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Published:Tuesday | August 25, 2009 | 2:15 PM

The Belize government has nationalised the country\'s leading telecommunications company, Belize Telemedia.

Published:Tuesday | August 25, 2009 | 2:14 PM

The Appeals Court in New Orleans in the United States has upheld the ruling of a Houston court that accused swindler Allen Stanford must remain in a US jail until his fraud trial.

Published:Tuesday | August 25, 2009 | 9:36 AM

The Barbados government says it does not intend to abandon plans to introduce a comprehensive immigration strategy.

Published:Monday | August 24, 2009 | 6:06 PM

The Barbados government said it does not intend to shelf plans to introduce a comprehensive immigration strategy.

Published:Monday | August 24, 2009 | 6:04 PM

St Lucia Foreign Affairs Minister Rufus Bousquet has disclosed that a report of the Commission of Inquiry into the last administration has found evidence of mismanagement and disregard for established procedures.

Published:Monday | August 24, 2009 | 12:47 PM

Attorney-at-law, Robert Corbin, has been re-elected to head the main opposition Peoples National Congress in Guyana, after a bruising election contest.

Published:Monday | August 24, 2009 | 12:46 PM

The government of Guyana has commissioned a new state-of-the-art sugar factory in Skeldon even as the administration battles with uncertainty of its future in light of the global economic trends.

Published:Monday | August 24, 2009 | 9:49 AM

A photograph of Fidel Castro published in a state-run newspaper, shows the former Cuban leader in a much better state of health.

Published:Monday | August 24, 2009 | 9:48 AM

St Lucia’s Prime Minister, Stephenson King, has dismissed calls by the opposition and civil society groups for Health Minister Dr Keith Mondesir to resign.

Published:Friday | August 21, 2009 | 5:11 PM

Sandals Resorts International (SRI) says it has bought the Four Seasons Resort Great Exuma in the Bahamas, according to a report on www.cananews.net.

Published:Friday | August 21, 2009 | 9:34 AM

Bermuda has remained under a hurricane watch as Hurricane Bill, a category three storm continues at speeds of 125 miles per hour.

Published:Friday | August 21, 2009 | 9:33 AM

Embattled leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Robert Corbin has announced his decision to contest the leadership of the main opposition party during the August 21-22 congress.

Published:Thursday | August 20, 2009 | 5:40 PM

The new Chief Executive Officer of the Turks and Caicos Islands, TCI, Martin Stanley says the islands will have to borrow money to meet its short-term needs.

Published:Thursday | August 20, 2009 | 2:00 PM

The new Chief Executive Officer of the Turks and Caicos Islands, TCI, Martin Stanley says the islands will have to borrow money to meet its short term needs.

Published:Thursday | August 20, 2009 | 9:27 AM

The Chief Minister of Montserrat, Dr Lowell Lewis has admitted to making a political mistake when he called a general election two years ahead of schedule.

Published:Wednesday | August 19, 2009 | 1:45 PM

United States regulators failed to act on reports that Texas financier Sir Allen Stanford was operating an alleged multi-billion dollar Ponzi scheme, a US Senate Banking Committee has been told, according to a report on www.cananews.net.

Published:Wednesday | August 19, 2009 | 12:55 PM

The Leader of Guyana\'s main opposition Peoples National Congress Reform (PNCR) Robert Corbin said he will run for the leadership of the party at its congressional elections this weekend.

Published:Wednesday | August 19, 2009 | 9:21 AM

The Grenada Union of Teachers said it would oppose plans by the government to extend the hours of school from the start of the new academic term on September 7.

Published:Tuesday | August 18, 2009 | 6:22 PM

A new inter-island ferry service linking five Caribbean islands is to be launched in October.

Published:Tuesday | August 18, 2009 | 6:18 PM

A delegation of American Catholic bishops is visiting Cuba in a bid to speed up the improvement of relations between Washington and Havana.

Published:Tuesday | August 18, 2009 | 4:37 PM

The Grenada Union of Teachers (GUT) says it will oppose plans by the government to extend the hours of school from the start of the new academic term on September 7, according to a report on www.cananews.net.

Published:Tuesday | August 18, 2009 | 4:33 PM

Caribbean countries are included in a new report that predicts developing countries will experience significant population growth in the next 40 years, according to a report on www.cananews.net.

Published:Tuesday | August 18, 2009 | 9:58 AM

The main opposition St. Lucia Labour Party (SLP) has called for the immediate resignation of Attorney General Dr. Nicholas Frederick.

Published:Tuesday | August 18, 2009 | 9:58 AM

The main opposition St. Lucia Labour Party (SLP) has called for the immediate resignation of Attorney General Dr. Nicholas Frederick.

Published:Monday | August 17, 2009 | 12:45 PM

The Atlantic season\'s first hurricane, Bill, is threatening to become a major storm in another two days, as the depression formerly called Tropical Storm Ana, fizzles.

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