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Published:Wednesday | July 23, 2014 | 8:53 AM

The individuals in the three previously confirmed cases are believed to have contracted the virus while overseas.

Published:Sunday | July 20, 2014 | 10:14 AM

This new tax was announced last year with what is considered as a sweeping .03 per cent charge on the site value of every real estate property across the island.

Published:Thursday | July 17, 2014 | 10:30 AM

The 30-year-striker was pictured relaxing with his wife and children at a beach in Barbados on Tuesday, just two days after the squad flew back to Holland.

Published:Wednesday | July 16, 2014 | 1:32 PM

The warning has come from St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves following a CARICOM Summit, at which there was a discussion about the 'Justice for All programme'.

Published:Monday | July 14, 2014 | 9:14 AM

According to PAHO, hypertension, commonly called high blood pressure, is the leading risk factor for heart disease.

Published:Sunday | July 13, 2014 | 5:19 PM

The mayor assured undocumented Caribbean applicants for the new ID card that they will not be asked about their immigration status.

Published:Sunday | July 13, 2014 | 10:35 AM

Complaints against implementation of the tax have come from many quarters, ranging from individuals, businesses, and the Bar Association, to church groups, and the boy scouts.

Published:Saturday | July 12, 2014 | 1:10 PM

Bermuda’s main parliamentary opposition wants Governor George Fergusson to resign after he declined to set up a commission of inquiry into allegations of land grabs across the country.

Published:Friday | July 11, 2014 | 12:49 PM

Two people are due to appear in an Antiguan court today after the Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy in Antigua seized more than 480 kilograms of cocaine earlier this week.

Published:Thursday | July 10, 2014 | 11:49 AM

The St Lucia Water and Sewage Company has placed the entire island under a water emergency schedule as the drought worsens.

Published:Wednesday | July 9, 2014 | 11:20 AM

The Barbados government says it is willing to review the controversial Municipal Solid Waste Tax if it is causing undue hardship on Barbadians.

Published:Tuesday | July 8, 2014 | 1:43 PM

Doctors at Barbados' Queen Elizabeth Hospital are reporting that they are only performing emergency medical procedures due to a shortage of medical supplies.

Published:Tuesday | July 8, 2014 | 10:08 AM

Trinidad’s Police Social and Welfare Association says it's against members of the army patrolling crime hot spots without the presence of police personnel.

Published:Monday | July 7, 2014 | 1:25 PM

More than 150 buildings, including a school and hospital, were damaged when strong winds and rains swept through Suriname yesterday.

Published:Sunday | July 6, 2014 | 10:41 AM

The tax was introduced this year to assist with the management of solid waste. Failure to pay the tax by the specified dates would result in a penalty of five per cent of the tax demanded and unpaid.

Published:Sunday | July 6, 2014 | 10:34 AM

The communiqué said that the regional leaders had expressed their appreciation for the technical assistance and cooperation provided by Cuba in a variety of areas including capacity building.

Published:Saturday | July 5, 2014 | 12:16 PM

The police in The Bahamas are reporting that incidents of credit card fraud have doubled in the first-half of this year when compared with the corresponding period last year.

Published:Wednesday | July 2, 2014 | 9:56 AM

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says St Kitts and Nevis has repaid US17.1 million to the Washington-based financial institution ahead of schedule.

Published:Tuesday | July 1, 2014 | 12:21 PM

Several dignitaries attending the CARICOM Heads of Government meeting now on in St John’s Antigua were among guests evacuated from the Heritage Hotel ...

Published:Tuesday | July 1, 2014 | 12:16 PM

Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines Dr Ralph Gonsalves says he will not speculate about the outcome of the discussion within the Caribbean Community on the decriminalisation of marijuana

Published:Tuesday | July 1, 2014 | 10:34 AM

Barbadian Trade, Industry and Commerce Minister, Donville Inniss, is criticising regional leaders for lack of support in the current trade issue with the United States over rum.

Published:Monday | June 30, 2014 | 2:43 PM

Guyana's Government Information News Agency says the Ministerial Task Force on Trafficking in Persons plan will run for two years and plans to embark on a series of awareness and sensitisation ...

Published:Sunday | June 29, 2014 | 12:14 PM

Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr Elizabeth Ferdinand said that over the past 11 years HIV has moved from an almost certain cause of death to a chronic manageable disease.

Published:Sunday | June 29, 2014 | 10:34 AM

The sharpest declines were registered by the terminals of Puerto Plata and Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic and São Francisco do Sul in Brazil.

Published:Saturday | June 28, 2014 | 1:21 PM

Incoming Prime Minister Gaston Browne, who made the announcement yesterday, gave no details about when this would be done.

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