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There’s a new political boss in Venezuela. So far, he’s acting just like the old boss.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - For the sake of continuing warmth in the bilateral relationship between Guyana and Venezuela, the Government of Guyana has made all the right diplomatic moves.

UNITED NATIONS, CMC – The United Nations on Wednesday, lauded the commitment Hugo Chávez to the cause of social justice in the Caribbean, as the General Assembly paid tribute to the memory of the

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) — Some 10,000 workers from across the European Union protested outside a summit of EU leaders yesterday, demanding they end years of austerity and focus instead on curbing

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Incumbent West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) president Dr Julian Hunte is dismissing claims that he informed fellow directors that he would not be seeking re-election.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The leader of the United Progressive Party (UPP), Baldwin Spencer, will not be challenged for the post at the party’s convention on Sunday.

NEW YORK, CMC – Police here say that at least 18 people were arrested as fights between them and angry youth erupted for the third consecutive night in the predominantly Caribbean district of Eas

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, CMC-Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans has expressed disapproval over Suriname’s choice of Errol Alibux for its ambassador to Turkey.

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – The Roosevelt Skerrit government has been given a passing grade as it relates to its efforts to deal with unemployment in Dominica, but the population believes it is doing

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Marijuana use has reached worrying proportions and is no longer confined to boys on the block and the unemployed.

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Testimony in the high-profile case of former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier resumed Thursday, with another alleged victim describing abuses she says were committed

WASHINGTON, CMC – The United Nations expert on torture has called on the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to investigate the practise of solitary confinement and its harmful effects in t

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC - The Police Service and Welfare Association will be holding candle light vigils as a form of protest against the proposed legislation to grant soldiers the power of

KINGSTON, Jamaica - GRENADA plans to commence talks with its creditors to restructure its EC$2.2- billion public debt.

KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Caribbean is not expected to carve out a larger piece of the travel and tourism industry over the next 10 years.

Panama City -- When Ernesto Argüello, a Honduran civil engineer, was 12 years old, he worked for his father for a month and used all his earnings to buy a pair of fancy sneakers on a family vacat

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Some Bds$100 million will soon be made available to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean through an investment project funded by the European Union, in co-operation with a nu

WASHINGTON, CMC – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is providing Haiti with US$7.4 million after completing a review of the country’s performance under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) earl

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – Prime Minister Dr.