GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Aug. 2, CMC – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is urging Guyana to accelerate efforts to resolve longstanding disputes over ExxonMobil’s cost-oil audits, saying the issues have important fiscal and governance implications. In its Staff Concluding Statement following the 2026 Article IV Mission, released on Friday,  the IMF said the government should move quickly […]

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Aug.2, CMC – Barbados will establish three postgraduate scholarships focused on Black Studies and reparatory justice as part of its continuing campaign for reparations for slavery, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley announced in her Emancipation Day message. Mottley said the scholarships will be offered through the Ministry responsible for Pan African Affairs in the […]

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, Aug. 2, CMC – The Antigua and Barbuda government has launched a fresh diplomatic effort to persuade the United States to remove the twin-island nation from recently imposed visa restrictions and the newly established U.S. Visa Bond Programme. Prime Minister Gaston Browne has written to U.S. President Donald Trump requesting a review […]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Aug 2, CMC – Justin Greaves’s unbeaten half century helped the West Indies level the playing field with Pakistan at the end of the first day’s play in the second Test here on Sunday. Greaves finished the day on 64 not out and the Windies fought back to reach 239 for […]

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Aug. 1, CMC – The Court of Appeal has upheld a Supreme Court ruling that denied Prime Minister Andrew Holness access to certain unredacted documents in his legal challenge against the Integrity Commission. In a judgment delivered on Friday, the Court of Appeal dismissed Holness’ appeal, affirming Justice Althea Jarrett’s July 31, 2025 […]

TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands, Aug. 1, CMC – British Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance Dr. Natalio Wheatley has ordered multiple investigations into an unauthorized government investment in Delta Capital Partners Limited, saying the transaction violated the Public Finance Management Act and was made without his knowledge or approval. In a public statement on Thursday, […]

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Aug. 1, CMC – The CARICOM Reparations Commission (CRC) is urging Caribbean nations and the global African diaspora to continue the pursuit of reparatory justice, saying the struggle for equality and redress remains unfinished despite the abolition of slavery. In an Emancipation Day message, the Commission paid tribute to the courage and resilience […]

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Aug. 1, CMC –  The Government  has begun the search for an experienced marine salvage company to recover the wreck of the ferry – the   MV Barima, nearly two weeks after the passenger and cargo vessel sank off the country’s coast in one of Guyana’s worst maritime disasters. The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD), under […]

GLASGOW, Scotland, Aug 1, CMC – History was rewritten at The Hydro on Saturday as Jamaica shattered Australia’s netball dynasty, defeating the four-time reigning champions 46-45 in a breathtaking semi-final to book their place in the Commonwealth Games gold medal match. For the first time, the world No.1 Diamonds will not contest the final, their hopes […]

GLASGOW, Scotland, Aug 1, CMC – The final morning session of these Commonwealth Games produced a frigid, wind-whipped fury of Jamaican excellence as the nation’s track and field athletes powered their way to three more podium finishes, including two glittering golds, to push the island’s overall medal tally to 15. On a day when the weather […]