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Published:Monday | July 21, 2008 | 11:31 AM

The Trinidad and Tobago Parliament has approved big increases in the money given to parliamentarians to run their constituencies.

Published:Friday | July 18, 2008 | 1:40 PM

The government of Barbados will stop issuing work permits to non-nationals in cases where there is no enforcement of a requirement to train a local for the job.

Published:Thursday | July 17, 2008 | 3:26 PM

Former Prime Minister of Grenada, Dr. Keith Mitchell was yesterday sworn in as the country’s opposition leader.

Published:Thursday | July 17, 2008 | 3:25 PM

Pressure is mounting in the region for a renegotiation of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)

Published:Thursday | July 17, 2008 | 11:26 AM

Several media houses in Guyana have pledged their support for an unprecedented call by the country\'s Press Association, to give limited coverage to events hosted by the government.

Published:Wednesday | July 16, 2008 | 4:31 PM

Costa Rica has reportedly been invited to become a part of Venezuela\'s Petro Caribe oil programme.

Published:Wednesday | July 16, 2008 | 4:31 PM

Dominica’s National Security Minister, Rayborne Blackmore is expressing concern about the rising level of violent crimes in that country.

Published:Wednesday | July 16, 2008 | 10:29 AM

Caricom has called on the United Kingdom to support a review of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), reached recently between Cariforum and the European Union.

Published:Tuesday | July 15, 2008 | 3:57 PM

Grenada\'s new Foreign Affairs Minister, Peter David, said there are no plans to switch diplomatic relations from China to Taiwan.

Published:Tuesday | July 15, 2008 | 12:13 PM

A former Haitian paramilitary leader has gone on trial in Brooklyn on charges that he cheated lenders out of $1.7 million in a mortgage fraud scheme.

Published:Monday | July 14, 2008 | 2:11 PM

Grenada\'s new government ministers took up office this morning, a day after being sworn-in during a ceremony at the national stadium.

Published:Monday | July 14, 2008 | 1:48 PM

At least two political commentators in Grenada agree that nepotism and a politics of exclusion are the main factors that caused Keith Mitchell’s New National Party (NNP) to lose last week’s general election.

Published:Friday | July 11, 2008 | 2:06 PM

The Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) among the Caribbean, the European Union and the African Caribbean Pacific group of developing countries is likely to be discussed when the UK/Caribbean Forum is held in London next week.

Published:Friday | July 11, 2008 | 2:05 PM

The Prime Minister of Barbados, David Thompson is defending his government\'s commitment to the free movement for professionals under the CARICOM Single Market.

Published:Friday | July 11, 2008 | 10:10 AM

The police yesterday detained a woman whose job was to coordinate the outreach community programme for former Prime Minister of Grenada Dr. Keith Mitchell.

Published:Thursday | July 10, 2008 | 3:36 PM

Opposition Leader Basdeo Panday is claiming that racial divisions in the twin island republic prevented a change of government last year.

Published:Thursday | July 10, 2008 | 3:36 PM

Bermuda Premier Ewart Brown said he is standing by his 37 year old son who has been arrested in Los Angeles following a year-long investigation into the alleged sexual assault of a hospital patient.

Published:Thursday | July 10, 2008 | 10:27 AM

Attorney-at-law Tillman Thomas was sworn in yesterday afternoon as the new Prime Minister of Grenada replacing Keith Mitchell.

Published:Wednesday | July 9, 2008 | 2:23 PM

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a loan of US$ 4.8 million for Grenada under its Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility programme.

Published:Wednesday | July 9, 2008 | 2:23 PM

Saint Lucia\'s Minister of Tourism, Allen Chastanet, has dismissed concerns by Antigua\'s former Prime Minister, Lester Bird, over CARICOM’s plan to again attempt to market the region as a single Caribbean brand.

Published:Tuesday | July 8, 2008 | 4:26 PM

Hurricane Bertha has weakened to a Category 2 storm.

Published:Tuesday | July 8, 2008 | 4:24 PM

The Barbados government has disclosed several measures to tackle the rising cost of food and fuel.

Published:Tuesday | July 8, 2008 | 10:45 AM

More than 80,000 registered voters in Grenada are expected to go to the polls today to select a new government.

Published:Tuesday | July 8, 2008 | 10:44 AM

The European Union and Latin American nations are said to have narrowed their differences on a new banana import tariff in Europe, even as Caribbean governments protest their exclusion from the negotiations.

Published:Monday | July 7, 2008 | 3:18 PM

The Turks and Caicos Chief Minister, Michael Misick, is dismissing a report by British lawmakers which called for the United Kingdom government to investigate corruption in the Caribbean dependency.

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