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Published:Tuesday | March 16, 2010 | 7:00 PM

A political firestorm is brewing in Nevis over the treatment of non-nationals, following reports that at least 30 people have been arrested since Friday in a police crackdown on illegal migrants.

Published:Tuesday | March 16, 2010 | 1:42 PM

The Cuban government is criticizing the United States for its decision to ease sanctions on Havana and two other countries to allow exports of Internet services.

Published:Tuesday | March 16, 2010 | 1:42 PM

Antigua and Barbuda\'s Finance Minister, Harold Lovell, has defended his country\'s decision to decrease by 41 the number of items which have been zero-rated under the sales tax.

Published:Tuesday | March 16, 2010 | 9:53 AM

The Grenada Hotel and Tourism Association has criticized the government’s decision to impose a tax on service charges in the tourist industry.

Published:Tuesday | March 16, 2010 | 9:52 AM

The Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union is seeking international support in its prolonged industrial dispute with the Russian-owned Bauxite Company of Guyana.

Published:Monday | March 15, 2010 | 6:56 PM

United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, has vowed to work to keep donor funds flowing for Haiti\'s recovery and reconstruction.

Published:Monday | March 15, 2010 | 6:55 PM

The Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) has warned of the potential impact that a strike by the cabin crew of British Airways (BA) will have on the sector in the region.

Published:Monday | March 15, 2010 | 2:22 PM

The United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, is now on his second visit to Haiti since the country was struck by a huge earthquake in January.

Published:Monday | March 15, 2010 | 2:21 PM

Several politicians in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) are criticising the move to cut the salaries of civil servants by 10 per cent.

Published:Friday | March 12, 2010 | 1:17 PM

Two aid workers have been freed in Haiti almost a week after they were abducted on the streets of the capital, Port au Prince.

Published:Friday | March 12, 2010 | 1:17 PM

Guyana’s water company has increased rationing as it struggles to deal with the effects of the extended dry season.

Published:Friday | March 12, 2010 | 9:02 AM

CARICOM Heads of Government have said that the regional grouping will be pushing for a development fund to facilitate the reconstruction of earthquake-hit Haiti.

Published:Thursday | March 11, 2010 | 5:39 PM

Guyana has refused Suriname\'s request to formalize an illegal passenger docking facility at the Corentyne River that borders the two countries.

Published:Thursday | March 11, 2010 | 5:37 PM

Police in Trinidad say they have began criminal investigations into the former head of the Urban Development Corporation.

Published:Thursday | March 11, 2010 | 1:09 PM

Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has filed a writ in St Vincent and the Grenadines’ High Court seeking damages from Opposition Leader Arnhim Eustace over statements he allegedly made during a 15 day period last month.

Published:Thursday | March 11, 2010 | 9:04 AM

CARICOM leaders will open their two-day intersessional summit in Roseau, Dominica today with the state of regional economies high on the agenda for the first full working day of the meeting.

Published:Wednesday | March 10, 2010 | 6:23 PM

The United Nations says there will be no security vacuum in Haiti, as foreign troops withdraw from earthquake-ravaged Port-au-Prince.

Published:Wednesday | March 10, 2010 | 6:21 PM

Dominica\'s Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, is warning opposition parliamentarians that he’s prepared to call by-elections if they continue to miss sittings of parliament.

Published:Wednesday | March 10, 2010 | 1:07 PM

The World Bank\'s private sector lender, the International Finance Corp (IFC) has approved $35 million to help companies in Haiti rebuild and create jobs.

Published:Wednesday | March 10, 2010 | 1:03 PM

Opposition legislators in Bermuda have criticised Premier Dr. Ewart Brown over his decision to attend the CARICOM inter-sessional summit in Dominica later this week.

Published:Wednesday | March 10, 2010 | 9:05 AM

Haitian authorities have released from detention one of the last two American missionaries held for alleged child abduction.

Published:Tuesday | March 9, 2010 | 5:27 PM

Cuba\'s Economy Minister Marino Murillo is calling for less state intervention in the country\'s affairs.

Published:Tuesday | March 9, 2010 | 5:26 PM

Haiti\'s President Rene Preval wants food aid to his country to stop.

Published:Tuesday | March 9, 2010 | 1:09 PM

A well-known Caribbean economist is disputing claims by President Bharrat Jagdeo that drug-money is not reflected in Guyana\'s economy.

Published:Tuesday | March 9, 2010 | 1:07 PM

Cuba has described the hunger strike of dissident journalist Guillermo Farinas, as blackmail.

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