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January 27, 2026
Woman in Trinidad charged for allegedly using bad cheques to buy Carnival fete tickets
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC -The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) Tuesday said that a woman has been granted TT$10,000 bail after she allegedly issued two bad cheques to purchase tickets for…
January 26, 2026
Baghdad says it will prosecute Islamic State militants being moved from Syria
BAGHDAD (AP): Baghdad will prosecute and try militants from the Islamic State group who are being transferred from prisons and detention camps in neighbouring Syria to Iraq under a United…
January 27, 2026
Famed journalist, author Mark Tully passes away at 90
NEW DELHI (ANI): Legendary journalist Mark Tully passed away at the age of 90 at a private hospital in the national capital on Sunday, the hospital said. The former BBC journalist had been admitted…
January 26, 2026
US envoys urge Netanyahu to move into Gaza ceasefire’s second phase
CAIRO (AP): Top United Sates envoys met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday, urging his government to move into the second phase of the ceasefire in Gaza.
January 26, 2026
Prime Minister rejects opposition claims over election timing
Bridgetown (CMC): Prime Minister Mia Mottley has pushed back against criticism from Democratic Labour Party (DLP) leader Ralph Thorne over the timing of the upcoming general election, saying the…
January 26, 2026
Government sanctions major upgrade to immigration system with e-gates
ST JOHN’S (CMC): The Cabinet of Antigua and Barbuda has officially sanctioned a comprehensive technological upgrade to the nation’s immigration infrastructure, featuring the implementation of…
January 26, 2026
UN rights chief decries US treatment of Caribbean migrants as deaths in ICE custody rise
WASHINGTON (CMC): The United Nations’ top human rights official has raised alarm over what he described as the growing dehumanisation of Caribbean and other migrants in the United States, warning…
January 26, 2026
Macron pushes for fast-track ban on social media for children under 15
PARIS (AP): French President Emmanuel Macron says he wants his government to fast-track the legal process to ensure that a ban on social media for children under the age of 15 can enter into force in…
January 26, 2026
Ancient forest is last stand for a hummingbird facing extinction
YANACOCHA RESERVE (AP): Deep in the Ecuadorian Andes, an ancient forest stands as a final sanctuary against the encroachment of human activity. This is the Yanacocha Reserve, the last refuge for the…