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Published:Thursday | January 10, 2008 | 10:44 AM

Legislators in the Netherlands Antilles have refused to meet with a Dutch delegation after earlier demanding an apology from a member of the group

Published:Wednesday | January 9, 2008 | 3:07 PM

Organisation of American States (OAS), said it has not been invited to observe either of the two upcoming CARICOM member elections.

Published:Wednesday | January 9, 2008 | 3:07 PM

St. Lucian authorities said they have not decided whether to sign the Petro Caribe energy pact.

Published:Tuesday | January 8, 2008 | 10:15 AM

Registered voters in Belize are to go to the polls on February 7, 2008.

Published:Monday | January 7, 2008 | 3:56 PM

Government of Guyana has announced an increase in the income tax threshold and the public assistance and old age pension.

Published:Monday | January 7, 2008 | 3:55 PM

Prime Minister of Barbados, Owen Arthur, accused Taiwan of giving financial support to the opposition Democratic Labour Party (DLP).

Published:Monday | January 7, 2008 | 9:43 AM

Police Service in Trinidad and Tobago is to implement a new unit to deal with the country’s spiraling crime rate.

Published:Friday | January 4, 2008 | 5:54 PM

Government of Trinidad and Tobago has admitted that its anti-crime initiatives have failed.

Published:Friday | January 4, 2008 | 10:33 AM

Police in Barbados announced that there would be increased security during the remaining days of the general election campaign.

Published:Wednesday | January 2, 2008 | 10:53 AM

Two police officers have been arrested for murder in the US Virgin Islands.

Published:Monday | December 31, 2007 | 2:16 PM

Guyana’s Finance Minister Dr. Ashn Singh, rejected calls for the reduction of the 16 percent Value Added Tax (VAT).

Published:Monday | December 31, 2007 | 2:16 PM

Member states of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), have agreed to make a decision by the end of January in response to the rising food prices.

Published:Monday | December 31, 2007 | 9:40 AM

Approximately 68 candidates will be nominated today to contest next month’s general election.

Published:Thursday | December 27, 2007 | 12:52 PM

Windward Island banana farmers are being advised against further investments in the banana sector.

Published:Thursday | December 27, 2007 | 12:52 PM

Barbados’ Prime Minister, Owen Arthur, has defended his decision to name January 15 as the Election Day.

Published:Thursday | December 27, 2007 | 9:09 AM

The People’s Progressive Party, PPP, has reprimanded Minister of Local Government and Regional Development in Guyana, Kellawan Lall

Published:Monday | December 24, 2007 | 10:51 AM

A religious leader in Grenada has called for the government to declare a gun amnesty during the Christmas season

Published:Friday | December 21, 2007 | 7:41 AM

The regional banana marketing company claims caribbean banana farmers have gotten a raw deal under the recently signed Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).

Published:Friday | December 21, 2007 | 7:39 AM

Prime Minister Bruce Golding is scheduled to attend day two of the PetroCaribe Summit in Cienfuegos, Cuba today.

Published:Friday | December 21, 2007 | 7:38 AM

Prime Minister Bruce Golding is scheduled to attend day two of the PetroCaribe Summit in Cienfuegos, Cuba today.

Published:Friday | December 21, 2007 | 7:36 AM

United States immigration authorities have arrested 21 people in Puerto Rico.

Published:Thursday | December 20, 2007 | 1:55 PM

St. Lucia’s Prime Minister Stephenson King says the next task of his ruling United Workers Party is to settle its political leadership.

Published:Thursday | December 20, 2007 | 1:54 PM

Dominica has received US$279,000 in insurance money following last month’s earthquake.

Published:Wednesday | December 19, 2007 | 1:05 PM

Bermuda’s governing Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) has won its third consecutive term in office.

Published:Wednesday | December 19, 2007 | 1:04 PM

Prime Minister of the Windward Islands, Stephenson King claims some banana farmers will need compensation to remain in the business with the signing of a new Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the region and the European Union.

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