After US President Donald Trump oversaw the seizure of his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolás Maduro last month, he vowed to tap the country’s oil reserves – the world’s largest. Trump now says that he plans to visit the South American country, although no date has been set. His comments, made last Friday, came after US Energy Secretary Chris Wright completed a two-day trip to Venezuela…
The Monetary Council of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) convened its 112th meeting on 13 February 2026 at the ECCB Campus in Saint Christopher (St Kitts) and Nevis, under the chairmanship of Gaston A. Browne, prime minister and minister for finance of Antigua and Barbuda. The Council met against a backdrop of evolving global dynamics, shifting geopolitical conditions, and…
Allyxson Moses of Lower Stone Castle, Tabernacle, St. Kitts, has been charged with the following offences: Obstruction Reckless Driving Driving Without Insurance Assault Resisting Arrest Battery on Police The offences were committed on February 6th, 2026, at Island Main Road, Conaree, St. Kitts. His charges were laid at the Basseterre Police Station on February 11th, 2026.
US border tsar Tom Homan said the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota will end, telling reporters that President Donald Trump has approved his request to conclude the operation. “I will also remain in Minnesota a little longer to oversee the drawdown, to ensure its success,” Homan said during the news conference on Thursday morning. Homan said Minnesota has become “less…
PANAMA, CITY, Panama – Caribbean priorities featured prominently at CAF’s International Economic Forum – Latin America and the Caribbean 2026, as regional leaders, policymakers, experts and business stakeholders advanced discussions on issues at the forefront of the region’s development agenda, including resilience and financing solutions tailored to small island economies. The Forum, now in its second year, was conceptualised by CAF –…
Craig Gilbert of Molineaux Village, St. Kitts, has been charged with the offences of: Battery on Police Resisting Arrest Indecent Language Threatening Language Insulting Language The offences were committed on February 2nd, 2026, at Bourryeau Village, and Mr Gilbert was charged on February 3rd, 2026, at the Tabernacle Police Station.
Elroy Stead of Upper Market Street, Basseterre, has been charged with the offence of Larceny, committed on January 31st, 2026, at the West Bus Terminal, Basseterre, St. Kitts. Mr Stead was charged at the Basseterre Police Station on February 6th, 2026.
Clijaurn Henry of Rawlins’ Village, and Javauni Edwards of Clay Ghaut, both on Nevis, have been sentenced to His Majesty’s Prison for the offences of three (3) counts of Assault with Intent to Rob. Both pleaded guilty to three (3) counts each of the offence and were sentenced to ten (10) years’ imprisonment, with time spent on remand to be…
At least 31 people have been killed and 169 injured in an explosion at a mosque during Friday prayers in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, according to a city official. Police officials say a suicide bomber detonated a device after approaching the gates of the Shia mosque in the Tarlai area of the city, while eyewitnesses have told the BBC the blast…
NASSAU, The Bahamas, (IICA) – The minister of agriculture and marine resources of The Bahamas, Jomo Campbell, and the representative of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) in The Bahamas, Mari Dunleavy, and her team, received agricultural inputs for distribution in the district of Exuma to support farmers affected by Hurricane Melissa. The storm struck the Caribbean in October, causing…