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Published:Wednesday | January 6, 2010 | 6:18 PM

Grenada’s Prime Minister Tillman Thomas has rejected the construction of casinos on the island.

Published:Wednesday | January 6, 2010 | 1:22 PM

The government in Anguilla has announced February 15 as Election Day.

Published:Wednesday | January 6, 2010 | 1:21 PM

St Lucian Prime Minister, Stephenson King has announced plans to go ahead with the construction of the island\'s first casino, scheduled for completion this year.

Published:Wednesday | January 6, 2010 | 9:33 AM

Dominica’s Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit has reiterated his government’s commitment to increasing the minimum wage and lowering the cost of living within the next three months.

Published:Tuesday | January 5, 2010 | 7:51 PM

The opposition People\'s Action Movement (PAM) in St Kitts and Nevis is renewing calls for the government to set a permanent election date for general elections.

Published:Tuesday | January 5, 2010 | 7:50 PM

A leading Dominica Labour Party (DLP) official, who was dismissed in two previous administrations, has been included in the 15-member cabinet of Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit.

Published:Tuesday | January 5, 2010 | 1:16 PM

St. Kitts Prime Minister, Denzil Douglas is expected to announce a date for general elections this week.

Published:Tuesday | January 5, 2010 | 9:20 AM

The Prime Minister of Dominica, Roosevelt Skerrit, has assumed the chairmanship of the 15-member Caribbean Community, CARICOM.

Published:Tuesday | January 5, 2010 | 9:19 AM

St. Lucia’s Prime Minister, Stephenson King has indicated that his government will be undertaking several initiatives this year geared towards the country’s development agenda and increasing employment.

Published:Monday | January 4, 2010 | 5:52 PM

Law enforcement officials in Bermuda are now investigating a murder, which happened at a club last night.

Published:Monday | January 4, 2010 | 5:51 PM

A mother and her mentally challenged daughter were killed in an early morning fire at their home in the Lowmans Leeward community in St. Vincent.

Published:Monday | January 4, 2010 | 1:04 PM

The government in Guyana said it has implemented measures to tackle ongoing drought-like conditions.

Published:Monday | January 4, 2010 | 1:03 PM

The new Government Ministers in Roseau, Dominica are to be sworn-in this afternoon by the country’s President, Nicholas Liverpool.

Published:Monday | January 4, 2010 | 9:36 AM

An opinion poll in Trinidad and Tobago has indicated that Kamla Persad-Bissessar is expected to win the leadership of the main opposition United National Congress (UNC) by a landslide victory in upcoming elections.

Published:Thursday | December 31, 2009 | 2:26 PM

A judge in Puerto Rico has barred the construction of a controversial monkey-breeding facility.

Published:Thursday | December 31, 2009 | 2:23 PM

The Belizean government has dismissed claims being made by several gaming companies that it has issued licenses to operate gaming websites.

Published:Thursday | December 31, 2009 | 9:43 AM

The new cabinet of Dominican Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit is to be sworn in on Monday.

Published:Wednesday | December 30, 2009 | 6:09 PM

Officials in Georgetown, Guyana say they’re working to resolve the country’s prolonged disruption to its domestic and international telecommunications services, including the internet.

Published:Wednesday | December 30, 2009 | 6:08 PM

Leaders of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) have hailed the economic union treaty as one that will strengthen the integration process, both in the sub-region and the wider CARICOM.

Published:Wednesday | December 30, 2009 | 1:26 PM

A Trinidad-born man is reported to have been awarded $3.2 million by the US city of Boston after he was wrongly convicted of rape.

Published:Wednesday | December 30, 2009 | 1:26 PM

The government of the Cayman Islands is promising immigration incentives to the operators of foreign firms in a bid to encourage them to remain in the territory described as the Caribbean hedge fund hub.

Published:Wednesday | December 30, 2009 | 9:44 AM

The European Union has responded to criticisms from a Guyanese Government Minister that the actions of the EU have resulted in challenges for the country’s sugar industry.

Published:Tuesday | December 29, 2009 | 6:41 PM

A 14-year-old boy was killed and two other persons injured after a grenade was tossed into a crowd in Belize last night.

Published:Tuesday | December 29, 2009 | 6:39 PM

A British man has been remanded in Antigua after he was charged with possession of cocaine while trying to board a flight to the United Kingdom.

Published:Tuesday | December 29, 2009 | 1:21 PM

A British man has been remanded in Antigua after he was charged with possession of cocaine while trying to board a flight to the United Kingdom.

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