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Published:Friday | November 5, 2010 | 12:00 AM

PARIMARIBO (CMC):A United States Navy humanitarian vessel USS Iwo Jima cut short its humanitarian mission in Suriname to render relief to hurricane-stricken communities in the Eastern Caribbean, leaving long thousands of "disappointed"...

Published:Thursday | November 4, 2010 | 11:43 AM

A United States Navy humanitarian vessel USS Iwo Jima cut short its humanitarian mission in Suriname to render relief to hurricane stricken communities in the Eastern Caribbean, leaving long thousands of "disappointed" Surinamese.

Published:Thursday | November 4, 2010 | 9:02 AM

The number of people known to have died from cholera in Haiti has risen sharply.

Published:Tuesday | November 2, 2010 | 6:22 PM

The St. Lucian government is appealing for international help to deal with the devastation caused by Tropical Storm Tomas.

Published:Tuesday | November 2, 2010 | 2:51 PM

American Ballet Theatre dancers promised pirouettes — not politics — during the troupe's historic visit to Cuba this week, the first by the New York-based company since shortly after Fidel Castro's 1959 revolution turned the island into a U.S. nemesis.

Published:Tuesday | November 2, 2010 | 9:15 AM

The damage caused by Hurricane Tomas has triggered a US$12.8 million insurance payout to three countries from a regional coverage scheme.

Published:Tuesday | November 2, 2010 | 12:00 AM

ST VINCENT (CMC):The Ralph Gonsalves administration on Sunday appealed for regional and international assistance to rebuild the country after Hurricane Tomas left damages which are expected to amount...

Published:Tuesday | November 2, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Trinidad (CMC): Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is promising that her five-month-old administration will do all it can to assist Tobago following massive flooding and landslides in the aftermath of Hurricane Tomas.

Published:Monday | November 1, 2010 | 2:57 PM

A cholera outbreak that has killed more than 300 people in Haiti matches strains commonly found in South Asia, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday.

Published:Monday | November 1, 2010 | 12:38 PM

Officials of the United Nations (UN) and the Organisation of American States (OAS) say they’re doing all they can to ensure that Haiti's presidential and legislative elections later this month are held as smoothly as possible.

Published:Friday | October 29, 2010 | 5:58 PM

Residents in the densely populated areas of Guyana, including the capital, Georgetown, have been warned to prepare for strong winds and heavy rainfall associated with a weather disturbance that could develop into a tropical storm by tomorrow.

Published:Friday | October 29, 2010 | 12:15 PM

Bermuda’s Finance minister Paula Cox has been chosen as the country’s next Premier.

Published:Friday | October 29, 2010 | 8:51 AM

Guyana’s government is to provide improved sewage service to 52,000 people in the capital city of Georgetown.

Published:Friday | October 29, 2010 | 12:00 AM

CMC:The first meeting of the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI) Commission will take place in Jamaica from November 3.

Published:Friday | October 29, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Puerto Rico (AP):A United States federal agent accused of killing his neighbour walked out of a US Virgin Islands courtroom a free man yesterday after a judge threw out the case on a technicality that defence attorneys...

Published:Friday | October 29, 2010 | 12:00 AM

CMC: Supporters of the ruling United Progressive Party (UPP) took to the streets in an impromptu celebration after the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal overturned a lower court ruling that could have resulted in the collapse...

Published:Friday | October 29, 2010 | 12:00 AM

AP: A young Canadian who has pleaded guilty to war crimes received praise yesterday from an unexpected source, a former senior Guantanamo official who described him as a model prisoner, respectful and helpful to military personnel....

Published:Thursday | October 28, 2010 | 3:59 PM

The Trinidad and Tobago Central Bank has broken its silence on the raging conflict between the Government and depositors in a high-earning investment fund of the troubled insurance company, Clico.

Published:Thursday | October 28, 2010 | 3:55 PM

Officials in Haiti are reporting a new outbreak of cholera cases in several towns in the impoverished countries.

Published:Thursday | October 28, 2010 | 12:17 PM

A former beauty queen who was first accused in her husband's death three years ago is facing new murder charges.

Published:Thursday | October 28, 2010 | 12:06 PM

Hundreds of people are still missing days after several remote Indonesian islands were hit by a deadly tsunami.

Published:Thursday | October 28, 2010 | 12:03 PM

Antigua's Prime Minister, Baldwin Spencer, says he feels vindicated and relieved by the ruling of the appeals court regarding his election to the parliament.

Published:Thursday | October 28, 2010 | 12:00 PM

Bermuda could have a new leader by later this evening following the resignation of the current Premier, Ewart Brown.

Published:Thursday | October 28, 2010 | 9:03 AM

Reports out of Haiti have indicated that the number of people infected and killed by the cholera outbreak has increased.

Published:Thursday | October 28, 2010 | 12:00 AM

GENEVA (CMC):The World Health Organisation (WHO) said that more cases of cholera would be found linked to the sudden epidemic in Haiti but ruled out the need for travel restrictions.Cholera has killed more...

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