JAIPUR, India, May 9, CMC – Jason Holder continued his superb start to the Indian Premier League (IPL), with his three-wicket haul propeling Gujarat Titans to a comprehensive 77-run victory over Rajasthan Royals here on Saturday and up to second place in the standings. Led by a destructive opening partnership of 118 in under 11 […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis, May 8, 2026 — Tourism in St. Kitts and Nevis has surpassed a major recovery milestone, with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) confirming that stay-over visitor arrivals are now above pre-pandemic levels, signaling renewed global confidence in the Federation’s tourism sector and wider economic trajectory. According to the IMF’s 2026 […]

Basseterre, Saint Kitts, May 07, 2026 – Saint Kitts and Nevis is set to strengthen its diplomatic presence in Southeast Asia with the establishment of a High Commission in Singapore. On the May 6, 2026 edition of InFocus, Senior Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Right Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas, confirmed that the Federation has […]

NIA Charlestown, Nevis (May 08, 2026)-   Premier of Nevis, the Honourable Mark Brantley, has reaffirmed the Nevis Island Administration’s (NIA) commitment to expanding and modernizing the island’s international financial services sector as part of a broader strategy aimed at economic diversification and long-term growth. Brantley, who also holds responsibility for Finance and Economic Planning, recently […]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, May 8, CMC – The Trinidad-based international consulting firm, Leve Global Limited, says it has been engaged by the Dominica government to to develop the Sustainability Plan and Strategic Framework for the island’s  agro-processing facility. In a statement, the firm said Dominica is taking a major step toward ensuring more of […]

WASHINGTON, May 8, CMC – The executive directors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) say continued fiscal consolidation, supported by a strong fiscal resilience framework, is critical for St. Kitts and Nevis to stabilise debt, rebuild buffers, and reduce vulnerability to shocks. They said that under a moderately frontloaded consolidation scenario combining expenditure rationalisation and […]

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, May 8, CMC –  The Guyana-based Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat Friday said that the regional health sector is set to receive a welcome injection of support with the signing of a new cooperation agreement between the regional integration grouping and the government of Spain. The agreement formalises Spain’s Euro400,000 (One Euro=US$1.29  cents) contribution […]

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, May 8, CMC – The St. Lucia government says it regards the four-day 2026 Caribbean Investment Summit (CIS26) as representing a strategic platform to strengthen regional cooperation, reinforce international credibility and ensure that investment migration continues to support sustainable national development. The CIS26 ends on Saturday and has brought together regional leaders […]

MIAMI, May 8, CMC   – A Florida jury on Friday convicted four men on charges of plotting to kill Haitian President Jovenel Moïse in 2021 by hiring mercenaries to assassinate him at his Port-au-Prince home. Moïse was shot 12 times with a bullet to his heart delivering the fatal blow, according to Jean Armel Demorcy, Haiti’s […]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, May 8, CMC- The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency  (CARPHA) says the risk of infection of the hantavirus is low in the Caribbean region. “At this time, the risk to the Caribbean region is considered low.  In the Americas, hantaviruses are most commonly transmitted by wild field rodents rather than urban […]