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Published:Monday | December 24, 2012 | 12:00 AM

SANTO DOMINGO (AP):Authorities in the Dominican Republic have seized more than 1,000 kilogrammes (2,200 pounds) of cocaine and heroin and arrested seven people.The director of the Caribbean country's National Drug Control Agency says the drugs were...

Published:Monday | December 24, 2012 | 12:00 AM

HAVANA (CMC): Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez is on artificial respiration after undergoing a tracheotomy last week, according to reports out of Cuba.

Published:Monday | December 24, 2012 | 12:00 AM

SANTIAGO, (AP): Chile is issuing a red alert for a volcano on the border with Argentina that has become increasingly active.

Published:Monday | December 24, 2012 | 12:00 AM

BRIDGETOWN, (AP):Pop star Rihanna has given $1.75 million to a hospital in her Caribbean homeland of Barbados in memory of her late grandmother.Rihanna says the donation to buy three pieces of medical equipment...

Published:Friday | December 21, 2012 | 9:24 AM

Central Bank President Pedro Delgado, who is a cousin of Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa, apologised to the nation, the government and his family recently at a news conference.

Published:Wednesday | December 19, 2012 | 10:08 AM

ICE said Cadogan was sentenced to 151 months in a US federal prison for receiving child pornography, 120 months on two counts of possessing child pornography, and 36 months for false claim .

Published:Tuesday | December 18, 2012 | 9:23 AM

Police said that Christian Nieves Adams was shot in the head and died immediately.

Published:Tuesday | December 18, 2012 | 9:12 AM

The OBA won 19 of the 36 seats contested in Monday’s general election.

Published:Wednesday | December 12, 2012 | 9:34 AM

Police said that Bush 57, who came to power in 2009, will return to the police station for further questioning on Wednesday.

Published:Monday | December 10, 2012 | 1:21 PM

Reports say the charges relate to a fracas outside the Zen nightclub, in Port of Spain in April 2007.

Published:Monday | December 10, 2012 | 9:31 AM

The drugs were found in a consignment of fish food destined for Honk, Kong.

Published:Friday | December 7, 2012 | 12:51 PM

He faces several “serious charges” relating to corruption and maladministration in TCI, according to a statement from investigators.

Published:Thursday | December 6, 2012 | 8:59 AM

He agreed to call off his daily protest outside the office of Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar last night, after holding talks with officials from the Joint Consultative Council.

Published:Wednesday | December 5, 2012 | 10:59 AM

In a letter sent to Governor General Dame Louise Lake-Take, Bird wrote that he wished to “demit office as Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, effective immediately”.

Published:Wednesday | December 5, 2012 | 10:09 AM

The Department of Correction says it is allowing three male prison inmates to use a Twitter account and share their experiences of being in jail.

Published:Wednesday | December 5, 2012 | 12:00 AM

PORT-OF-SPAIN, (CMC): Bahamas National Security Minister Dr Bernard J. Nottage has taken over the chairmanship of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council of Ministers for National Security and Law Enforcement (CONSLE).

Published:Wednesday | December 5, 2012 | 12:00 AM

BELMOPAN, CMC: Six men, including four Belizean police officers, have been freed of drug-related charges after a Colombian plane laden with two tons of cocaine landed on a major highway in southern Belize two years ago.

Published:Wednesday | December 5, 2012 | 12:00 AM

PORT-OF-SPAIN (CMC):Environmentalist Dr Wayne Kublalsingh yesterday said he is prepared to end his 20-day-old hunger strike over the construction of a highway in south Trinidad on certain conditions even as a prominent attorney...

Published:Wednesday | December 5, 2012 | 12:00 AM

SAN JUAN (AP):The United States Department of Labour has filed a lawsuit against a banana company in Puerto Rico accusing its owners of paying workers less than the minimum wage.The government accuses Bananera Fabre of paying...

Published:Friday | November 30, 2012 | 1:15 PM

They say Jones was shot and killed yesterday shortly after leaving the home of a female friend at Bois D’Orange.

Published:Friday | November 30, 2012 | 9:19 AM

The island is observing the anniversary with the traditional military parade and the honouring some of its nationals for their contributions to the island’s development.

Published:Thursday | November 29, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Former United States President Jimmy Carter (second right) and his wife, Rosalynn (right), visit a Habitat for Humanity project in Leogane, Haiti, on Monday.

Published:Thursday | November 29, 2012 | 12:00 AM

THE VALLEY (CMC):Anguilla's Chief minister and minister of finance, Hubert Hughes, yesterday presented a budget of EC$193.1 million in the House of Assembly for the operation of the government ...

Published:Thursday | November 29, 2012 | 12:00 AM

BULL BAY (AP):The robed Rastafarian priest looked out over the turquoise sea off Jamaica's southeast coast and fervently described his belief that deliverance is at hand...

Published:Wednesday | November 28, 2012 | 4:23 PM

Reports say 26-year-old Jared Ranguy shot and killed his mother, Karen Skeen, his sister Teena and his 72-year-old step father, Robert Vellos Senior over the weekend.

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