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January 2, 2026
Back in the win column: Maroons secure vital victory
Chapelton Maroons scored their first win in the Jamaica Premier League since September when they clipped Treasure Beach 1-0 yesterday. The Maroons’ last win before yesterday was a thrilling 3-2…
January 2, 2026
Vodafone settles US$256-million merger liabilities
Vodafone Group Plc, one of the world’s largest telecoms companies, has reached a final settlement valued at US$256 million with Vodafone Idea Limited (Vi) over liabilities dating back to their 2017…
January 2, 2026
US Federal Reserve officials divided on rate cuts, minutes show
Some Federal Reserve officials who supported cutting a key interest rate earlier this month could have instead backed keeping the rate unchanged, minutes released on Tuesday show, underscoring the…
January 2, 2026
US-Venezuela tension affecting T&T economy, Central Bank warns
PORT OF SPAIN (CMC): The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago (CBTT) says domestically, the fluid geopolitical tension between the United States and Venezuela is contributing to building economic…
January 2, 2026
ST VINCENT | Gov’t to prioritise hospital over parliament building
KINGSTOWN (CMC): Prime Minister Dr Godwin Friday says that his new administration will place emphasis on completing the US$78 million hospital under construction in Arnos Vale on the outskirts of the…
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January 2, 2026
New CARICOM chair says differences ‘not unusual’ to bloc
GEORGETOWN (CMC): St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew says recent international developments, including geopolitical tensions in the region and external policy decisions affecting…
January 2, 2026
US farmers get US$12-billion aid following Trump tariffs
US farmers are now learning how much aid they can expect to receive from a US$12-billion package that President Donald Trump announced earlier this month. The US Department of Agriculture released the…
January 2, 2026
Pro-Russian hackers claim cyberattack on French postal service
A pro-Russian hacking group claimed responsibility for a major cyberattack that halted package deliveries by France’s national postal service just days before Christmas, prosecutors said in December.…
January 2, 2026
Large lobster theft uncovers seafood gangs that impacts consumers
Imagine the buffet. Forty thousand oysters, lobster worth US$400,000 and a cache of crabmeat all were stolen in separate incidents within weeks of each other in New England. The first seafood vanished…