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Published:Friday | June 12, 2009 | 10:10 AM

Chief Minister Dr Lowell Lewis on Friday advised the Governor of Montserrat (a British Overseas Territory) to dissolve the Legislative Council, paving the way for a fresh general election on September 8, according to a report on CANANEWS.net.

Published:Friday | June 12, 2009 | 9:48 AM

Parliamentarians in St. Lucia have withdrawn the Civil Status Bill designed to regulate births, marriages, deaths and change of names.

Published:Friday | June 12, 2009 | 9:48 AM

Antigua’s National Security Minister Dr. Errol Cort says the Government will be making more resources available to the police to curb incidents of rape and other violent crimes.

Published:Thursday | June 11, 2009 | 6:18 PM

St. Lucia and Antigua have turned away a Royal Caribbean Cruise ship because of fear of contamination by the swine flu.

Published:Thursday | June 11, 2009 | 6:16 PM

A former US Embassy employee in Haiti has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for stealing more than $800, 000 from the State Department.

Published:Thursday | June 11, 2009 | 6:14 PM

Energy ministers from Latin America and the Caribbean are meeting today in St. Kitts to prepare for tomorrow’s PetroCaribe Summit.

Published:Thursday | June 11, 2009 | 1:13 PM

Caribbean officials are concerned that the outcome of the recent European elections may hurt their future relations with that bloc.

Published:Thursday | June 11, 2009 | 9:20 AM

International ratings agency Standards and Poors has downgraded Barbados’ credit rating.

Published:Thursday | June 11, 2009 | 9:19 AM

The Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis is dismissing claims that the proposed union between Trinidad and Tobago and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) will destabilise the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).

Published:Wednesday | June 10, 2009 | 6:15 PM

Leaders of Caribbean countries benefiting from the Petro Caribe deal will meet this Friday in St. Kitts to plan a strategy to confront the current global financial crisis.

Published:Wednesday | June 10, 2009 | 6:14 PM

A joint university study has found widespread destruction of coral reefs throughout the Caribbean.

Published:Wednesday | June 10, 2009 | 1:47 PM

Prosecutors in Belize say they will be appealing against a high court decision to dismiss a corruption charge against a former Prime Minister, Said Musa.

Published:Wednesday | June 10, 2009 | 9:36 AM

Former Prime Minister Said Musa has been cleared of theft charges.

Published:Tuesday | June 9, 2009 | 6:18 PM

The Cuban government has declared that it does not want to rejoin the Organization of American States, OAS.

Published:Tuesday | June 9, 2009 | 2:05 PM

Guyana\'s Amerindians are being consulted on the government\'s plans to keep most of the country\'s tropical rainforest intact in exchange for millions of dollars from the international community.

Published:Tuesday | June 9, 2009 | 2:04 PM

St Lucia\'s outgoing Customs Controller, Terence Leonard is raising concerns about his transfer to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Published:Tuesday | June 9, 2009 | 11:32 AM

Belize\'s former Prime Minister, Said Musa has been cleared of theft charges, according to a report on CANANEWS.net.

Published:Tuesday | June 9, 2009 | 9:21 AM

Libya is to establish a commercial bank in the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) sub-region.

Published:Monday | June 8, 2009 | 6:16 PM

The government in Guyana has launched a new strategy for transforming the country\'s economy and fighting climate change.

Published:Monday | June 8, 2009 | 1:51 PM

Dominica has recorded its first two cases of swine flu.

Published:Monday | June 8, 2009 | 1:47 PM

Miners in Guyana are calling for the government to investigate corruption among military and police officials.

Published:Monday | June 8, 2009 | 9:31 AM

Guyana’s Honorary Consul in Barbados is expressing fear that some unscrupulous persons are taking advantage of the six-month amnesty that the government has given to undocumented residents to regularise their status.

Published:Friday | June 5, 2009 | 6:04 PM

Health officials in Trinidad and Tobago are still awaiting the results of additional testing done on a woman who tested positive for the H1N1 virus.

Published:Friday | June 5, 2009 | 6:01 PM

The Trinidad and Tobago National Security Minister Martin Joseph says CARICOM governments are reviewing mutual arrangements for deporting criminals who are not from the twin island republic.

Published:Friday | June 5, 2009 | 1:17 PM

The Cayman Islands is the latest Caribbean nation to record a case of the H1N1 Influenza.

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