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Published:Thursday | October 10, 2013 | 9:52 AM

The Constitutional Court in Santo Domingo has ruled in favour of stripping citizenship from children of Haitian migrants.

Published:Wednesday | October 9, 2013 | 9:37 AM

Haitian officials says the Dominican Republic Constitutional Court ruling violates several international laws, agreements and covenants, including a 2005 Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruling.

Published:Tuesday | October 8, 2013 | 2:52 PM

Reports indicate that the Jamaican, 33-year-old Kevin Abrahams, now has a titanium plate in his skull as a result of the attack.

Published:Monday | October 7, 2013 | 1:26 PM

In a statement, the IMF said Trinidad’s economy is reviving but that maintenance-related outages would continue to hamper the energy sector.

Published:Sunday | October 6, 2013 | 5:50 PM

A United States federal district court has sentenced a Cuban national to 12 months for selling goods to Cuba in violation of the US trade and economic embargo on the island.

Published:Sunday | October 6, 2013 | 11:28 AM

The United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has warned about increased drug trafficking in the Caribbean, saying that more cocaine is being smuggled into the United States.

Published:Friday | October 4, 2013 | 2:11 PM

A statement from the Ministry of Home Affairs noted that with a SWAT Unit, the Force would be better placed to make specialised interventions, thereby, ensuring law and order is maintained, and ...

Published:Thursday | October 3, 2013 | 9:17 AM

Last week the country’s Constitutional Court ruled that the children of undocumented migrants who have been in the Dominican Republic and registered as Dominicans as far back as 1929 cannot have ...

Published:Wednesday | October 2, 2013 | 2:03 PM

Dr Ralph Gonsalves, the chairman of the shareholder governments of the regional airline, LIAT, has acknowledged that the airline has been a terrible disappointment to the Caribbean travelling public.

Published:Wednesday | October 2, 2013 | 8:31 AM

Savarin, who is expected to be sworn in later this week, was elected by the Dominican parliament by a 19-0 margin after opposition legislators boycotted the event on Monday.

Published:Tuesday | October 1, 2013 | 10:42 AM

In making the announcement Prime Minister Keith Mitchell said the majority of citizens will still not be paying taxes because most people are not earning EC$3,000 a month.

Published:Monday | September 30, 2013 | 10:38 AM

In a statement, the Caribbean Public Health Agency said that improved health monitoring by the ministries of health “is providing more timely and detailed information on viruses in the region".

Published:Sunday | September 29, 2013 | 5:55 PM

The United States Customs and Enforcement (ICE) agency says a Puerto Rican psychiatrist has been arrested for transporting a minor with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity.

Published:Sunday | September 29, 2013 | 12:05 PM

The United States Coast Guard says a joint operation with the Royal Bahamian Police Force Drug Enforcement Unit and the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)seized 67 bales of marijuana.

Published:Wednesday | September 25, 2013 | 12:34 PM

It says the Caribbean has led the world in reducing the number of new infections with the rate falling by 42 per cent between 2005 and 2011.

Published:Tuesday | September 24, 2013 | 9:55 AM

The mix-up occurred at the Mount Hope Women’s Hospital on March 10, when two women, one of African descent and the other of Indian descent, underwent Caesarean section operations.

Published:Monday | September 23, 2013 | 8:44 AM

The government says during the ban, a survey would be conducted to get a scientific appreciation of the country’s existing wildlife and natural resources.

Published:Sunday | September 22, 2013 | 6:03 PM

The family of Slinger “Mighty Sparrow” Francisco, widely regarded as the “Calypso King of the World” says he is responding very well to treatment.

Published:Sunday | September 22, 2013 | 11:57 AM

Calixto Ortega, the highest-ranking Venezuelan diplomat in the United States, said here on Friday the US State Department had denied Venezuela's Maduro the right to travel through US airspace.

Published:Saturday | September 21, 2013 | 6:50 PM

Under the terms of the divestment, the majority shareholder is required to give the Grenadian Government first preference to re-acquire the country’s sole light and power company.

Published:Saturday | September 21, 2013 | 5:17 PM

St Lucia's Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony says sometimes CARICOM countries are judged by criteria that are of no immediate relevance to their circumstances.

Published:Sunday | September 15, 2013 | 12:11 PM

The Farmers’ Association has vowed to protest against the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana.

Published:Sunday | September 15, 2013 | 11:36 AM

The United States Coast Guard on Saturday revealed the seizure of over 6,000 pounds of marijuana in the Caribbean Sea.

Published:Saturday | September 14, 2013 | 7:20 AM

Kumblalsingh has been staging a daily protest outside the office of Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar over the construction of a multi-billion dollar highway in the south of Trinidad.

Published:Saturday | September 14, 2013 | 7:13 AM

According to Deputy Chief of the Anti-drug Unit, Odelet Charles, two Colombians and a Venezuelan woman were also held.

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