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Published:Tuesday | May 18, 2010 | 6:09 PM

The head of the United Nations mission in Haiti has unveiled new efforts to provide secure housing to thousands of people made homeless by the January 12 earthquake.

Published:Tuesday | May 18, 2010 | 6:06 PM

Governments in the region have reiterated that commercial fraud is costing the Caribbean hundreds of millions of dollars in loss of government revenue.

Published:Tuesday | May 18, 2010 | 1:46 PM

Haiti’s High Court has convicted an American missionary of trying to take 33 children out of the country to the Dominican Republic following the January 12 earthquake.

Published:Tuesday | May 18, 2010 | 1:46 PM

Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Patrick Manning has given a relatively upbeat assessment of the fortunes of the local operations of the Clico financial group, which his administration stepped in to rescue in January last year.

Published:Monday | May 17, 2010 | 6:08 PM

St Lucia is seeking to improve its trading relationship with member countries of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States by participating in a six-day trade mission to St Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada.

Published:Monday | May 17, 2010 | 6:07 PM

St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister, Dr Denzil Douglas, says his party will not be contesting another general election in the twin island federation under the existing electoral boundaries.

Published:Monday | May 17, 2010 | 1:04 PM

The Central Electoral Board in the Dominican Republic has confirmed that one person was killed during polls to elect senators, delegates and mayors yesterday.

Published:Monday | May 17, 2010 | 1:03 PM

Suriname\'s Aviation Authority says at least eight people were killed over the weekend when a plane crashed near the border with French Guiana.

Published:Friday | May 14, 2010 | 5:13 PM

Antigua is set to receive a $12.4 million grant from the European Commission (EC) for budgetary support.

Published:Friday | May 14, 2010 | 5:13 PM

Haitian prosecutors have asked for a six-month prison term for US missionary Laura Silsby, who was arrested for trying to leave Haiti with 33 children following the devastating January 12 earthquake.

Published:Friday | May 14, 2010 | 2:27 PM

President of the Inter American Development Bank (IDB), Luis Alberto Moreno, begins an official two-day visit to Haiti today.

Published:Friday | May 14, 2010 | 2:26 PM

There’s more political tension brewing in Trinidad and Tobago.

Published:Thursday | May 13, 2010 | 6:00 PM

The government of St Lucia says it expects significant reductions in the cost of telecommunications services, as a result of the granting of operating licences to a number of new companies.

Published:Thursday | May 13, 2010 | 5:59 PM

A gas platform has sunk in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Venezuela, but the energy minister says it poses no risk to the environment.

Published:Thursday | May 13, 2010 | 1:06 PM

Trinidad and Tobago’s ruling Peoples National Movement (PNM) has chided United National Congress leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar for publicly tearing to pieces the party’s manifesto for the May 24 general election.

Published:Thursday | May 13, 2010 | 1:05 PM

Officials of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) say the group is seeking to move forward with the integration process in the sub-region.

Published:Thursday | May 13, 2010 | 8:51 AM

The Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) is concerned that the impending strike by British Airways cabin crew could affect regional tourism.

Published:Wednesday | May 12, 2010 | 6:26 PM

Jean Holder, the chairman of regional airline LIAT says night landing operations at Dominica\'s main Melville Hall Airport could give a much needed boost to tourism on the island.

Published:Wednesday | May 12, 2010 | 6:25 PM

Grenadian Prime Minister Tillman Thomas says his government is exploring ways of diversifying its energy sources.

Published:Wednesday | May 12, 2010 | 1:36 PM

A new Ship Boarding Agreement has been signed between St Vincent and the Grenadines and the United States as part of an initiative to prevent the spread of weapons of mass destruction.

Published:Wednesday | May 12, 2010 | 1:33 PM

World Bank President, Robert Zoellick, is urging donor nations to honour their aid pledges to help Haiti rebuild from January\'s devastating earthquake.

Published:Tuesday | May 11, 2010 | 5:55 PM

Guyana’s Defence Force Chief of Staff has been awarded the Order of Military Merit by Brazilian President Luiz Ignacio Lula Da Silva.

Published:Tuesday | May 11, 2010 | 5:54 PM

Venezuelan authorities have deported a man from the Dominican Republic who is wanted on drug trafficking and murder charges.

Published:Tuesday | May 11, 2010 | 12:36 PM

Antiguan authorities are setting up a tribunal to investigate the conduct of three members of the country’s Electoral Commission.

Published:Tuesday | May 11, 2010 | 12:35 PM

Anguilla remains without a national budget as political parties in the United Kingdom try to broker a deal following the inconclusive general elections last week.

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