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Published:Monday | August 17, 2009 | 12:44 PM

The former Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) Galmo Williams wants Britain to work with elected officials rather than replace them.

Published:Monday | August 17, 2009 | 11:13 AM

Disaster officials in the Eastern Caribbean say plans have been put in place to safeguard lives and property as the sub-region prepares for the passage of two weather systems.

Published:Friday | August 14, 2009 | 6:12 PM

The Swiss Federal Criminal Tribunal has rejected an appeal by the family of Haiti\'s former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier to hand over the money seized from accounts in Swiss banks.

Published:Friday | August 14, 2009 | 4:17 PM

Britain has imposed direct rule on the Turks and Caicos Islands after an inquiry found evidence of government corruption and incompetence, according to a report on www.news.bbc.co.uk.

Published:Friday | August 14, 2009 | 1:47 PM

Britain is set to resume direct rule over the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Published:Friday | August 14, 2009 | 9:09 AM

Opposition senator Kerrie Symmonds has resigned.

Published:Thursday | August 13, 2009 | 6:38 PM

Antiguan students could be facing longer days in school, as consultations begin this week into a proposal made by Education Minister Jacqui Quinn-Leandro.

Published:Thursday | August 13, 2009 | 6:37 PM

The Minister of State with responsibility for Labour in Barbados, Senator Arni Walters, will meet representatives of the Barbados Workers Union (BWU) and telecommunications company, LIME tomorrow.

Published:Thursday | August 13, 2009 | 1:45 PM

The Former premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands, Michael Misick has lost his appeal against the British government to suspend the territory\'s constitution.

Published:Thursday | August 13, 2009 | 1:43 PM

President of the Guyana Public Service Union Patrick Yarde has called for public servants to abstain from participating in polygraph testing which is being used by the government to stamp out corruption at public institutions.

Published:Wednesday | August 12, 2009 | 6:37 PM

The Guyana based CARICOM Secretariat has launched the second phase of a project aimed at exposing tertiary level students in the Caribbean to the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME).

Published:Wednesday | August 12, 2009 | 1:21 PM

The ongoing split in the main opposition United National Congress in Trinidad and Tobago appears to be widening.

Published:Tuesday | August 11, 2009 | 6:17 PM

The National Security Minister of St Lucia Guy Mayers says he intends to have Prime Minister Stephenson King propose a regional amnesty programme for CARICOM nationals living illegally in member countries.

Published:Tuesday | August 11, 2009 | 12:57 PM

The southernmost islands of the Caribbean have been experiencing severe rainfall over the past two days.

Published:Tuesday | August 11, 2009 | 8:35 AM

Haitian living overseas are seeking changes to the country’s law to allow them to participate more in the Haitian political process.

Published:Monday | August 10, 2009 | 12:47 PM

Antigua\'s Attorney General Justin Simon is urging the opposition United Workers Party (UWP) to intensify its fight against alleged corruption in government.

Published:Monday | August 10, 2009 | 12:46 PM

St Lucian Prime Minister Stephenson King is again defending his government\'s decision to access $10.6 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Published:Monday | August 10, 2009 | 9:47 AM

The government of the twin-island nation of Antigua and Barbuda has decided to allow market forces to determine its fuel prices.

Published:Friday | August 7, 2009 | 5:02 PM

Trinidad & Tobago’s Tourism Minister Joseph Ross is raising concern about the negative impact of crime on the tourism product in the twin island republic.

Published:Friday | August 7, 2009 | 9:44 AM

The Trinidad and Tobago government has denied suggestions that the economy of the oil-rich twin island republic has gone into recession.

Published:Friday | August 7, 2009 | 9:43 AM

The main opposition St. Lucia Labour Party (SLP) has called for the resignations of two government ministers.

Published:Wednesday | August 5, 2009 | 6:07 PM

A United States court has been told that financier, Sir Allen Stanford, accused of masterminding a US$7 billion Ponzi scheme is having difficulty finding a lawyer to represent him.

Published:Wednesday | August 5, 2009 | 6:04 PM

The Bahamas government has announced plans to introduce bio-fuels in order to reduce the country’s reliance on fossil fuel.

Published:Wednesday | August 5, 2009 | 1:20 PM

Guyana\'s Opposition Leader, Robert Corbin, is dismissing accusations of diversionary tactics, ahead of a hotly contested leadership challenge later this month.

Published:Wednesday | August 5, 2009 | 1:19 PM

Haitian workers have been protesting outside the country\'s parliament, demanding an increase in the minimum wage.

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