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Published:Wednesday | March 18, 2009 | 5:50 PM

A number of women in Cuba are demanding the release of their sons and husbands who have been in prison since a March 2003 crackdown on dissidents.

Published:Wednesday | March 18, 2009 | 5:49 PM

A Guyanese businessman who is alleged to have led a death squad in Guyana is now facing 15 years in prison in the United States.

Published:Wednesday | March 18, 2009 | 1:11 PM

Pressure is being placed on Grenada’s Prime Minister Tillman Thomas to discipline his Foreign Affairs Minister Peter David over plans for the renaming of the Point Salines International Airport in honour of former revolutionary leader Maurice Bishop.

Published:Wednesday | March 18, 2009 | 1:11 PM

Supporters of two opposition parties in Dominica have staged a protest outside the offices of the electoral commission for the second time since January.

Published:Wednesday | March 18, 2009 | 9:12 AM

Bermuda\'s Premier Ewart Brown has expressed sadness over plans by Britain to take over the running of the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Published:Tuesday | March 17, 2009 | 6:25 PM

Turks and Caicos Premier, Michael Misick has called for the intervention of CARICOM and a list of international agencies to stop what he calls the onset of modern day colonialism in the British administered territory.

Published:Tuesday | March 17, 2009 | 1:45 PM

A St. Lucia opposition party is criticising a decision to set up a commission of inquiry to investigate some state-funded projects under the previous labour administration.

Published:Tuesday | March 17, 2009 | 12:55 PM

The United Nations calls for urgent action to avoid a global water crisis.

Published:Tuesday | March 17, 2009 | 10:13 AM

There are mixed reactions in the Turks and Caicos Islands following the British Government’s decision to take over the day-to-day control of the territory.

Published:Tuesday | March 17, 2009 | 10:12 AM

CARICOM is to advise the G-20 leaders, of its concerns regarding the impact of the global crises on the region, before their London summit next month.

Published:Monday | March 16, 2009 | 7:39 PM

The government in Guyana is reporting that a US-funded AIDS prevention programme has helped slash the HIV infection rate in the country from nearly three percent to about one percent.

Published:Monday | March 16, 2009 | 7:35 PM

Vice president of the Government Development Bank in Puerto Rico, William Lockwood says the bank is seeking a five billion dollar loan from the US Federal Reserve to help the island withstand the economic crisis.

Published:Monday | March 16, 2009 | 3:23 PM

Caribbean families, who depend heavily on inflows of money sent home by migrants, stand to be adversely affected by a drop in remittances this year.

Published:Monday | March 16, 2009 | 3:22 PM

A special panel of inquiry has recommended the suspension of the Constitution of the Turks and Caicos Islands following the damning findings of corruption and impropriety in the Government of the British territory.

Published:Monday | March 16, 2009 | 12:53 PM

CARICOM leaders say they will be looking to international financial institutions to provide greater access to funding to help them deal with the effects of the financial crisis.

Published:Monday | March 16, 2009 | 12:52 PM

The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Baldwin Spencer is expected to announce the members of his Cabinet after winning Thursday\'s disputed election.

Published:Monday | March 16, 2009 | 10:25 AM

An opposition lawmaker in Grenada has suggested the creation of a population registry as part of electoral reform efforts.

Published:Monday | March 16, 2009 | 10:24 AM

Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer has called for Antiguans and Barbudans to put aside their political differences to allow the nation to heal after a long and bitter election campaign.

Published:Saturday | March 14, 2009 | 11:13 AM

The Governor of Bermuda Sir Richard Gozney has rejected a call by Premier Ewart Brown to have Auditor General Larry Dennis removed from his post.

Published:Friday | March 13, 2009 | 6:38 PM

The Antigua Labour Party\'s (ALP) political leader Lester Bird returned to parliament after ousting the country\'s former Finance Minister Dr Errol Cort

Published:Friday | March 13, 2009 | 6:37 PM

Authorities in Suriname issued a flood alert following several days of heavy rains.

Published:Friday | March 13, 2009 | 3:56 PM

CARICOM leaders, who are now meeting in Belize, are to hold talks tomorrow on how to implement the economic partnership agreement with the European Union (EU).

Published:Friday | March 13, 2009 | 3:55 PM

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has commended the move by the Cayman Islands to further relax banking secrecy.

Published:Friday | March 13, 2009 | 11:25 AM

The incumbent United Progressive Party (UPP) has managed to hold on to power for a second straight term but with a reduced majority, following yesterday’s general election that has also rekindled the political career of one former prime minister in Antigu

Published:Friday | March 13, 2009 | 10:15 AM

Belize is to abolish appeals to the British Privy Council and instead sign on to the appellate jurisdiction of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ).

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