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March 9, 2026
Police investigate an explosion outside US Embassy in Oslo
OSLO (AP): Police in Norway were investigating an explosion early Sunday outside the US Embassy in Oslo, the capital of the Scandinavian country, officials said. No injuries were reported. Police…
March 9, 2026
Sheryl Lee Ralph joins debate over Jamaica’s exit from Cuban Medical Brigade
CMC: Jamaican American actress Sheryl Lee Ralph has joined the conversation surrounding the discontinuation of the Cuban Medical Brigade programme. “Will America now send the doctors so badly needed…
March 9, 2026
Group condemns death of Haitian national in ICE custody
CMC The San Diego, California-based Haitian Bridge Alliance (HBA) has condemned the death of a Haitian national in the custody of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency. On…
March 9, 2026
Ali says regional security improving after Venezuela developments
CMC: President Mohamed Irfaan Ali says the security climate in the Caribbean and Latin America has improved in recent weeks following major political developments in neighbouring Venezuela. Ali made…
March 9, 2026
Trinidad, Guyana join Americas Counter Cartel Coalition
CMC Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana have joined a newly formed military alliance known as the Americas Counter-Cartel Coalition. The agreement was formalised after United States (US) President Donald…
March 8, 2026
Appeals court rules against Trump administration’s efforts to end protected status for Haitians
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court this week sided with a lower judge’s ruling against the Trump administration’s efforts to end temporary protected status for roughly 350,000 Haitians living…
March 8, 2026
Clarendon police investigating death of man in Free Town, suicide suspected
The Clarendon police are probing the death of a man whose body was discovered in Free Town on Saturday. He has been identified as 26-year-old welder Coye Williams. The police report that about 8:35…
March 7, 2026
Oil and gas prices rapidly rise as Iran war shows no signs of letting up
NEW YORK (AP) — The price of oil surged higher and showed no signs of halting its rapid climb a week after the United States and Israel launched major attacks on Iran that escalated into a war in the…
March 7, 2026
Barbados temporarily closes airspace
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The airspace serving Barbados has been temporarily closed. In a brief statement early Saturday, the Grantley Adams International Airport said the disruption is due to an…