Caribbean

Trinidad and Tobago has joined four other Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries in becoming full members of the Geneva-based International Organisation for Migration (IOM), according to a report on www.cananews.net.

A Dutch Caribbean court has rejected an attempt to block the extradition of an American man accused of killing two Georgia college athletes.

The main opposition United National Congress has initiated steps that it hopes will result in the removal of President George Maxwell Richards from office.

A federal lawsuit has been filed in New York challenging the constitutionality of a US policy that forces Americans who travel to Cuba to disclose details about their spending.

Opposition leader Robert Corbin has filed a libel suit against Guyana Publications Inc, the publisher of the Stabroek News, and fellow People\'s National Congress/Reform (PNCR) executive Aubrey Norton over allegations pertaining to the party\'s Georgetown

Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit said legislation could shortly be taken to parliament to allow for the tendering process to be extended to companies not registered in Dominica.

British Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands Gordon Wetherell has announced the partial suspension of the territory\'s constitution.

The Barbados-based Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) has signed an agreement with the University of the West Indies that could result in a paradigm shift from role learning to real thinking.

Eastern Caribbean nations say they will appoint consultants to lay the groundwork for a new company to take over the operations of British American Insurance, a member company of the troubled Clico group.

A Catholic priest has been killed in Cuba. According to Cuba’s Roman Catholic Church, the body of 74 year old Reverend Mariano Arroyo\'s body was discovered yesterday in his room.

Britain has now restored direct rule in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

The Grenada government is denying media reports that it’s seeking funds from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to survive the economic crisis.