KINGSTON , Jamaica, May 21, CMC  -Health Minister, Dr. Christopher Tufton says the government will be expanding its cancer care treatment across the island over the next two years. This follows a technical meeting between Health Ministry officials and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Switzerland. According to Tufton, a technical team will be visiting […]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, May 21, CMC – The Banking, Insurance and General Workers Union (BIGWU) says it is moving swiftly to protect employees of the Trinidad Express newspaper following the company’s decision to retrench several editorial staff members as part of a restructuring exercise. In a letter to workers on Wednesday,  the union acknowledged the […]

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, May 20, CMC – The Guyana government has blamed rising global oil prices for the reason behind the increases in fuel prices here even as the Irfaan Ali administration has been absorbing billions of dollars (One Guyana dollar=US$0.004 cents) in a bid to cushion the population from the impact. Finance Minister Dr Ashni […]

NASSAU, Bahamas, May 20,  CMC –  The Bahamas Christian Council (BCC) is calling on Prime Minister Philip Davis to reconsider the appointments of Sebas Bastian and Leslia Miller-Brice to the Cabinet based on their connections to the gaming industry. Bastian and Miller-Brice were sworn as the Minister of Innovation and National Development, and Minister of […]

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, May 20, CMC – The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Wednesday said it intends to pursue the charges against several people charged in connection with the October 26, 2025 bomb attack at a gas station that resulted in the death of a six-year-old child  and injuries to  several others. Acting […]

WASHINGTON, May 20, CMC – The World Bank Group (WBG) has approved a new Country Partnership Framework for Belize focusing on expanding economic opportunity and creating more and better jobs for Belizeans. The WBG said that this would be achieved by spurring private sector-led growth, improving energy reliability, and building a better skilled workforce while strengthening the […]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, May 20, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) Wednesday said that the investigations into the disappearance of two-year-old Angelo Tobias, of Goodwood, Tobago, have taken a critical turn. The child was reported missing 10 days ago  by his mother, who along with his step father are among seven […]

KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 20, CMC – The Jamaican economy contracted by an estimated 5.9 per cent during the January to March 2026 quarter, compared with the corresponding quarter of 2025, the director general of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIO) Dr Wayne Henry said on Wednesday. He told reporters that the performance for the review […]

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, May 20, CMC – Cuba on Wednesday condemned “in the strongest terms”  what it described as the despicable accusation by the United States Department of Justice against former president Raul Castro. Washington announced criminal charges against the 94-year-old brother of revolutionist Fidel Castro, in what political observers say is the latest escalation […]

A historic moment for Britain’s railway was marked today (21 May 2026), as the first Great British Railways (GBR) branded train was unveiled in Brighton. Whether it’s building sandcastles, fish and chips on the pier or a staycation, rail travellers to the south and southeast this long weekend can catch a glimpse of the striking […]