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Published:Monday | July 26, 2010 | 5:48 PM

The main opposition Antigua Labour Party (ALP) has called for the Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer to reverse his decision to name a known party supporter as a member of the independent Antigua and Barbuda Electoral Commission.

Published:Monday | July 26, 2010 | 5:45 PM

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has called for social policies, which tackle the problem of inequality in the region.

Published:Monday | July 26, 2010 | 1:04 PM

The United Nations AIDS agency (UNAIDS) is reporting that the Caribbean is not comfortable with talking about HIV/AIDS and sexual practices.

Published:Monday | July 26, 2010 | 9:28 AM

The Bahamian government plans to introduce a new multi-million dollar National Prescription Drug Programme free of cost.

Published:Friday | July 23, 2010 | 5:38 PM

Trinidad health officials have confirmed an outbreak of dengue fever and are urging citizens to do more to eliminate the aedes aegypti mosquito responsible for spreading the virus.

Published:Friday | July 23, 2010 | 5:37 PM

The United Nations police serving in Haiti have arrested two men who escaped from jail.

Published:Friday | July 23, 2010 | 7:59 AM

Tropical Storm Bonnie has formed over the central Bahamas, becoming the second named storm of the 2010 Atlantic Hurricane Season.

Published:Thursday | July 22, 2010 | 6:02 PM

The police in Antigua and Barbuda say they have made the largest drug bust in the history of the twin island nation.

Published:Thursday | July 22, 2010 | 6:02 PM

Three more Cuban political prisoners have reached Spain, along with dozens of relatives.

Published:Thursday | July 22, 2010 | 2:02 PM

The Opposition Leader in St Lucia, Dr Kenny Anthony, has called for Prime Minister Stephenson King to continue his house-cleaning exercise.

Published:Thursday | July 22, 2010 | 2:00 PM

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the cancellation of Haiti’s US$268 million debt.

Published:Thursday | July 22, 2010 | 9:37 AM

Guyana is working with the International Rice Research Institute to develop a flood-tolerant variety of rice, to significantly reduce the impact the severe weather is having on farms in the country.

Published:Wednesday | July 21, 2010 | 5:46 PM

The Trinidad and Tobago police are investigating the gruesome deaths of two persons.

Published:Wednesday | July 21, 2010 | 9:08 AM

Public discussion is now rife in Trinidad and Tobago on whether the recently elected government of Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar should resume hangings.

Published:Tuesday | July 20, 2010 | 6:15 PM

The United States has called for Guyana to investigate reports that members of the security forces murdered hundreds of people in the last 17 years.

Published:Tuesday | July 20, 2010 | 6:13 PM

The president of Cuba’s parliament, Ricardo Alarcon says the government is prepared to release more political prisoners.

Published:Tuesday | July 20, 2010 | 12:32 PM

Guyanese President, Bharrat Jagdeo, says he hopes to work with the newly elected President of Suriname to improve relations between the two countries.

Published:Tuesday | July 20, 2010 | 9:33 AM

Opposition Leader Arnhim Eustace has warned that legal action could be taken against current ministers in the Ralph Gonsalves administration, for alleged corrupt acts, if the New Democratic Party (NDP) wins the next general elections.

Published:Monday | July 19, 2010 | 5:29 PM

Former military director in Suriname, Desi Bouterse, defeated Justice and Police Minister Chandrikapersad Santokhi during a parliamentary vote for the presidency today.

Published:Monday | July 19, 2010 | 5:27 PM

Health officials across the region are reporting an increase in the number of cases of dengue fever in the Caribbean.

Published:Monday | July 19, 2010 | 12:37 PM

Health officials across the region are reporting an increase in the number of cases of dengue fever in the Caribbean.

Published:Monday | July 19, 2010 | 9:43 AM

Three members of Antigua and Barbuda's electoral commission have been suspended, pending their appearance before an investigative tribunal next month.

Published:Saturday | July 17, 2010 | 1:18 PM

The main opposition People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) in Guyana says it has adopted a motion outlining the measures to be used in the selection of a presidential candidate for the next general elections.

Published:Friday | July 16, 2010 | 7:03 PM

The ruling Progressive Labour Party says it is looking for a candidate to replace Premier Dr. Ewart Brown in the Warwick South Central constituency when he resigns later this year.

Published:Friday | July 16, 2010 | 12:26 PM

The Barbados-based CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) says it has approved nearly US$9 million in its first Country Assistance Programmes, to Belize and St Lucia.

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