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Published:Wednesday | December 16, 2009 | 1:13 PM

The St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister, Denzil Douglas has advised the country’s Governor General Cuthbert Sebastian to dissolve parliament.

Published:Wednesday | December 16, 2009 | 9:22 AM

Head of the Observer Mission from the Organization of American States (OAS) said its seeking to assure that its presence in Dominica will not interfere with the local electoral authorities.

Published:Tuesday | December 15, 2009 | 6:39 PM

An Organization of American States observer mission has arrived in Dominica to monitor Friday\'s general election.

Published:Tuesday | December 15, 2009 | 6:38 PM

The European Union is said to have finally reached a deal with banana-growing countries to end a decade-long tariff war.

Published:Tuesday | December 15, 2009 | 1:20 PM

Antigua and Barbuda\'s National Security Minister is warning artistes who portray violence and gangsterism in their lyrics, that they are not welcome in the country.

Published:Tuesday | December 15, 2009 | 9:23 AM

The Dominica Freedom Party (DFP) has outlined plans to transform the country’s economy in what it has dubbed its economic revitalization plan.

Published:Tuesday | December 15, 2009 | 9:22 AM

Residents who live close to Monserrat’s volcano will have to remain in shelters a while longer, as authorities have not cleared their communities as safe for habitation.

Published:Monday | December 14, 2009 | 6:42 PM

A United States-based company is claiming US$100 million in damages in a lawsuit filed against Suriname’s national telephone company, Telesur.

Published:Monday | December 14, 2009 | 1:59 PM

Dominica\'s Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit has reportedly angered the governments of Antigua and Anguilla with comments he made on the campaign trail ahead of this Friday\'s general election.

Published:Monday | December 14, 2009 | 1:58 PM

A United States-based company is claiming US$100 million in damages in a lawsuit filed against Suriname’s National Telephone Company, Telesur.

Published:Monday | December 14, 2009 | 9:51 AM

Antigua’s Education Minister, Jacqui Quinn-Leandro, has warned untrained teachers to upgrade their qualification or face being forced from the classroom.

Published:Friday | December 11, 2009 | 6:03 PM

The chairman of the governing St Kitts & Nevis Labour Party is denouncing claims from the opposition that he intends to resign from the party.

Published:Friday | December 11, 2009 | 6:02 PM

One of the opposition parties contesting Dominica\'s December 18 general election is pushing for a Freedom of Information Act.

Published:Friday | December 11, 2009 | 1:03 PM

Lawmakers in the US Virgin Islands are being urged to implement measures that will require corporations doing business in the territory to research their history and disclose any links to the transatlantic slave trade.

Published:Friday | December 11, 2009 | 1:01 PM

President of Guyana Bharrat Jagdeo said the Copenhagen climate change summit will be a failure if it comes up with just a political agreement instead of a binding one.

Published:Thursday | December 10, 2009 | 6:00 PM

Grenadian Prime Minister Tillman Thomas says his administration will be scrutinising the country’s libel laws as part of an overall strategy that includes making information more widely available.

Published:Thursday | December 10, 2009 | 1:22 PM

Bermudian Premier, Dr Ewart Brown has issued a fresh demand for control over how the police force operates.

Published:Thursday | December 10, 2009 | 1:22 PM

A Grenadian diplomat has warned of the dire consequences for the planet and its people if concrete action to curb the effects of climate change is not taken at a global summit underway in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Published:Thursday | December 10, 2009 | 1:21 PM

Bermudian Premier, Dr Ewart Brown has issued a fresh demand for control over how the police force operates.

Published:Thursday | December 10, 2009 | 1:20 PM

A Grenadian diplomat has warned of the dire consequences for the planet and its people if concrete action to curb the effects of climate change is not taken at a global summit underway in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Published:Thursday | December 10, 2009 | 9:29 AM

A report on the probe into the police torture of a teenager and a man has revealed that a senior officer and two others ignored the illegal activity.

Published:Thursday | December 10, 2009 | 9:28 AM

The Nevis government and the island\'s sole cable television company are in court after the Government seized control of the company this week.

Published:Thursday | December 10, 2009 | 9:27 AM

The IMF is urging the Government of the Cayman Islands to tighten the financial regulations of its offshore banks to minimize possible risks.

Published:Wednesday | December 9, 2009 | 6:10 PM

Officials in the Bahamas say they need to sign just two more tax information exchange agreements in order to be taken off the grey list of the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

Published:Wednesday | December 9, 2009 | 6:09 PM

The group, Citizens for Defence of Grenada\'s Lands and Heritage wants Prime Minister Tillman Thomas to explain his government’s position on casino gambling.

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