From U.S. to Suriname, one thing to know about every 2025 Gold Cup team

The Concacaf Gold Cup kicks off this weekend, marking the final major international tournament in which the United States, Mexico, and Canada will participate before hosting the men's FIFA World Cup in 2026. Those North American teams are the only...

From U.S. to Suriname, one thing to know about every team

SANKAR CONTINUES TAEKWONDO LEGACY

T&T's Cheryl Ann Sankar is on a mission to discover the country's next Olympic star in Taekwondo. It's been a challenging journey so far, but the former Olympian is gaining momentum. Sankar recently led a 12-member team to the Suriname Taekwondo...

T&T’s men’s and women’s team ready for CAZOVA medal run

Host T&T will be keen for a win­ning start in both men and women com­pe­ti­tions when the T&T Vol­ley­ball Fed­er­a­tion (TTVF) plays host to the Caribbean Zon­al Vol­ley­ball As­so­ci­a­tion (CA­ZO­VA) Un­der-23 Cham­pi­onship at the Mal­oney...

Defence Force resume C’bean Cup preparation

After a brief break, Tier I champions Defence Force have resumed training as they prepare for the upcoming 2025 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup. Four Trinidad and Tobago football clubs have qualified for regional competitions next season. TTPFL champions...

Visualizing The State Of Freedom Around The World

In 2024, 60 countries saw their freedom decline in a historic election year. Strikingly, 40% of countries and territories that held elections experienced targeted attacks on candidates amid heightened instability. Yet bright spots were seen in...

T&T to host CAZOVA tourney

TRINIDAD will host the CAZOVA (Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association) Under-23 Championships from tomorrow at the Maloney Indoor Sporting Facility. Teams from five countries will be participating in the four-day tournament. Martinique, Suriname...

CRFM appoints two Caribbean leads for regional fisheries sustainability program

(L-r) Sherrón Barker, Daintyann Barrett-Smith,The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) is actively progressing with the execution of the STAR-Fish Project, a venture funded by Canada aimed at fostering sustainable technologies to enhance...

Global LNG training programme returns to Trinidad and Tobago

Business Shweta Sharma 5 Hrs Ago Dr Vivek Chandra, LNG strategist, best-selling author and CEO of Gulfstream LNG. - THE globally recognised Natural Gas and LNG Dynamics (NGD) course will return to Trinidad and Tobago from August 6-7, bringing with...

Going Places: BoatBikeTours’ Netherlands Islandhopping: The Texel Roads Yields Up its Treasure

By Karen Rubin, Travel Features Syndicate, goingplacesfarandnear.com Day 3 of Boat Bike Tours’ eight-day Islandhopping tour proves to be my favorite, most perfect day – the biking, the attractions, the scenery, the gestalt of the island of Texel,...

Enhancing engagement in the World Heritage Reactive Monitoring process

Preamble The 7th edition of the World Heritage Site Managers’ Forum was organised by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, ICCROM and IUCN, through the World Heritage Leadership Programme. The Forum brought together 18 professionals responsible for...

Rana Mohip meets Narendra Modi: Binding two nations through song

Features Newsday 8 Hrs Ago India's Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi greets Rana Mohip while Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar and Minister Barry Padarath look on. - BAVINA SOOKDEO THE lines from the devotional song Vaishnav Jan To, speak of a...

Organized Crime in The Amazon: A Growing Threat to the World’s Greatest Tropical Rainforest

Brazil once again leads the world in the loss of primary tropical forests. New data shows the country accounted for 42% of global primary rainforest loss in 2024, largely due to widespread fires throughout the nation and in neighboring Bolivia,...

Bird flu hits Brazil’s poultry exports after May outbreak

Import bans persist despite official clearance of commercial flocks An outbreak of bird flu in Brazil, the world's largest chicken exporter, has prompted countries to implement trade restrictions in an effort to prevent the spread of the virus...

Jamaica crowned Caricom Classic Team Chess champions

Team Jamaica member Joshua Christie July 9, 2025 GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Jamaica won their first-ever Caricom Classic Team Chess tournament in spectacular fashion after Barbados shocked defending champions Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) in the...

Trinidad PM’s absence from CARICOM Summit troubling

Dear Editor, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s decision not to attend what would have been her first CARICOM Heads of Government meeting since returning to office sends an unfortunate and potentially damaging signal to regional partners. The...

Jennifer Simons poised to become country’s first female president

PARAMARIBO, Suriname, (CMC): Suriname is set to make history this Sunday when Jennifer Simons is expected to become the first female to be the president of this Dutch-speaking Caribbean Community country. Her path to the presidency was effectively...

Caricom Chair calls for urgent regional trade reform as Trump tariffs loom

With the Unit­ed States set to im­ple­ment rec­i­p­ro­cal tar­iffs by Au­gust 1, 2025, Cari­com Chair An­drew Hol­ness says while talks with the Don­ald Trump ad­min­is­tra­tion con­tin­ue, the time has come for the re­gion to take trade...

Guyana Sport Shooting Foundation holds Annual General Meeting

– elects new Executive Board for 2025–2027 THE Guyana Sport Shooting Foundation Inc. (G.S.S.F.), an incorporated non-profit entity under the Companies Act 1991 and holder of charitable status, hosted its Annual General Meeting on Thursday, July 3,...

Is Pakistan on the list as China expands visa-free entry to 74 countries?

BEIJING – China has significantly widened its visa-free travel policy, now allowing citizens from 74 nations to enter the country for up to 30 days without requiring a visa. This move has already resulted in a sharp increase in international...