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200 students in Western Jamaica strengthen exam readiness through stem and core subject training
200 students in Western Jamaica strengthen exam readiness through stem and core subject training
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Approximately 200 grade six and grade 11 students from across Westmoreland and St James have strengthened their competencies in Math...
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC)—The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) on Sunday said it seized more than TT$6.3 million worth of marijuana that ...
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that Trinidad and Tobago will need stricter control of government spending and higher interest rates ...
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WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – The United States authorities have issued a US$1 million reward for Haitian gang leader Johnson “Izo” André, even as...
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Child trafficking by gangs putting Haiti’s future at risk, UN report warns
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February 20, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (CMC) – There has been an “alarming increase” in the number of children being recruited into gangs in Haiti with “devastating cons...
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Bermuda recalls infant and baby milk formula products
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ST GEORGE‘S, Grenada (CMC) — The Grenadian Government has launched a new initiative aimed at strengthening the country’s housing sector through resili...
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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC)—Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines Godwin Friday on Thursday said that the recent United States military acti...
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Jamaicans and Haitians among 80 inmates to be deported from Bahamas
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NASSAU, The Bahamas (CMC) — The Bahamas Department of Correctional Services is struggling with overcrowding as more undocumented immigrants facing cri...
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Trinidad schoolboy shot dead by bullet meant for father – police
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Trinidad and Tobago police said that a 16-year-old boy was shot and killed by a bullet that was intended for his fathe...
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Machel Montano becomes all-time record holder of Road March titles
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC)—Veteran Calypso and Soca artiste Machel Montano on Wednesday became the all-time record holder of the Road March title i...
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Barbados diplomat says Caribbean owes a duty to Cuba
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – Barbados’ Ambassador to the Caribbean Community (Caricom), David Comissiong, says the current situation in Cuba constitut...
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BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC)–Belize on Tuesday reported two new cases of malaria, but said that they are considered “imported as the infection was acquired ...
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11 killed in US military strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats in Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea
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11 killed in US military strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats in Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—United States (US) attacks killed 11 people on three alleged drug-smuggling boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean and the...
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Bahamas gives green light for SpaceX resumption
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NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — The Civil Aviation Authority of The Bahamas (CAAB) on Tuesday said it had granted approval to the private American aerospace a...
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Haitian prime minister reiterates commitment to deal with criminal gangs
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PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — Prime Minister of Haiti, Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, has reiterated his government’s commitment to ensure the free movement o...
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US forces board ship in Indian Ocean that fled Caribbean blockade — Pentagon
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US forces boarded an oil tanker in the Indian Ocean that violated President Donald Trump's blockade of sanctioned ve...
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Barbados’ Cabinet to be sworn in Monday
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Following last week’s general election in Barbados, the swearing-in ceremony for members of Cabinet and Parliamentarians ...
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Relatives of Venezuela political prisoners begin hunger strike after 17 freed
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Relatives of political prisoners in Venezuela launched a hunger strike Saturday outside a prison in Caracas after 17 other ...
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Cuba cancels cigar festival amid economic crisis
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HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Cuba on Saturday announced the cancellation of its iconic cigar festival, amid a major energy crisis sparked by United States (US...
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Guyanese Opposition Leader and father want suspension of extradition committal proceedings
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) –  Lawyers representing Guyana’s Opposition Leader, Azruddin Mohamed, and his billionaire businessman father, Nazar “Shell” M...
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Trinidad gets licences from United States for oil and gas activities in Venezuela
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February 13, 2026
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago government on Friday said that it has been issued with two United States general licences, whi...
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC)—Stabroek News, one of Guyana’s daily newspapers launched in the 1960’s Friday announced that it had taken the "extraordinaril...
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Violent unrest in Mexico could force relocation of Reggae Boyz World Cup qualifier
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