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Published:Friday | May 2, 2008 | 4:25 PM

The opposition Peoples Action Movement in St Kitts and Nevis is accusing the Denzil Douglas administration of failing to keep a promise to enact integrity legislation.

Published:Thursday | May 1, 2008 | 3:39 PM

The National Workers Movement in St. Vincent and the Grenadines is calling for the government and employers to aggressively seek to help the country’s workers cope with the global food crisis.

Published:Thursday | May 1, 2008 | 3:39 PM

The Nevis Island Administration (NIA) is cutting consumption tax on a number of items by some 10 percent in that country.

Published:Thursday | May 1, 2008 | 12:15 PM

A top Chinese government official has sent a strong warning to Caribbean governments that Beijing will not compromise on its One China Policy.

Published:Thursday | May 1, 2008 | 8:31 AM

Two Haitians were killed when a tug boat anchored in Sandy Point, North Caicos suddenly exploded.

Published:Thursday | May 1, 2008 | 8:30 AM

St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has claimed that local drug lords have hired an overseas assassin to kill him as a direct reprisal for work being done by his government to combat drugs and money laundering.

Published:Wednesday | April 30, 2008 | 11:37 AM

The Prime Minister of Belize, Dean Barrow, has announced a series of measures to deal with spiralling food prices.

Published:Tuesday | April 29, 2008 | 3:20 PM

President of Cuba Raul Castro said nearly all death sentences in that country will be converted to prison terms of between 30 years and life.

Published:Tuesday | April 29, 2008 | 12:26 PM

Guyana’s Opposition party, Peoples National Congress said it is blaming the government for the rising prices of basic food items.

Published:Monday | April 28, 2008 | 3:18 PM

The President of Haiti, Rene Preval, has nominated a new Prime Minister as part of efforts to prevent further unrest triggered by rises in the price of food and fuel.

Published:Monday | April 28, 2008 | 3:17 PM

The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States secretariat has elected Justice Hugh Anthony Rawlins to be the next Chief Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court.

Published:Monday | April 28, 2008 | 12:02 PM

Two former regional Prime Ministers will be among several international personalities at a Group of 77 and China two-day meeting in Antigua this week.

Published:Friday | April 25, 2008 | 1:43 PM

A judge in The Bahamas has cleared three men of killing a British toddler who was struck by an out of control speedboat as he lay sleeping on a beach.

Published:Friday | April 25, 2008 | 1:41 PM

Three children have reportedly been killed in Haiti and two persons injured following a massive mudslide, triggered by torrential rains.

Published:Friday | April 25, 2008 | 11:32 AM

The Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Patrick Manning has defended his decision to sack one of his most senior ministers.

Published:Thursday | April 24, 2008 | 3:26 PM

The Antiguan government has rejected claims that the quality of flour imported from Guyana is not the same as that offered by St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada.

Published:Thursday | April 24, 2008 | 3:25 PM

The United Nation’s Children’s Fund has provided the Dominican Education Ministry with education supplies to replace those damaged during Hurricane Dean.

Published:Thursday | April 24, 2008 | 11:22 AM

The Prime Minister Patrick Manning fired his Trade and Industry Minister, Dr. Keith Rowley.

Published:Wednesday | April 23, 2008 | 3:13 PM

The Guyanese government is resisting the suspension on the Common External Tariff, on rice announced by the Jamaica government.

Published:Wednesday | April 23, 2008 | 3:13 PM

Rising food prices is said to be one of the key election issues.

Published:Wednesday | April 23, 2008 | 12:14 PM

The government of Grenada has filed a petition for the reorganisation of the financially strapped Capital Bank International Limited.

Published:Tuesday | April 22, 2008 | 2:47 PM

The ruling United Workers Party (UWP) in Saint Lucia is to launch a Commission of Inquiry into the financial dealings of the former Labour Party administration.

Published:Tuesday | April 22, 2008 | 10:02 AM

The Consumer Affairs Minister in Trinidad and Tobago is expected to address the country today on the rising cost of living.

Published:Monday | April 21, 2008 | 4:03 PM

Guyana\'s main opposition Peoples National Congress Reform (PNCR) is threatening to derail the country\'s hosting of this year\'s Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA).

Published:Monday | April 21, 2008 | 4:03 PM

The police in Trinidad and Tobago said they have seized more than TT$2 million worth of compressed marijuana at a beach in the northern section of the island.

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