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Published:Wednesday | April 8, 2009 | 6:03 PM

Forecasters at Colorado State University are predicting that six hurricanes are likely to hit the Caribbean region in the coming Atlantic hurricane season which starts in June.

Published:Wednesday | April 8, 2009 | 6:03 PM

The Trinidad and Tobago government said it intends to re-employ most of the workers whose jobs will be lost when the Revenue Authority of Trinidad and Tobago is formed.

Published:Wednesday | April 8, 2009 | 6:03 PM

First Caribbean Bank (FCB) in Bridgetown, Barbados is denying reports that it\'s about to engage in mass lay-offs.

Published:Wednesday | April 8, 2009 | 12:56 PM

The worsening financial crisis has prompted calls for regional governments to provide some form of financial assistance for the construction industry.

Published:Wednesday | April 8, 2009 | 12:55 PM

The management of regional carrier Liat is to meet with the Leeward Islands Airline Pilots Association (LIALPA) today in an attempt to reach agreement on an ongoing pay dispute.

Published:Tuesday | April 7, 2009 | 5:56 PM

The World Health Organization (W-H-O) is calling for countries to spend more on hospital safety.

Published:Tuesday | April 7, 2009 | 1:05 PM

St Lucia’s government has secured a pledge of closer cooperation among law enforcement agencies in the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and Barbados in the fight against credit card fraud.

Published:Tuesday | April 7, 2009 | 1:04 PM

The government of St. Kitts & Nevis has offered taxpayers a six month amnesty.

Published:Tuesday | April 7, 2009 | 10:36 AM

The Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers Association is urging the Patrick Manning government to develop a stimulus package for the sector.

Published:Tuesday | April 7, 2009 | 10:35 AM

The opposition People’s National Congress Reform has asked the Parliament to give the go-ahead for a probe into the operations of the Guyana branch of the Trinidad-based Colonial Life Insurance Company (CLICO).

Published:Monday | April 6, 2009 | 5:37 PM

Prosecutors in Grenada said they are trying to obtain a videotape to use as evidence in their corruption case against former Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell.

Published:Monday | April 6, 2009 | 5:37 PM

Guyana’s President Bharrat Jagdeo said the governing People’s Progressive Party/Civic remains open to discussions with the opposition party on forming a unity government.

Published:Monday | April 6, 2009 | 12:48 PM

Britain\'s Prime Minister Gordon Brown has signalled his determination to make sure tax havens with British links are held accountable.

Published:Monday | April 6, 2009 | 10:29 AM

Guyana’s President Bharrat Jagdeo is to resume his visit to Middle East countries in a bid to increase investments in the Caribbean territory.

Published:Monday | April 6, 2009 | 10:28 AM

Courts Limited has announced that the positions of 55 workers across its operations in the Eastern Caribbean are to be made redundant.

Published:Friday | April 3, 2009 | 5:43 PM

Two American university students, who were reported missing while vacationing in Trinidad, have been found at a hotel on the island.

Published:Friday | April 3, 2009 | 5:43 PM

Member countries of the Regional Security System (RSS) are now discussing how they can help Trinidad and Tobago with its security arrangements for the Fifth Summit of the Americas.

Published:Friday | April 3, 2009 | 1:38 PM

The police in Trinidad and Tobago say they are working with International Criminal Police Organisation, Interpol, to keep career demonstrators away from this month\'s Fifth Summit of the Americas in Port of Spain.

Published:Friday | April 3, 2009 | 1:37 PM

The Cayman Islands, the Bahamas and Bermuda have been excluded from the blacklist of tax havens by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

Published:Friday | April 3, 2009 | 9:07 AM

One hundred workers at a mining plant in Guyana are to lose their jobs.

Published:Thursday | April 2, 2009 | 6:22 PM

The new President of the St Lucia Hotel and Tourism Association Anthony Bowen is supporting a drive by the Tourism Ministry to introduce licences for local hotels.

Published:Thursday | April 2, 2009 | 1:53 PM

A task force has been formed in Dominica to address problems associated with the country’s banana industry.

Published:Thursday | April 2, 2009 | 1:52 PM

The new President of the St Lucia Hotel and Tourism Association Anthony Bowen is supporting a drive by the Tourism Ministry to introduce licences for local hotels.

Published:Thursday | April 2, 2009 | 9:45 AM

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has reserved judgement in the case brought against CARICOM by Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL).

Published:Wednesday | April 1, 2009 | 6:05 PM

Trinidad and Tobago parliamentarian Ramesh Maharaj said his dismissal as chief whip of the opposition United National Congress (UNC) won\'t stop him from making his positions known.

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