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Published:Saturday | June 7, 2014 | 12:37 PM

The International Monetary Fund (IMF), says Barbados’ economy continues to face major challenges. These include low growth, a widening fiscal deficit and a high debt burden.

Published:Saturday | June 7, 2014 | 8:45 AM

A commonwealth mission is in Antigua is to observe the impending general elections in Antigua and Barbuda.

Published:Friday | June 6, 2014 | 9:42 AM

Prime Minister of St Vincent, Dr Ralph Gonsalves, says the proposed changes to the Passport Act to be brought to parliament next Tuesday will not protect persons who illegally issued travel documents.

Published:Thursday | June 5, 2014 | 4:33 PM

Suriname President Desi Bouterse says the Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA) plans to cut production at Suralco to a third and lay off 1,000 workers including 800 contractors.

Published:Wednesday | June 4, 2014 | 1:11 PM

The Grenada government has made a case for the country to become a full member of the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ).

Published:Tuesday | June 3, 2014 | 9:32 AM

Bermuda’s Opposition Leader Marc Bean is under pressure from a leading children's rights advocate after admitting that he gave his young daughter ganja tea to treat her asthma.

Published:Monday | June 2, 2014 | 12:00 PM

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) says the region saw a record US$185 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) last year.

Published:Sunday | June 1, 2014 | 5:39 PM

Last month, Moody’s, another international agency, cut Bermuda’s rating from Aa3 to A1.

Published:Sunday | June 1, 2014 | 12:13 PM

The Coast Guard said that during a routine patrol Sunday, officers detected an unseaworthy rusty vessel southeast of Key West, Florida, from which they safely disembarked 14 Cuban migrants.

Published:Sunday | June 1, 2014 | 10:16 AM

Preliminary data for Haiti's first half 2014 fiscal year suggest that economic activity advanced in line with a three to four per cent projection.

Published:Saturday | May 31, 2014 | 7:01 PM

A Guyanese woman has been given a 10-year prison sentence in the United Kingdom for scamming several persons out of millions of dollars with promises that she could cure cancer using a tree ...

Published:Friday | May 30, 2014 | 10:11 AM

Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell has told Grenadians that they should be prepared to undergo three years of tough sacrifices as the island implements an economic strategy with assistance from the IMF

Published:Thursday | May 29, 2014 | 9:40 AM

The Antigua Christian Council says it has been forced to scrap plans for a political debate between the leaders of the two main political parties ahead of the June 12 general election.

Published:Wednesday | May 28, 2014 | 12:30 PM

Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe says resources are very limited and that there is no room for any waste or unnecessary spending.

Published:Tuesday | May 27, 2014 | 9:13 AM

Six opposition parties have announced plans to form a coalition to contest the next general elections due by May next year.

Published:Monday | May 26, 2014 | 2:59 PM

In his address to the nation, President Donald Ramotar said the country is marking the milestone of its political history in a world that has grown more complex and more interconnected.

Published:Monday | May 26, 2014 | 9:56 AM

Trinidad’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has removed a programme allegedly being used to fund criminals from her sports minister's control.

Published:Sunday | May 25, 2014 | 12:06 PM

In what is being seen as another blow to embattled Sport Minister Anil Roberts, the prime minister said she has taken note of concerns raised in the public domain about the programme.

Published:Sunday | May 25, 2014 | 10:11 AM

“MATT is shocked and disappointed that Mr. Stephen Williams would seek to legitimize the threat made on the life of a journalist on account of alleged inaccurate reporting.

Published:Saturday | May 24, 2014 | 2:59 PM

The concerns by the Canadian High Commission in Port-of-Spain come even as Acting Police Commissioner Stephen Williams says the threats against the journalist could be the result of his own wrongdoing

Published:Saturday | May 24, 2014 | 9:00 AM

Senior US anti-drugs official, William Brownfield, said 16 per cent of cocaine imports into the US came through the Caribbean islands last year.

Published:Friday | May 23, 2014 | 10:30 AM

Lawmakers in the Dominican Republic have approved legislation establishing a system for granting naturalised citizenship and permanent residency to people of Haitian descent born in that country.

Published:Thursday | May 22, 2014 | 11:33 AM

The Trinidad and Tobago Government says there are no plans to devalue the local currency.

Published:Thursday | May 22, 2014 | 8:00 AM

"This entire situation has me angry that journalists, who work on behalf of the people, can be threatened like this," said the journalist, Mark Bassant.

Published:Wednesday | May 21, 2014 | 12:27 PM

Trinidad and Tobago's Caribbean Airlines (CAL) has announced the appointment of Canadian Michael DiLollo as its new chief executive officer.

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