World News
April 20, 2026
Energy blockade pulls plug on Havana’s legendary nightlife
HAVANA (AP) Havana’s broad avenues are empty at night. Theatres are closed. Bars and cafes have curtains lowered. It’s hard to find lights in the streets or Cubans making money entertaining…
April 20, 2026
Mia Mottley urges action on democracy, inequality
BRIDGETOWN (CMC) Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley joined global leaders in Barcelona, Spain, for the IV Meeting in Defence of Democracy, where participants reaffirmed their commitment to…
April 20, 2026
Sunrise Airways launches direct flights to Santo Domingo
TORTOLA (CMC) The British Virgin Islands last week welcomed the inaugural Sunrise Airways service with officials saying the new direct route between Santo Domingo and Tortola would improve…
April 20, 2026
2 killed, 5 injured as planned fight between teens turns into deadly shooting at North Carolina park
WINSTON-SALEM, NC (AP) — A planned fight among young people escalated into a mass shooting at a North Carolina park Monday morning that left two teenage boys dead and five other people injured,…
April 20, 2026
Sections of Aenon Town, Clarendon, flooded
Sections of Aenon Town in northern Clarendon are currently inundated, with several areas now impassable due to the widespread flooding. Member of Parliament for Clarendon Northern, Wavel Hinds, told…
April 19, 2026
Trump says US negotiators will head to Pakistan on Monday for talks with Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said US negotiators will head to Pakistan on Monday for another round of talks with Iran, raising hopes of extending a fragile ceasefire set to expire by…
April 19, 2026
Eight children dead after a mass shooting in Louisiana, police say
SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (AP) — Authorities in Louisiana in the US say eight children were killed in the “domestic disturbance.” The victims ranging in age from one to 14 years old. The shooting…
April 19, 2026
T&T police probe killing of officer, theft of weapons in major station breach
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The authorities are investigating what is being described as one of the most serious security breaches at a police facility in recent history, after a municipal police…
April 18, 2026
Iranian gunboats fire on tanker in Strait of Hormuz as Iran reimposes restrictions
Iran reversed its decision to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and fired on a tanker attempting to pass the waterway on Saturday. It also warned that it would continue to block transit through the…