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Published 7 hours ago

Electricity provider in Dominica increases fuel surcharge for customers

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – The Dominica Electricity Services Limited (DOMLEC) has announced an increase in its fuel surcharge for customers, saying that several factors have contributed to the hike. …
Members of the Nigerian army provide security during an event in Minna, Nigeria, Dec. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File)
Published 4 hours ago

Gunmen in Nigeria attack passenger bus and abduct students

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen attacked a passenger bus in Nigeria ‘s Benue state, abducting some students on their way to university examinations, officials said. The students and other passengers…
FILE - A worker fuels an Air Canada jet at DFW International Airport in Grapevine, Texas, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
Published 1 hour ago

Air Canada will suspend flights to JFK for nearly five months as jet fuel costs soar

NEW YORK (AP) — Air Canada will suspend service to New York’s JFK International airport over the summer as the war in Iran creates jet fuel shortages that have sent prices soaring. Canada’s flag…
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France gives green light to Martinique to join CARICOM as Associate Member

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – France on Friday said it will continue to work alongside its overseas communities to support their regional integration after Paris gave the green light to Martinique for…
FILE - Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, right, and his wife, Cerina, at the inauguration of Gov. Ralph Northam at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Saturday, Sept. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Kevin Morley, File)
April 16, 2026

Former Virginia Lieutenant Governor kills wife and himself, US police say

ANNANDALE, Va. (AP) — Former Virginia Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax, a rising star in the Democratic Party before his career was derailed by sexual assault allegations several years ago, killed…
Guyana's Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall.
April 16, 2026

Guyana considering jail time for litterbugs amid garbage disposal problem

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana government is considering jail sentences for persons littering, amid a growing garbage disposal problem in several parts of the country. Attorney General and…
April 16, 2026

DNA proves remains in a car found in the Columbia River are of an Oregon family missing since 1958

CASCADE LOCKS, Oregon (AP) — DNA analysis has identified the remains found in a car in the Columbia River as those of an Oregon family that went missing in 1958 while on a trip to find Christmas…
Residents wade through a flooded street in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa in Petit-Goave, Haiti, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
April 15, 2026

Devastating floods leave at least 12 dead in Northwest Haiti

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Haitian authorities on Wednesday confirmed that at least 12 people have died after flood waters struck the Northwest Department earlier this week. According to a…
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April 14, 2026

Bahamas police release US man questioned after his wife disappeared from the couple’s boat

Police in the Bahamas have released a Michigan man who said his wife disappeared after falling overboard from a small boat in waters off the island nation, authorities said Monday. Brian Hooker, of…