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March 29, 2026
Former T&T PM wins defamation appeal
Former Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Stuart Young has successfully defended a defamation ruling against the Trinidad Express, with the Court of Appeal affirming an award of more than TT$500,000…
March 27, 2026
Parliament in Antigua to be dissolved on April 1, paving way for elections
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Prime Minister Gaston Browne Friday confirmed that he has written to Governor General, Sir Rodney Williams, advising him to dissolve Parliament for a general election that…
March 26, 2026
TSA boss warns of airport shutdowns amid Homeland Security funding fight
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Transportation Security Administration may have to shut down operations at some airports if the budget impasse drags on, the agency’s acting head said Wednesday, even as record…
March 26, 2026
Kidnapped Trinidadian woman rescued at sea hours after being taken
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC — A 73-year-old kidnapping victim has been safely rescued following a dramatic late-night operation at sea after law enforcement intercepted a vessel off the coast of…
March 25, 2026
New Mexico jury finds Meta platforms harm children's mental health, ordered to pay US$375 million
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The first jury verdict in a series of social media child safety trials this year is in — and it’s not looking good for Meta. A jury in New Mexico found on Tuesday that the social…
March 25, 2026
Jury finds Instagram and YouTube liable in landmark social media addiction trial
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury found Meta and YouTube liable Wednesday in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that aimed to hold social media platforms responsible for harm to children using their services,…
March 24, 2026
Aid vessel arrives in Havana as Cuba’s economic and energy crises deepen
HAVANA (AP) — A ship bringing humanitarian aid to Cuba arrived in Havana on Tuesday loaded with solar panels, bicycles, food and medicine as the island’s economic and energy crises deepen. Some 30…
March 23, 2026
Military plane with 125 aboard crashes in Colombia, at least 77 injured
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A military transport plane with 125 people on board, most of them soldiers, crashed shortly after taking off Monday in southwestern Colombia, injuring at least 77 people,…
March 23, 2026
Africa’s solar boom faces higher costs as China cuts export subsidies
NAIROBI (AP): China’s decision to end value-added tax rebates on solar panel exports and phase out incentives for making battery storage equipment could push up the cost of solar installations in…