(CMC): Jermaine Blackwood missed out on a deserved hundred but did just enough to inspire West Indies to a four-wicket victory over England in the opening Test at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton, England, today. Asked to chase 200 for victory on the...
(CMC): The Organization of American States (OAS) says that respect for the results of the national recount is Guyana’s “only democratic solution”. The Washington-based body on Saturday noted that “the chief...
Guyana's Chief Elections Officer (CEO), Keith Lowenfield has presented a report to the chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), retired justice Claudette Singh, showing a victory for the ruling coalition, A Partnership for National...
(CMC): Guyana's attorney general and minister of legal affairs, Basil Williams, says the chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), retired justice Claudette Singh, cannot direct the Chief Elections Officer (CEO), Keith...
(CMC): Jamaica expects to earn some US$80 million from tourism by the end of the month, Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett has said. He said Jamaica has welcomed more than 35,000 visitors since the reopening of the country's...
(CMC): A group based in the United States has expressed disappointment with what it says is Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s “misguided” position on Guyana’s March 2 elections impasse. “Without...
(CMC): The Government of Barbados has announced that it will be lifting the curfew in place since March to stem the spread of COVID-19, as the island reopens its borders to accommodate regional and international flights. Speaking at...
(CMC): On Friday, four members of the United States Foreign Relations Committee described as “unacceptable” the non-release of the official results of the disputed March 2 regional and general election in Guyana. The statement issued by...
(CMC): Prime Minister of Barbados and Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Mia Mottley, yesterday, snubbed criticisms levelled at her for remarks she made earlier this week about the disputed March 2 regional and...
(CMC): Guyana's President David Granger says there is no reason for the Keith Lowenfield , the chief executive officer of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to resign, as uncertainty continues over the outcome of the March 2...
(CMC): A new study by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has found that the spread of the coronavirus disease, COVID-19, among the elderly in Latin America and the Caribbean, has exposed the fragility of the care and support...
(CMC)- Trinidad and Tobago's health authorities, yesterday evening, confirmed its first new case of COVID-19 in almost a month as the country moves to further relax restrictions imposed in March to reduce spread of the disease....
The Government of the Bahamas says one year after the bodies of two nationals, including a foreign service officer, were pulled from the Po River in Italy, there is no “sense of satisfaction or closure to the families, friends or to the...
Voters in the Cayman Islands will go to the polls in May next year. Elections are to be held on May 26, 2021. The date has been confirmed by the Governor’s office. The 2021 elections will be the second general election to be held under...
(CMC): Premier of the Cayman Islands Alden McLaughlin, has announced that employers are now expected to foot the quarantine bill for returning work-permit holders who will be placed in isolation for 14 days. This is a shift from the position...
(CMC): More than 383,000 voters in Suriname will go to the polls on Monday to elect a new government amid predictions that voter turnout could decline. In 2015, 70 per cent of voters participated in the election. Political observers note that two...
(CMC): The Trinidad and Tobago government today said it would re-open its borders temporarily to allow almost 60 nationals stranded on cruise liners to return to the country. A statement from the Ministry of National Security said the...
(CMC): The borders of the Cayman Islands will remain officially closed, at least until September 1. Tourism Minister Moses Kirkconnell made the disclosure, saying that no cruise ships will be allowed to dock in Cayman, despite...
(CMC): A high-ranking United States Democratic Congressman has accused the US State Department officials of interfering in the elections to benefit Guyana’s main opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C). Ballots in...
(CMC): Trinidad and Tobago says its borders are to remain closed until June, even as it embarks on softening restrictions to re energise the economy, which had been halted by COVID-19. Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley said the...
(CMC): Although the spread of COVID-19 has been contained in the English-speaking Caribbean and Haiti, the chairman of The University of the West Indies (UWI) COVID-19 task force, Professor Dr Clive Landis, says the region is not out of...
(CMC): The European Union (EU) will be making a second donation of medical supplies and equipment to Jamaica in support of the country’s efforts to tackle COVID-19, the Head of the EU Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska,...
(CMC): Cuba, yesterday, sent 216 health care workers to South Africa to help the country in its fight against COVID-19. The communist Spanish speaking Caribbean island has, to date, sent around 1,200 health care workers around the world that...
The Trinidad and Tobago government says it is looking to possibly reopen its borders by May 15, but it says that would depend on recommendations from its scientific community. Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley made the...
(CMC): The Trinidad and Tobago government is maintaining that its relationship with Barbados “is as good as it has ever been," downplayed a potential rift between the two Caribbean Community (CARICOM) neighbours. Yesterday,...
