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Published:Friday | May 22, 2009 | 1:28 PM

St Lucia\'s police commissioner, Ausbert Regis, wants a local law passed to make it mandatory for all police officers to undergo lie detector and drug tests.

Published:Thursday | May 21, 2009 | 6:35 PM

St. Vincent and the Grenadines will be getting help in its fight against drug trafficking.

Published:Thursday | May 21, 2009 | 6:34 PM

Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname are the latest countries to sign an agreement to join a US electronic system called e-Trace.

Published:Thursday | May 21, 2009 | 1:25 PM

The government in the Dominican Republic will be instituting several changes to the country’s electoral system.

Published:Thursday | May 21, 2009 | 1:24 PM

The people of Cayman have chosen a new government.

Published:Thursday | May 21, 2009 | 10:13 AM

Several sections of Western and Southern Haiti remain under water following days of heavy rain.

Published:Thursday | May 21, 2009 | 10:12 AM

St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has issued a stern warning to gangs following the launch of a major anti-crime operation, yesterday.

Published:Wednesday | May 20, 2009 | 6:17 PM

The people of the Cayman Islands are electing a government and voting on a new constitution.

Published:Wednesday | May 20, 2009 | 6:14 PM

The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) said it is planning a campaign to highlight the importance of tourism to island economies.

Published:Wednesday | May 20, 2009 | 1:29 PM

The governing administration has resigned on St Maarten, where the electoral system of proportional representation has traditionally resulted in unstable governments.

Published:Wednesday | May 20, 2009 | 1:23 PM

A man wanted on a murder charge in Martinique has escaped from a prison in St Lucia.

Published:Tuesday | May 19, 2009 | 5:52 PM

The British Virgin Islands (BVI) said it signed tax information exchange agreements with the Nordic group of countries.

Published:Tuesday | May 19, 2009 | 1:36 PM

The British government says there’s little chance of it changing its position about restoring direct rule on the Turks and Caicos islands (TCI).

Published:Tuesday | May 19, 2009 | 1:36 PM

Today is the last day of campaigning for a general election in the Cayman Islands.

Published:Tuesday | May 19, 2009 | 9:03 AM

A Haitian man has been charged by US Federal authorities for attempting to smuggle 30 illegal aliens to the United States.

Published:Monday | May 18, 2009 | 6:05 PM

The Prime Minister of Grenada, Tillman Thomas, calls for more action at the regional level to protect children from the potential dangers they face on the internet.

Published:Monday | May 18, 2009 | 6:03 PM

The President of the Dominican Republic confirmed that the outbreak of H1N1 Influenza in Mexico has led to a boost in his country’s tourism sector.

Published:Monday | May 18, 2009 | 12:59 PM

The St Lucia government has ordered an investigation into an apparent airport breach of protocol that embarrassed foreign minister Rufus Bousquet and delayed an American Airlines (AA) flight.

Published:Monday | May 18, 2009 | 12:59 PM

St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas has been re-elected for a 21st consecutive year as leader of the governing Labour Party.

Published:Monday | May 18, 2009 | 12:58 PM

St. Vincent Opposition Leader Arnhim Eustace says Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves overreacted when he threatened to withdraw St Vincent and the Grenadines from the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME).

Published:Monday | May 18, 2009 | 8:44 AM

Customers of rival mobile phone service providers, Digicel Guyana and the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company, will soon be able to send text messages across the networks, following a year-long dispute.

Published:Friday | May 15, 2009 | 6:03 PM

A senior officer of the Stanford Financial Group has pleaded not guilty to charges of obstruction of justice and conspiracy to obstruct justice.

Published:Friday | May 15, 2009 | 6:02 PM

The United Nations Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) is urging Caribbean countries to do more to reduce violence and end discrimination against persons with HIV.

Published:Friday | May 15, 2009 | 12:56 PM

The progression towards the break-up of the Dutch Antilles moves a stage further today with a referendum in Curacao, one of the five islands making up the federation.

Published:Friday | May 15, 2009 | 12:56 PM

Police chiefs from the Caribbean have pledged to intensify training and intra-regional cooperation at the just concluded annual conference in Guyana.

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