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February 6, 2026
US tells Caribbean countries there are alternatives to Cuban healthcare programme
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The United States Embassy in Barbados Friday said that there are “alternative methods available” to Caribbean countries to recruit healthcare workers as it continued its…
February 6, 2026
Uber found liable in sexual assault case in US and ordered to pay $8.5 million
A federal jury in the United States this week found Uber to be legally responsible in a 2023 case of sexual assault — ordering the rideshare giant to pay $8.5 million to a woman who said one of its…
February 5, 2026
Former TCI premier Michael Misick and two others found guilty on corruption charges
COCKBURN TOWN, Turks and CAICOS ISLANDS, CMC – Justice Rajendra Narine will on May 4 this year hear arguments in the sentencing phase of the case against three people, including former premier,…
February 5, 2026
Police in Guyana probing deaths of four men whose bodies were found on barge
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The police in Guyana are probing the circumstances that led to the deaths of four men whose bodies were removed from a split barge on Wednesday night. The barge is owned by…
February 5, 2026
Argentina requests extradition of Nicolás Maduro from US on crimes against humanity
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — An Argentine judge on Wednesday requested the extradition from the United States of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who was captured by the United States…
February 5, 2026
Cubans rendered powerless as outages persist and tensions with US escalate
SANTA CRUZ DEL NORTE, Cuba (AP) — The smell of sulphur hits hard in this coastal town that produces petroleum and is home to one of Cuba’s largest thermoelectric plants. Yet, even as the plant…
February 5, 2026
Pizza Hut closing 250 US stores as parent company considers selling the brand
Pizza Hut plans to close 250 US restaurants in the first half of this year as its parent company considers a sale of the chain. Yum Brands said Wednesday it’s targeting underperforming Pizza Hut…
February 4, 2026
Prosecutors seek life sentence for man who tried to shoot Trump at Florida golf course
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — Federal prosecutors are set to ask that a man convicted of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump on a Florida golf course in 2024 be sentenced to life in prison at a…
February 4, 2026
Father in Bahamas gets 15 years for having sex with daughter
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC -A High Court judge in the Bahamas has sentenced a man to 15 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to raping his six-year-old daughter four years ago. Justice Dale Fitzpatrick…