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Published:Tuesday | March 24, 2009 | 9:18 AM

The police in Grenada have detained three men in connection with a weekend incident in which a Catholic priest suffered bodily injuries to his head and chest.

Published:Monday | March 23, 2009 | 5:56 PM

The premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands has resigned following an investigation that found \"clear signs\" of corruption in the territory\'s government.

Published:Monday | March 23, 2009 | 5:56 PM

The Atlantis resort in the Bahamas has urged its managers to take unpaid vacation as it seeks to cope with the global financial crisis.

Published:Monday | March 23, 2009 | 1:07 PM

Sharpes have surged ahead in the points’ standings following the opening weekend of matches in the Jamaica Hockey Federation’s Women’s sevens tournament at the Mona hockey field.

Published:Friday | March 20, 2009 | 6:19 PM

Caribbean airline Winair is now cutting routes and laying off pilots in an effort to overcome its financial troubles.

Published:Friday | March 20, 2009 | 6:17 PM

The Cayman Islands has confirmed an extension of tax information assistance to seven new countries.

Published:Friday | March 20, 2009 | 12:51 PM

he opposition Antigua Labour Party (ALP) has filed high court petitions challenging the results of last week’s general election in four constituencies.

Published:Friday | March 20, 2009 | 12:50 PM

The leader of a United Nations Security Council mission to Haiti is reporting that the country has made notable progress in terms of national security.

Published:Friday | March 20, 2009 | 9:00 AM

Montserrat’s Economic Development Minister Reuben Meade is expressing concern about what he calls the United Kingdom’s domination over the country’s affairs.

Published:Thursday | March 19, 2009 | 6:17 PM

Chairman of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Tillman Thomas, believes the current global financial crisis provides the opportunity for small countries to strengthen ties.

Published:Thursday | March 19, 2009 | 6:16 PM

Guyana’s President, Bharrat Jagdeo has distanced his government from the self-confessed Guyanese drug trafficker Shaheed Roger Khan, while seeking to disassociate his administration from claims he made.

Published:Thursday | March 19, 2009 | 1:01 PM

The Dominica government is denying reports that a new bill to regulate broadcasting will lead to state censorship.

Published:Thursday | March 19, 2009 | 1:00 PM

Human rights groups in Cayman are expressing concerns that a proposed new constitution for the islands does not guarantee rights for homosexuals.

Published:Thursday | March 19, 2009 | 8:58 AM

Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer has accused the opposition Antigua Labour Party (ALP) of making a desperate bid for power.

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.

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