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Published:Wednesday | December 31, 2014 | 10:49 AM

The IMF says says discussions with creditors on a comprehensive restructuring of public debt have intensified and that policy implementation is off to a good start.

Published:Tuesday | December 30, 2014 | 10:21 AM

The gov't is urging citizens to be vigilant and to help in the fight against Chikungunya. To date, St. Vincent has recorded 173 laboratory confirmed cases and 1,220 suspected cases of Chikungunya..

Published:Sunday | December 28, 2014 | 5:08 PM

The plane, with the registration number 8R-GHE, was being flown by Captain Nicolas Persaud. The sole passenger onboard was a cargo loader whose name was not released.

Published:Sunday | December 28, 2014 | 5:03 PM

It is believed that the deceased who was a passenger on the Queen Mary 2, docked in Castries Harbour, suffered a heart attack.

Published:Sunday | December 28, 2014 | 10:47 AM

According to the Ethnic Minority British Election Study, the number of minority voters, including Caribbean nationals, who support the Labor Party, has fallen since 2010.

Published:Sunday | December 28, 2014 | 10:36 AM

Hall said Sparrow was “overwhelmingly” selected by its readers and social media friends from among “many regional leaders and people of Caribbean heritage in the Diaspora”.

Published:Saturday | December 27, 2014 | 8:43 AM

David Granger says if the APNU is voted in, every teacher would be given a lap-top computer and teachers would be the best paid public servants in the country.

Published:Friday | December 26, 2014 | 1:40 PM

Haitian President Michel Martelly has nominated veteran politician Evans Paul to be the new Prime Minister, in continued efforts to settle a political crisis in the country, prompted by delayed electi

Published:Friday | December 26, 2014 | 9:28 AM

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are to benefit from a new initiative outlined by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Published:Wednesday | December 24, 2014 | 1:18 PM

The United Nations says it now fears the spread of a disease ravaging banana industries to the Caribbean.

Published:Tuesday | December 23, 2014 | 4:31 PM

Health Minister Florence Duperval Guillaume was named as Haiti's interim prime minister on Sunday following the resignation of her predecessor a week ago amid a stalemate over delayed legislative ...

Published:Monday | December 22, 2014 | 10:28 AM

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says it has approved a US$110 million loan for Trinidad and Tobago to prevent and control risk factors of chronic diseases among adults ...

Published:Sunday | December 21, 2014 | 9:37 AM

Anthony, in a television interview Friday, said it was not unusual for a prime minister to receive threats, but observed that it was not often that such statements are made publicly.

Published:Saturday | December 20, 2014 | 7:00 PM

It’s reported that a Nigerian student complained of fever and was vomiting while he was being examined at the St James Medical Complex.

Published:Friday | December 19, 2014 | 11:54 AM

International human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has called for a probe into allegations of excessive use of force during recent demonstrations in Haiti.

Published:Thursday | December 18, 2014 | 3:17 PM

The United States is calling for elections to be held in Haiti as soon as possible after prime minister Laurent Lamothe resigned over the weekend.

Published:Wednesday | December 17, 2014 | 11:26 AM

Cuba is releasing a United States (US) spy who's been imprisoned in Cuba for nearly 20 years.

Published:Wednesday | December 17, 2014 | 10:48 AM

A new joint report by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) says the number of babies born with HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean declined by

Published:Tuesday | December 16, 2014 | 4:27 PM

Haiti was in a state of political flux following the resignation over the weekend of the country's prime minister because of an ongoing stalemate with opposition lawmakers in the Senate.

Published:Monday | December 15, 2014 | 1:25 PM

Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe announced early Sunday that he was resigning along with several ministers in the wake of violent anti-government protests and a commission's call for him to step down.

Published:Monday | December 15, 2014 | 9:42 AM

The United National refugee agency says in addition to the difficulties of these journeys, many of those migrating succumb to trafficking and smuggling networks coordinated by ...

Published:Sunday | December 14, 2014 | 10:25 AM

Out of the 30 senate-members, only 20 remain in office, and amendments to an existing electoral law are required to facilitate the vote.

Published:Saturday | December 13, 2014 | 6:10 PM

Two Jamaicans have been arrested in St Lucia following a major drug bust there on Wednesday.

Published:Saturday | December 13, 2014 | 12:21 PM

This comes after the IMF completed its first review of the country's economic performance under a three-year programme that is being supported through the Extended Credit Facility.

Published:Friday | December 12, 2014 | 9:32 AM

Three persons died yesterday following a fire aboard a cruise vessel in St Lucia.

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