WASHINGTON, CMC – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the completion of the exchange of the “super bond” for new United States denominated bonds has brought “substantial cash-flow relief” to Belize. The IMF, which recently concluded a review of the country’...

WASHINGTON — In the nearly two weeks since Egypt’s military seized power, President Obama has promoted a better federal bureaucracy, given a medal to George Lucas of “Star Wars” fame and had former President George Bush to the White House for lunch. What he has not done is pu...

It may not be possible to consider the case of George Zimmerman, who was acquitted Saturday of all charges in the killing of Trayvon Martin, as anything but a sad commentary on the state of race relations and the battle over gun rights in America today. Certainly it is about race — ask any bla...

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua - The decision of the jury in the George Zimmerman case has inflamed race relations in the United States of America once again. Already, the cries have gone out preaching peace, perfect peace, and the world holds its breath to see what the aftermath of a “ Not Guilty ...

WASHINGTON, CMC - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says that a slow-down in emerging markets has resulted in “growing pains” in the Caribbean. The Washington-based financial institution said that global growth is projected to remain subdued at slightly above three per cent in 2013,...

CAIRO — Seeking to reassure Egyptians and the world about its intention to return to civilian democracy, the military-led interim government on Tuesday laid out a brisk timetable to overhaul Egypt’s suspended Constitution, elect a new Parliament and choose a new president, all in the spa...

MIAMI, CMC – The United States Coast Guard says crew members from the Cutter Northland and Coast Guard Station Miami Beach have offloaded over 1,000 pounds of cocaine and transferred the alleged smugglers to US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) officials in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. On Saturday, the ...

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 4, CMC – The police say they have found potentially damning evidence allegedly linking ex-National Football (NFL) star Aaron Hernandez in the execution-style murder of Antiguan-born, semi-professional football player, Odin Lloyd. On Wednesday, Massachusetts State P...

MIAMI, Florida, CMC – The United States Coast Guard says it has repatriated 37 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba. On Wedneday, the Coast Guard said crewmembers aboard the cutter Margaret Norvell repatriated the Cubans the day before “as a result of four separate interdicti...

WASHINGTON, CMC – With the support of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the International Training Centre for Local Actors and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (CIFAL-UNITAR) have launched the first case study competition on road safety for universities in Latin ...