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Students at the Cave Hill campus of the University of the West Indies are seeking dialogue with the Barbados government following its decision to discontinue paying tuition fees for nationals studying at the tertiary institution.

Many of those facing prosecution have allegedly misappropriated funds destined to support a tuition-free education programme that so far allowed more than one million children to have access to primar

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC):Four secondary-school boys will reappear in court on August 29 after they were released on a total of TT$250,000 (US40,000) bail on charges of grievous sexual assault, indecent assault, and sex with a girl under the age ...

In a statement, the UN urged Haitians to continue working together towards the construction of a state based on the respect for the rule of law, respect for others, tolerance, individual dignity and human rights.

The Bahamas has deported to Cuba the 24 refugees who had applied for asylum in the United States and other countries.

Stuart told legislators that his administration wanted nationals to understand that the new policy is being implemented in an effort to ensure the economic stability of the island.

In an article published to mark his 87th birthday, Fidel Castro said he didn't expect to survive the stomach ailment and live for so long.

As of next year September, Barbadians pursuing studies at The University of the West Indies, UWI, will be required to pay tuition fees, while the Government continues to foot the other costs.

The Council on Hemispheric Affairs says while Washington pushes economic openness for other nations, including the Caribbean, it actively employs protectionist policies when it comes to its own ...

The widow of a Cuban dissident killed in a car crash in Cuba last year has called for an international inquiry into his death.

They say this is due to efforts made to reinforce, train and equip the more than 10,00 officers who make up the Haitian National Police.

The Seismic Unit of the University of the West Indies said that the quake hit at 10:56 this morning north of the Paria Peninsula, at a depth of 54 kilometres.