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Published:Wednesday | December 31, 2008 | 12:28 PM

The St Kitts & Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas is urging the country’s security forces to get tougher on crime.

Published:Wednesday | December 31, 2008 | 9:54 AM

The opposition party in Trinidad and Tobago has raised concerns over Cuba’s decision to waive the cost of the surgery and treatment for Prime Minister Patrick Manning.

Published:Tuesday | December 30, 2008 | 12:31 PM

Local government elections in Guyana have been postponed for the second time in over 10 years.

Published:Tuesday | December 30, 2008 | 12:30 PM

A former St Lucian attorney general is recommending an overall holistic approach to tackling rising violent crime on the island.

Published:Tuesday | December 30, 2008 | 12:28 PM

The Brazilian-based company, which is expected to buy Jamaica’s sugar assets, says it cannot guarantee that the transaction will take place.

Published:Tuesday | December 30, 2008 | 8:40 AM

Authorities in Guyana have stepped up security at the main Georgetown prison, following a foiled attempt by an infamous group of prisoners to break out of jail on the weekend.

Published:Monday | December 29, 2008 | 11:31 AM

Health officials in Guyana are now monitoring suspected cases of leptospirosis, which they believe might have been triggered by the widespread flooding across the country

Published:Wednesday | December 24, 2008 | 1:17 PM

At least two regional airlines have been experiencing flight delays and several cancellations due to the amount paid to air traffic controllers to implement what has been described as flow control restrictions.

Published:Wednesday | December 24, 2008 | 1:16 PM

A Bermudian man, already serving a life sentence for murder, has been handed a 10-year jail sentence for a brutal attack on a fellow inmate.

Published:Wednesday | December 24, 2008 | 9:40 AM

The Brazilian foreign minister in Grenada Peter David has disclosed that his government will be opening an embassy there next year, as part of efforts to strengthen and deepen bilateral relations.

Published:Tuesday | December 23, 2008 | 12:33 PM

Attorney General Justin Simon has intervened in an impasse between pilots and the management of the regional airline LIAT over holiday pay and other contractual issues.

Published:Monday | December 22, 2008 | 1:32 PM

The St.. Kitts and Nevis government says it will be showing no mercy to persons convicted of criminal offences in light of the country’s record murder rate.

Published:Monday | December 22, 2008 | 1:31 PM

Belize and Suriname are projected to experience the highest rates of economic growth among CARICOM member countries next year.

Published:Monday | December 22, 2008 | 8:36 AM

A law to allow bankrupt lawyers to practise in Bermuda has been passed in the Senate without amendment.

Published:Friday | December 19, 2008 | 12:27 PM

St. Kitts and Nevis has carried out the death penalty for the first time in ten years.

Published:Friday | December 19, 2008 | 12:25 PM

The United States has rejected a offered made by Cuba to release jailed political dissidents in the communist country in exchange for five Cubans convicted of spying in the US.

Published:Friday | December 19, 2008 | 9:22 AM

Regional airline LIAT has disclosed that it will be reducing the fuel surcharges to customers.

Published:Friday | December 19, 2008 | 9:21 AM

Cuban President Raul Castro has suggested he would release political prisoners as a gesture to the US.

Published:Thursday | December 18, 2008 | 9:32 AM

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a loan of US$27.9 million to help low-income families in Guyana with housing.

Published:Wednesday | December 17, 2008 | 3:06 PM

Flooding caused by unusually heavy rainfall has triggered a rice-crop watch in Guyana as farmers continue to count their losses.

Published:Wednesday | December 17, 2008 | 2:56 PM

Cuba has been formally accepted as a member of a regional group of Latin American countries known as the Rio Group.

Published:Wednesday | December 17, 2008 | 9:09 AM

The Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Patrick Manning, will undergo surgery to remove a malignant tumour in his left kidney today.

Published:Wednesday | December 17, 2008 | 9:08 AM

The Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Patrick Manning, will undergo surgery to remove a malignant tumour in his left kidney today.

Published:Tuesday | December 16, 2008 | 12:38 PM

A plane with at least 11 people on board has gone missing after leaving the Dominican Republic.

Published:Tuesday | December 16, 2008 | 12:37 PM

Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer has dismissed claims that non-nationals will not be allowed to return to the country until after the general elections next year.

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