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Published:Thursday | January 27, 2011 | 1:09 PM

The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) is getting involved in the budget impasse between the Anguillian and British governments.

Published:Thursday | January 27, 2011 | 1:05 PM

Antigua and Barbuda National Security Minister Errol Cort has expressed dismay at continuing gun violence in the island.

Published:Wednesday | January 26, 2011 | 1:07 PM

Supporters of Haiti's governing party candidate, Jude Celestin, has confirmed that he’ll withdraw from the second round of the disputed presidential election.

Published:Wednesday | January 26, 2011 | 12:57 PM

A Guyanese woman has filed a legal challenge against a decision by authorities in Antigua to deport her after she was pardoned.

Published:Wednesday | January 26, 2011 | 8:53 AM

The ruling party in Haiti has indicated that its candidate in the presidential election could withdraw from the race in an effort to ease tensions.

Published:Wednesday | January 26, 2011 | 12:00 AM

St George's (CMC):Leaders of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) ended a two-day meeting on Friday agreeing to an August 1 deadline for the free movement of nationals within the sub-region.The establishment of an European-styled regional...

Published:Wednesday | January 26, 2011 | 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON (CMC): The Bahamas has signed an agreement with the Organisation of American States (OAS) for the implementation of the project 'Promoting Firearms Marking in Latin America and the Caribbean'.

Published:Wednesday | January 26, 2011 | 12:00 AM

George Town (CMC):The Cayman Islands government yesterday confirmed that the 30-year-old daughter of Premier McKeeva Bush has died.A government statement said that Tonya Eyvonne Anglin "died at home" on Monday...

Published:Wednesday | January 26, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Port-of-Spain (CMC):Nearly 21 years after members of a radical Muslim group sought to overthrow the then Trinidad and Tobago government, a Commission of Inquiry opened here on Monday confident that its report "will...

Published:Tuesday | January 25, 2011 | 1:32 PM

A number of employees at Cuba's largest psychiatric hospital have been found guilty of causing the deaths of 26 patients during a cold snap last year.

Published:Tuesday | January 25, 2011 | 1:26 PM

The United Nations is reporting that sexual violence in Haiti's earthquake camps has decreased with the implementation of security measures.

Published:Tuesday | January 25, 2011 | 11:04 AM

Nobel laureate Derek Walcott has won the TS Eliot Prize for the best new collection of poems published in the United Kingdom or Ireland.

Published:Tuesday | January 25, 2011 | 9:11 AM

A new opinion poll published yesterday has shown that almost 60 per cent of Bermudians approve how Paula Cox is handling her job as Premier.

Published:Monday | January 24, 2011 | 1:22 PM

Eastern Caribbean heads of government are holding a two-day retreat in Grenada, days after the official start of their economic union.

Published:Monday | January 24, 2011 | 1:19 PM

The Dominican Republic has registered its first cholera death since the disease swept through neighbouring Haiti.

Published:Monday | January 24, 2011 | 9:04 AM

The opposition People’s Action Movement (PAM) in St Kitts has implored the government to resist the urge to implement a Personal Income Tax saying it will harm the economy and be a burden for...

Published:Friday | January 21, 2011 | 1:24 PM

St Maarten was last night shaken up by an earthquake.

Published:Friday | January 21, 2011 | 1:22 PM

The wife of David Thompson, the late Barbados Prime Minister has won yesterday's by election in the St John constituency.

Published:Friday | January 21, 2011 | 9:26 AM

St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves disclosed in the country’s Parliament yesterday that there was a plot to assassinate him.

Published:Friday | January 21, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Port-Au-Prince, Haiti (CMC):Less than a week after deposed Haitian leader Jean- Claude Duvalier made a surprise return to Haiti, another former head of state is eyeing a return to the French-speaking Caribbean...

Published:Friday | January 21, 2011 | 12:00 AM

St John's, Antigua (CMC):Attorney Everton Gonsalves was fined EC$300 (US$111) after his BlackBerry smartphone rang during a case involving the former chairman of the Antigua and Barbuda Electoral Commission (ABEC),...

Published:Thursday | January 20, 2011 | 10:06 AM

Eight Caribbean countries and Fiji will meet in Jamaica for a three day regional sugar seminar starting today.

Published:Thursday | January 20, 2011 | 10:01 AM

The Grenada government has announced a three-month amnesty for illegal immigrants who are employed.

Published:Wednesday | January 19, 2011 | 5:58 PM

Venezuela has announced plans to connect Cuba to a high speed fibre optic cable.

Published:Wednesday | January 19, 2011 | 1:18 PM

Guyana's Ethnic Relations Commission is calling for responsible behaviour as the country moves into election mode.

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