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Published:Wednesday | May 27, 2009 | 2:50 PM

The Attorney General for Trinidad and Tobago Brigid Annisette-George has reportedly resigned from the Government of Prime Minister Patrick Manning.

Published:Wednesday | May 27, 2009 | 9:06 AM

The Opposition Leader, Lester Bird has attacked the immigration policy of the ruling Baldwin Spencer administration over its treatment of some CARICOM nationals, in particular Guyanese and Jamaicans.

Published:Wednesday | May 27, 2009 | 9:05 AM

A major religious organization in the United States has launched a campaign urging President Barack Obama to grant refugee status to thousands of undocumented Haitians.

Published:Tuesday | May 26, 2009 | 6:12 PM

The president of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Compton Bourne has questioned the need for yet another task force to guide regional response to the global economic crisis.

Published:Tuesday | May 26, 2009 | 6:10 PM

Puerto Rico has reported its first confirmed case of the H1N1 Influenza A virus.

Published:Tuesday | May 26, 2009 | 6:10 PM

Hundreds of public sector workers in St. Lucia took to the streets today to stage a peaceful protest aimed at forcing the government to honour a 7.5 wage increase.

Published:Tuesday | May 26, 2009 | 12:58 PM

Grenada’s main opposition, the New National Party (NNP) is decrying a new baggage policy announced by regional carrier Air Jamaica for its flights between New York and Grenada.

Published:Tuesday | May 26, 2009 | 12:57 PM

The Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Gonsalves, said the global economic crisis has negatively impacted the attempt by the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) to forge an economic union.

Published:Tuesday | May 26, 2009 | 8:37 AM

Cuba said four patients recently treated for H1N1 influenza have been discharged from hospital.

Published:Tuesday | May 26, 2009 | 8:37 AM

CARICOM leaders have agreed to the establishment of a five member task force to guide the region’s response to the global economic crisis.

Published:Friday | May 22, 2009 | 6:09 PM

At least 26 people have been evacuated in the capital city of the province of Santiago de Cuba due to heavy rain.

Published:Friday | May 22, 2009 | 6:08 PM

A Barbadian is among three persons shot and killed by police during a reported shootout in St. Vincent last night.

Published:Friday | May 22, 2009 | 6:05 PM

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) said it is monitoring the situation in the region in respect of the H1N1 virus.

Published:Friday | May 22, 2009 | 1:31 PM

Voters in the Cayman Islands have given approval to a new constitution.

Published:Friday | May 22, 2009 | 1:28 PM

St Lucia\'s police commissioner, Ausbert Regis, wants a local law passed to make it mandatory for all police officers to undergo lie detector and drug tests.

Published:Thursday | May 21, 2009 | 6:35 PM

St. Vincent and the Grenadines will be getting help in its fight against drug trafficking.

Published:Thursday | May 21, 2009 | 6:34 PM

Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname are the latest countries to sign an agreement to join a US electronic system called e-Trace.

Published:Thursday | May 21, 2009 | 1:25 PM

The government in the Dominican Republic will be instituting several changes to the country’s electoral system.

Published:Thursday | May 21, 2009 | 1:24 PM

The people of Cayman have chosen a new government.

Published:Thursday | May 21, 2009 | 10:13 AM

Several sections of Western and Southern Haiti remain under water following days of heavy rain.

Published:Thursday | May 21, 2009 | 10:12 AM

St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has issued a stern warning to gangs following the launch of a major anti-crime operation, yesterday.

Published:Wednesday | May 20, 2009 | 6:17 PM

The people of the Cayman Islands are electing a government and voting on a new constitution.

Published:Wednesday | May 20, 2009 | 6:14 PM

The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) said it is planning a campaign to highlight the importance of tourism to island economies.

Published:Wednesday | May 20, 2009 | 1:29 PM

The governing administration has resigned on St Maarten, where the electoral system of proportional representation has traditionally resulted in unstable governments.

Published:Wednesday | May 20, 2009 | 1:23 PM

A man wanted on a murder charge in Martinique has escaped from a prison in St Lucia.

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