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Published:Saturday | June 28, 2014 | 10:04 AM

Former Haitian president Leslie Manigat died yesterday, after being ill for a long time.

Published:Friday | June 27, 2014 | 9:41 AM

Law enforcement authorities say they have intercepted a vessel originating from Jamaica with more than 2,300 pounds of marijuana worth more than EC$30 million (One EC dollar = US$0.37 cents).

Published:Thursday | June 26, 2014 | 3:17 PM

A group of Cuban migrants who have been drifting in a makeshift boat off the coast of Grand Cayman for nearly two weeks have been told to leave or face detention.

Published:Wednesday | June 25, 2014 | 10:14 AM

Assistant secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, William Brownfield, is claiming Trinidadian prosecutor Dana Seetahal was the victim of a contract killing ordered

Published:Tuesday | June 24, 2014 | 9:43 AM

The St Lucia Civil Service Association says the government has started implementing a five per cent reduction in the wages of public servants as the International Monetary Fund urges ...

Published:Sunday | June 22, 2014 | 12:16 PM

This latest report, again labeling Guyana a human trafficking nation, was released Friday, but there has so far been no comment from Government.

Published:Sunday | June 22, 2014 | 10:15 AM

The UN had been resisting lawsuits from Haiti cholera victims who claim that UN peacekeepers caused the 2010 epidemic that is still ravaging the French-speaking Caribbean country.

Published:Saturday | June 21, 2014 | 11:12 AM

President of the Joint Trade Union Movement Ancel Roget, said the labour leaders will lead a mass march to the office of Prime Minister Persad Bissessar next Friday.

Published:Friday | June 20, 2014 | 12:44 PM

Trinidadian Trade Unions have announced plans for a major street demonstration against the government.

Published:Thursday | June 19, 2014 | 1:52 PM

Health authorities in Cuba have confirmed six cases of the mosquito borne chikungunya virus on the island.

Published:Tuesday | June 17, 2014 | 9:53 AM

Eight months after the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruled in favour of a Jamaican Shanique Myrie, Bridgetown says it will this week make the payment of compensation awarded to her.

Published:Tuesday | June 17, 2014 | 9:17 AM

The director of the Seismic Research Centre at the St Augustine campus of the University of West Indies (UWI), Dr Richard Robertson, is calling for appropriate building codes backed by legislation ...

Published:Monday | June 16, 2014 | 10:01 AM

Haiti's security officials are searching for seven prisoners who escaped from a police station injuring a police officer in the process.

Published:Sunday | June 15, 2014 | 12:29 PM

According to the Washington-based financial institution’s Global Economic Prospects (GEP) report, the region is headed for a year of disappointing growth.

Published:Sunday | June 15, 2014 | 10:38 AM

The COP’s deputy leader said “politicians continue to play games with the responsibilities entrusted to them, and insult the intelligence and integrity of the nation".

Published:Friday | June 13, 2014 | 10:40 AM

Leader of St Lucia’s United Workers Party Allen Chastanet has blasted the Kenny Anthony administration's proposal to cut the salaries of public servants by five per cent.

Published:Friday | June 13, 2014 | 7:53 AM

The outgoing Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer has conceded defeat as the main opposition ALP appears headed for a landslide victory a decade after it was booted out of office in 2004.

Published:Thursday | June 12, 2014 | 1:16 PM

There is a reported steady stream of voters to the polls in Antigua and Barbuda at this hour in their general election.

Published:Wednesday | June 11, 2014 | 9:25 AM

Teachers in St Lucia have voted to reject the government’s proposal for a five per cent wage cut and for them to forego a wage increase.

Published:Tuesday | June 10, 2014 | 2:31 PM

The Barbados government today warned importers of patties of any variety from Jamaica, or fully-cooked poultry products from any Caribbean Community country, that they must first obtain a permit.

Published:Tuesday | June 10, 2014 | 10:48 AM

Trinidad’s Movement for Social Justice is calling for a thorough investigation into all alleged police killings so far in the twin-island republic.

Published:Monday | June 9, 2014 | 11:56 AM

The St Vincent and the Grenadines government is providing houses free of cost to people who were left homeless after the devastating storms last Christmas.

Published:Sunday | June 8, 2014 | 5:15 PM

The IMF said St. Lucia has joined a new open data initiative, which will provide technical assistance and build capacity for countries to open priority data sets, including budget data.

Published:Sunday | June 8, 2014 | 10:42 AM

Union and officials from the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Cabinet Sub-Committee met on Friday to discuss cost-cutting measures within the public service.

Published:Saturday | June 7, 2014 | 6:23 PM

The Government of Haiti has revealed that it is facing strong challenges from several property owners in the capital Port-au-Prince as it seeks to take possession of lands needed to construct a new ..

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