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Published:Friday | July 16, 2010 | 8:37 AM

Antigua's Opposition Leader, Lester Bird, and a party colleague, Asot Michael, are facing a criminal investigation over alleged financial wrongdoing during their time in government.

Published:Thursday | July 15, 2010 | 5:40 PM

The Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis, Dr Denzil Douglas, says his administration will stick with the time-table for a November introduction of the Value Added Tax (VAT) system in the country.

Published:Thursday | July 15, 2010 | 3:44 PM

Trinidad and Tobago’s health officials are awaiting confirmation on whether a second person has died from dengue fever.

Published:Thursday | July 15, 2010 | 3:40 PM

Less than a week after he won a by-election, Hector John has been named as Opposition Leader in the Dominica Parliament.

Published:Thursday | July 15, 2010 | 9:44 AM

There are reports this morning that Trinidad and Tobago's reserves of natural gas have declined further.

Published:Thursday | July 15, 2010 | 9:42 AM

The governor of the Barbados Central Bank says the island's economy will possibly suffer more unemployment, inflation and marginal growth.

Published:Thursday | July 15, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Guyana(CMC):President Bharrat Jagdeo has sued the Kaieteur News newspaper for libel and is seeking more than GUY$10 million (US$48,550) in damages.Jagdeo has also named the newspaper's editor, Adam Harris...

Published:Thursday | July 15, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Trinidad (CMC):A report on Trinidad and Tobago's natural gas reserves indicates that the country now has 10 years of gas left in its proven reserves.The report by the US-based Ryder Scott Company shows that...

Published:Thursday | July 15, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Anguilla (CMC):The Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport remained closed yesterday after the sole firetruck that provides services to the facility broke down.

Published:Thursday | July 15, 2010 | 12:00 AM

St Kitts (CMC):A petition challenging the eligibility of opposition legislator Eugene Hamilton to contest the general election in St Kitts and Nevis will now be heard next week....

Published:Wednesday | July 14, 2010 | 6:02 PM

The Guyanese president, Bharrat Jagdeo, has sued the Kaieteur News newspaper for libel and is seeking more than US$48,000 in damages.

Published:Wednesday | July 14, 2010 | 6:00 PM

A report on Trinidad and Tobago's natural gas reserves has indicated that the country now has 10 years of gas left in its proven facilities.

Published:Wednesday | July 14, 2010 | 5:56 PM

Dozens of young Haitians have participated in a demonstration against President Rene Preval, demanding that he step down.

Published:Wednesday | July 14, 2010 | 12:40 PM

A report on Trinidad and Tobago's natural gas reserves has indicated that the country now has 10 years of gas left in its proven facilities.

Published:Wednesday | July 14, 2010 | 12:37 PM

A new opinion poll published today in Bermuda has shown that a significant number of citizens want Premier Ewart Brown to adhere to his schedule and step down from office in October.

Published:Tuesday | July 13, 2010 | 5:37 PM

Data released by the Central Bank of Barbados have revealed that the country’s economy contracted by one per cent over the first six months of the year, compared with the similar period in 2009.

Published:Tuesday | July 13, 2010 | 2:33 PM

A former financial adviser to disgraced financier, Allen Stanford, has filed for Chapter seven bankruptcy protection.

Published:Tuesday | July 13, 2010 | 2:31 PM

Lawyers for the main opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) in St Vincent and the Grenadines have filed an injunction preventing the three member Elections and Boundaries Commission from publishing a notice relating to the extension of the country’s electo

Published:Tuesday | July 13, 2010 | 9:12 AM

Haiti’s Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive says the country has only received 10 per cent of the money pledged by governments to help in the reconstruction of the earthquake-ravished country.

Published:Monday | July 12, 2010 | 5:46 PM

Grenadian Prime Minister, Tillman Thomas, is on his way to China to attend the Shanghai Exposition.

Published:Monday | July 12, 2010 | 12:22 PM

Authorities in Guyana have confessed that the local drug-fighting set-up is not effective.

Published:Monday | July 12, 2010 | 9:22 AM

The Opposition Leader of St Kitts and Nevis, Lindsay Grant has urged the government to reconsider plans to introduce the Value Added Tax (VAT) on food.

Published:Monday | July 12, 2010 | 9:21 AM

Members of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) are to launch an initiative to tackle crime, which could also involve the establishment of a body similar to a regional police force.

Published:Friday | July 9, 2010 | 6:34 PM

Cuban rebel Guillermo Farinas who has been on a hunger strike for the past four month has taken his first sip of water in over four months.

Published:Wednesday | July 7, 2010 | 12:44 PM

The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) says it will be intensifying efforts to tackle the rise in dengue fever cases across the Caribbean and Latin America

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