A California man was sentenced yesterday to 65 months in prison for smuggling at least 1,700 reptiles into the United States from Mexico, Hong Kong, and elsewhere over a six-year period. Jose Manuel Perez, of Oxnard, pleaded guilty in August 2022 to one count of smuggling goods into the United States and one count of […]

TRAVEL: by Eric Mackenzie Lamb   A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the amazing treasures in the Basel Art Museum.   But what I hadn’t realized at the time was that the city was also the location for the creativity of hundreds of images of artistic graffiti along railway tracks or even on […]

NASSAU, Bahamas – Caribbean climatologist Dr. Cedric Van Meerbeeck is forecasting a quieter but potentially unpredictable Atlantic hurricane season this year, warning that even a below-average season could still bring devastating storms, dangerous flooding, drought, and extreme heat across the region. Dr. Cedric Van Meerbeeck Speaking at the 2026 Wet/Hurricane Season Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum […]

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, May 28, CMC –  The governments of the Dominican Republic and Trinidad and Tobago signed an Air Services Agreement aimed at strengthening trade, tourism, and investment opportunities between the two Caribbean nations. The agreement was signed by Roberto Álvarez and Eli Zakour. The pact complements the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation […]

May 28, 2026 The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force (RSCNPF) has confirmed that an intensive search and rescue operation remains ongoing for a missing hiker in the Mt. Liamuiga mountain range. According to an official missing person bulletin issued by the RSCNPF, the missing individual has been identified as Wang Zyuan, a Chinese […]

HAMILTON, Bermuda, May 28, CMC – The Bermuda-based Butterfield Bank has announced a landmark US$1.8 billion agreement to acquire CIBC Caribbean, significantly expanding its presence across the region and creating what the institutions describe as the largest independent bank serving island economies. CIBC Caribbean, headquartered in Barbados and operating in 10 Caribbean countries, is the […]

NASSAU, Bahamas, May 28, CMC – The Bahamas government has unveiled a 2026/2027 Budget projecting a US$223.1 million surplus while introducing targeted tax relief for first-time homeowners and new revenue measures aimed at large businesses, foreign property owners, immigration applicants and commercial users of public services. Michael Halkitis – Finance Minister Presenting the budget in […]

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, May 28, CMC – The Cayman Islands recorded another strong month for tourism in April, welcoming a record 47,884 stay-over visitors, up 12 percent compared to April 2025 and 3.9 percent above the previous April record set in 2019. The growth was driven largely by increased arrivals from the United States, […]

NASSAU, Bahamas, May 28, CMC – The Principal of the Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH), Dr. David Farrell, on Wednesday warned the regional to prepare for rising energy costs as the region braces for possible extreme heat during the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, which begins in June. Farrell said drought conditions and excessive heat […]