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Published:Monday | August 5, 2013 | 2:13 PM

The American Ambassador to Haiti, Pamela White, says the United States is providing US$10 million to help Haiti organise elections for one third of the Senate.

Published:Monday | August 5, 2013 | 9:20 AM

The Bank says while mining is a complex sector, if managed in a transparent and sustainable way it could be beneficial to the nation.

Published:Sunday | August 4, 2013 | 11:21 AM

Mining is one way to reduce poverty and promote economic growth in Haiti, according to the World Bank which states that this sector could be beneficial to the nation.

Published:Saturday | August 3, 2013 | 1:31 PM

The Bahamian Foreign Ministry says the incident is being investigated by the police and adds that is has expressed regret to US authorities.

Published:Friday | August 2, 2013 | 9:25 AM

Belize has issued a dengue alert following outbreaks of the virus in neighbouring countries like Costa Rica, Nicaraqua, El Salvador and Honduras.

Published:Thursday | August 1, 2013 | 6:38 PM

The eight were injured when a Caribbean Airlines plane overshot the runway at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport in Guyana.

Published:Thursday | August 1, 2013 | 1:35 PM

Caribbean countries are being warned that while increased financial integration has facilitated the flow of funds, it has also increased the likelihood of contagion.

Published:Wednesday | July 31, 2013 | 12:52 PM

Trade Ambassador Colin Murdoch noted that the Caribbean right is also looking at whether the United States should be taken to the Dispute Settlement Body over rum.

Published:Wednesday | July 31, 2013 | 8:52 AM

Collin Partap was ordered to pay the fine within one week or face a nine-month jail term.

Published:Tuesday | July 30, 2013 | 5:30 PM

The International Criminal Police Organization says, the technology makes it easy for officials in any of its 190 member-countries to check if a travel document is fake.

Published:Tuesday | July 30, 2013 | 12:15 PM

Driving while impaired or refusing to submit to a breath test now attracts a mandatory 18-month ban for the first offence.

Published:Monday | July 29, 2013 | 9:52 PM

Warner, the interim leader of the newly formed Independent Liberal Party, defeated four other candidates including Khadijah Ameen, the candidate of the ruling coalition People’s Partnership government

Published:Monday | July 29, 2013 | 5:35 PM

The statement says the meeting will discuss CARICOM’s priorities for economic growth and development with particular focus on the recently launched Aid for Trade Strategy.

Published:Monday | July 29, 2013 | 9:11 AM

Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee said the local Trafficking In Persons Task Force is convinced that the report is a complete misrepresentation of Guyana's situation.

Published:Sunday | July 28, 2013 | 12:05 PM

The conference, organised by the Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) in conjunction with the Martinique Tourism Bureau, will be held from October 15-18.

Published:Sunday | July 28, 2013 | 11:31 AM

The outcome of an intense battle for leadership of the main opposition United Workers Party (UWP)over the past few weeks will be known today as delegates cast their vote for a political leader .

Published:Sunday | July 28, 2013 | 12:00 AM

On July 24, the executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the fifth and sixth reviews of St Kitts and Nevis' economic performance under a programme supported by a 36-month standby arrangement (SBA).

Published:Friday | July 26, 2013 | 1:46 PM

Former Deputy Director of the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr Shelton Nicholls, said Caribbean countries need to ensure that the strategies do not just address the current challenges.

Published:Thursday | July 25, 2013 | 8:24 AM

The police are warning both visitors and citizens to desist from doing so especially as the island gears up for the annual Carnival celebrations next month.

Published:Wednesday | July 24, 2013 | 9:20 AM

The small opposition Lucian People’s Movement is urging both the government and the official opposition party to ensure that citizens are allowed to vote in a referendum.

Published:Tuesday | July 23, 2013 | 12:58 PM

Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister, Kamla Persad Bissessar and her Attorney General have filed pre-action protocol letters against Opposition leader Dr Keith Rowley as the fall out continues.

Published:Monday | July 22, 2013 | 8:20 AM

Almost a thousand British tourists stricken with food-poisoning while vacationing at the Bahia Principe resort in the Dominican Republic in 2007 have been compensated in the amount of more than £5.5 m

Published:Sunday | July 21, 2013 | 4:28 PM

The Bahamian police suspect eight bodies discovered on the beach of Grand Bahama yesterday to be illegal immigrants as investigations into the circumstances of their deaths continue.

Published:Sunday | July 21, 2013 | 11:08 AM

The United States Coast Guard offloaded approximately 2,300 pounds of cocaine, worth an estimated wholesale value of US$35 million interdicted in the Caribbean Sea.

Published:Friday | July 19, 2013 | 1:24 PM

Caribbean Airlines has increased the number of Jamaican crew members on its main roster for the peak season travel in July and August.

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