breached through prolonged unlawful detention. Justice Alvin Shiva Pariagsingh awarded a total of EC$2.97 million (US$1.1 […]

KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 9, CMC – More than 40 Cuban healthcare workers, formerly part of the bilateral arrangement between Jamaica and Cuba, have chosen to remain on the island and are now serving under individual contracts, according to Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Christopher Tufton. He said that prior to the recall of Cuban […]

KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 9, CMC – Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. Dana Morris Dixon, says amendment to the country’s legislation that facilitates adoption, as well as administrative changes in the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), will assist in making the adoption process less tedious. Minister of Education, Skills, Youth […]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, May 9, CMC – Armed bandits got away with an estimated TT$15, 000 in cash belonging to the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) in a daring daylight robbery on Friday. According to a report by Guardian Sports, the robbers stormed the TTCB’s offices at Clifford Roach Drive in Balmain, Couva around 1:30 […]