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Published:Friday | October 10, 2014 | 12:57 PM

Guyana’s Minister of Agriculture, Dr Leslie Ramsammy says he opposes the widespread use of antibiotics in agriculture, saying this has serious implications for human health.

Published:Thursday | October 9, 2014 | 3:04 PM

The verdict was handed down by a jury this afternoon. Last year, Bush was forced to remove from office after he was charged with 11 counts of official misconduct and breach of public trust.

Published:Thursday | October 9, 2014 | 9:35 AM

Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says he has no intention of abolishing income tax as his ruling Dominica Labour Party gears up to contest a general election constitutionally due ...

Published:Wednesday | October 8, 2014 | 12:02 PM

Less than 24 hours after announcing they had detained 24 Haitians who sought to enter the island illegally over the weekend, law enforcement authorities in the Bahamas say they have detained 20 more people from the French-speaking country.

Published:Tuesday | October 7, 2014 | 1:43 PM

The World Bank says remittance by international migrants from the Caribbean and other developing countries is on course for strong growth this year.

Published:Monday | October 6, 2014 | 9:14 AM

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says ministers of health and other high-level delegates from countries in the Americas, have agreed on a series of actions to advance toward universal ...

Published:Sunday | October 5, 2014 | 10:16 AM

The Washington-based institution says in rural parts of Haiti, less than half of the population has access to improved water sources and only 17 per cent of people have access to improved sanitation.

Published:Saturday | October 4, 2014 | 1:20 PM

Jean-Claude Duvalier, the self-proclaimed "president for life" of Haiti whose corrupt and brutal regime sparked a popular uprising that sent him into a 25-year exile, died today of a heart attack ...

Published:Saturday | October 4, 2014 | 10:49 AM

Prime Minister of St Vincent, Dr Ralph Gonsalves has been discharged from hospital in Cuba, 10 days after he arrived on the Spanish-speaking Caribbean nation to receive treatment for a leg injury.

Published:Friday | October 3, 2014 | 11:16 AM

The Bermudan government plans to overhaul work permit regulations to enable the reduction of red tape to demonstrate that the island is open for business.

Published:Thursday | October 2, 2014 | 9:09 AM

Antigua’s Attorney General Steadroy Benjamin has been freed of a fraud charge.

Published:Wednesday | October 1, 2014 | 8:22 AM

A new liquor law aimed at cracking down on underage drinking is to take effect in Bermuda today.

Published:Tuesday | September 30, 2014 | 9:09 AM

The Antigua and Barbuda government is projecting a fiscal deficit of more than US$100 million for this year.

Published:Monday | September 29, 2014 | 12:16 PM

Executive Director of the National Operations Centre (NOC) in Trinidad and Tobago, Garvin Heerah says the country is adopting a zero tolerance approach towards terrorism.

Published:Sunday | September 28, 2014 | 12:09 PM

The launch will take place in recognition of World Heart Day, celebrated yearly on September 29. The app is based on a World Health Organization (WHO) formula for estimating cardiovascular risk.

Published:Sunday | September 28, 2014 | 10:46 AM

Minister of Health Dr Bheri Ramsaran who signed on the Guyana Government’s behalf, said the MOU is a continuation of a bilateral agreement, which sets the foundation for more powerful interactions.

Published:Sunday | September 28, 2014 | 10:34 AM

“The General Assembly is to exercise the prerogatives entrusted to it by the Charter given the currently dangerous and unstable international situation, which is full of threats and challenges”

Published:Saturday | September 27, 2014 | 9:39 AM

The decision was taken by Washington in light of what it called credible allegations of gross human rights violations by local law men.

Published:Thursday | September 25, 2014 | 1:01 PM

At least two Nigerian students who arrived in St Vincent and the Grenideans this week without medical certificates to prove that they are not infected with the deadly Ebola virus ...

Published:Thursday | September 25, 2014 | 10:08 AM

The Barbados Chamber of Industry and Commerce has called for the Freundel Stuart government to consider entering into a standby agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) ...

Published:Wednesday | September 24, 2014 | 3:01 PM

Antigua and Barbuda's Prime Minister Gaston Browne has made an impassioned plea to 'culprits' of climate change who contribute to but do little to assist mitigation efforts in small states.

Published:Tuesday | September 23, 2014 | 9:44 AM

One-hundred-and-fifty-seven members of the Philippine Navy left yesterday for Haiti to serve as United Nations peacekeepers in the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country.

Published:Monday | September 22, 2014 | 12:13 PM

Trinidad and Tobago’s National Operations Center has declared the Piarco International Airport safe after confirming that the bomb squad had checked a 'suspicious bag' at the airport last night.

Published:Sunday | September 21, 2014 | 6:23 PM

“We're matching the market,” the airline's chief financial officer Michael Rousseau told an investor conference last week. “It's what the market is bearing at this point in time.”

Published:Saturday | September 20, 2014 | 6:40 PM

The 43 men, 12 women and two children were reportedly found in a boat that was intercepted in the waters off the coast of the overseas British territory.

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