(Feb 5)  New President of Trinidad and Tobago will have to be voted on as both PNM and UNC nominate candidates - T'dad Express
Jamaica's Prime Minister puts salary increases for Members of Parliament on hold - Jamaica Observer
US chicken parts reported to be  smuggled into Guyana through Suriname - Stabroek News
Embarassed West Indies cricket officials in desperate attempt to reinstate Marlon Samuels in World Cup squad - B'dos Nation
Caribbean Star moves its administrative offices from Antigua to St. Kitts - Antigua Sun

(Feb 4)  Teachers in Jamaica give goverment a Wednesday deadline to meet their salary demands - Jamaica Observer
200 cops in Trinidad demoted - Trinidad Guardian
Cable and Wireless employees in Barbados walk off the job, crippling operations  - Barbados Nation
Jamaica is downsizing its public sector. Some agencies may be closed - Jamaica Gleaner

(Feb 3)  Jamaica Trade Unions blast government over pay hike for MP's - Jamaica Gleaner 
Barbados defeat Windward Islands with a day to spare - Barbados Nation

(Feb 2)  Robert Corbin elected leader of Guyana's opposition PNC/R - Stabroek News  Guyana Chronicle
Barbados' Opposition spokesman Mascoll refutes Central Bank Governor's statements of economic upswing in 2002 - Nation

(Feb 1)  Space Shuttle Columbia explodes over Texas upon re-entry to earth. NASA issues emergency and warns against contact with any debris[CNN]  [Reuters]  [CBS-News]
Nelson Mandela calls Bush arrogant and shortsighted.... "a President who has no foresight and cannot think properly, is now wanting to plunge the world into a holocaust"[AP]
Robert Corbin being challenged by Artie Ricknauth for leadership of Guyana's opposition PNC/R - Stabroek News
Jamaica government defends police search of offices of two lawyers - Jamaica Observer
50,000 books disappear from Barbados National Library within past year - Barbados Nation
Senior doctors in Trinidad refuse to do work of junior doctors as San Fernando Hospital crisis deepens - T'dad Express
Two police officers in Antigua accused of having sex with a 15-year old - Antigua Sun

(Jan31)  Policeman gunned down by two men in Guyana - Guyana Stabroek News
Barbados Central Bank Governor says economy is coming out of recession - Barbados Nation
Guyana's share of Jamaica rice market facing threat from US supliers - Stabroek News
Legal controversy  in Jamaica over police search of two attorneys' offices for documents about client facing extradition -Gleaner
Trinidad's Prime Minister and other top government officials to get a pay increase - Trinidad Express
Former South Africa President Nelson Mandela called President Bush arrogant and shortsighted and implied that he was racist for ignoring the United Nations in his zeal to attack Iraq[READ]. 

(Jan 30)  Guyana government blocks bridges to Buxton/Friendship in wake of murders, robberies and kidnappings - Stabroek News
Jamaica Urban Transport Company to cut 260 jobs - Jamaica Observer
Trinidad police hunt for terror lab - Trinidad Express
Antigua government promises fight against sex tourism - Antigua Sun
Former Guyanese broadcaster dead in apparent murder/suicide. Wife and 3 sons murdered - Guyana Chronicle

(Jan 29)  BWIA retrenches 617 workers - Trinidad Guardian  & Express
Crime ring busted in Jamaica. 4 cops and one civilian nabbed - Jamaica Gleaner
Trinidad police interview journalists who wrote story about manufacture of chemical and biological weapons - T'dad Express
President Bush asks Congress for $10-Billion over 5 years to fight AIDS in the Caribbean and Africa[READ]
Electricity-generating wind farm to be built in Barbados - Barbados Nation

(Jan 28) 5 injured in Jamaica as cops fire into crowded dance hall - Jamaica Observer
Muslim group in Trinidad warns it plans to use chemical and biological weapons against US and British interests - T'dad Express
Government minister accuses opposition UNC of consipring with Express newspaper to concoct story - T'dad Guardian
Marlon Samuels out of World Cup because of injury. Ryan Hinds in as replacement - Barbados Advocate
Australia Cricket Board writes West Indies Cricket Board about the worsening crime situation in Guyana - Barbados Nation

(Jan 27)  6 die in 4 horrific road accidents in Trinidad - Trinidad Newsday  & Trinidad Express

(Jan 26) Lawyers in Jamaica say imposition mandatory fines for speeding under Road Traffic Act is unconstitutional. They Plan to oppose it - Jamaica Observer
Labour leader Sir Roy Trotman to train West Indies cricket players and board members in negotiating - Barbados Nation
Grenada will export its first shipment of organic bananas to the United Kingdom tomorrow - Grenada Today

(Jan 25)  Teenager kidnapped in Trinidad says her constant prayers and her intelligence helped her escape  - Trinidad Guardian
In Guyana, women demonstrate against killings, while church leaders gather to pray for peace - Guyana Chronicle
400 employees of new FirstCaribbean International Bank seek severance - Barbados Nation
Lawyers in Jamaica who negligently saddle clients with increased expenses may have to pay those expenses - Jamaica Gleaner

(Jan 24)  Jamaica urges Iraq to comply with UN, and calls for peaceful resolution - Jamaica Observer
17 year old in Trinidad escapes kidnappers who had demanded $200,000 ransom - Trinidad Express Store employee strangled
Barbados government Minister says unfair business practices going on in Barbados - Barbados Advocate
Rapist in Trinidad gets 79 years and 10 strokes - Trinidad Newsday.
Guyana President unhappy with police/army anti-crime plan; says it is not working - Guyana Chronicle

(Jan 23) 3  carloads of heavily armed bandits attack businesses in Guyana; kill 2 persons, injure several - Stabroek News
Teenage girl in Trinidad found naked and dead in a bathtup with a live electrical cord around her neck - Trinidad Express
Jamaica's University of Technology to cut 81 jobs tomorrow - Jamaica Observer
Privy Council rules detention of juveniles in Jamaica at the Governor General's pleasure is unconstitutional - Gleaner.
Bahamas government to enforce a 40-hour work week from February 1 - Nassau Guardian

(Jan 22)  Jamaicans will pay higher light bills this month because of depreciation of Jamaica dollar, and rising fuel prices - J'ca Observer
UN issues crime alert to its staff in Trinidad - Trinidad Guardian
Barbados opposition MP Denis Kellman expected to apologise to party  - Barbados Nation
Trinidad's Prime Minister condemns claim by Panday that he is linked to Al Queda terrorists - Trinidad Express

(Jan 21) Daily attacks by gangs forcing residents of Buxton, Guyana to abandon their homes - Stabroek News
Strike by medical technologists force hospitals in Jamaica to postpone elective surgeries - Jamaica Observer
10 bags containing $2-million missing in Trinidad. Guards questioned - Trinidad Newsday

(Jan 20)  Medical technicians in Jamaica continue strike. Prepared to accept consequences - Jamaica Observer
Injunction restrains protesting doctors in Trinidad from taking industrial action, with immediate effect - Trinidad Express .
Two secondary school girls in Barbados admit to posing for obscene photos while at school - Barbados Nation.
Heavily armed bandits storm business in Guyana and kill owner. Other bandits torch car of another businessman - Chronicle

(Jan 19)  Gang of teenage gunmen raid homes in Guyana, holding guns to housewives heads - Guyana Stabroek News
Survey in Barbaods shows ruling party losing ground but holding a 2-1 popular vote lead over opposition DLP - B'dos Nation

(Jan 18)  Jamaica Government will take medical technicians to court to end strike - Jamaica Observer
Privy Council orders 2 brothers in Trinidad to be set free after 17 years in jail - Trinidad Express
Barbados Opposition DLP leader warns that expelled MP Denis Kellman cannot be supported by the St. Lucy branch - B'dos Nation
Hefty visas fees ranging from $2,900 to $12,000 for Jamaicans wishing to go to Britain[Jamaica Gleaner]

(Jan 17) Striking medical technicians in Jamaica defy Government's order to return to work - Jamaica Observer
Man kidnapped and beaten in Guyana is freed after warning to pay ransom or have house torched - Guyana Chronicle
No merit in recent claims by Barbados' Prime Minister that Trinidad is delaying talks for a fishing agreement - Caracas News
Antigua government signs $10-million agreement with China to renovate Antigua Recreation Center - Antigua Sun

(Jan 16)  Barbados' Opposition DLP dumps Denis Kellman, one of its 2 members of Parliament - Barbados Nation
Bermuda demands visas for Jamaicans travelling to that island - Jamaica Observer
Businesses in Barbados can no longer refuse to exchange items or give a refund - Barbados Nation
2 cruise ships pull out from Trinidad because of terrorist threats - T'dad Express
A go-slow by security staff at Antigua's airport causes chaos. Flights delayed. Hundreds stranded.- Antigua Sun

(Jan 15)  60 senior doctors resign from Trinidad's government owned San Fernando hospital - T'dad Express  &  T'd Guardian
Kaiser places many of its bauxite companies in Jamaica into chapter 11 bankruptcy - Jamaica Observer
Cellular phone war erupts in Barbados - Barbados Nation
Jamaica Urban Transit Company to axe 300 employees - Jamaica Gleaner
Guyana Government appeals to mini-bus drivers not to increase fares - Guyana Chronicle

(Jan 14)  Jamaica Ministry of Education calls efforts by New York City Board of Education to recruit Jamaican teachers illegal - J'ca Gleaner
Senior doctors with Trinidad government say they will resign if impasse with  junior doctors is not settled soon- T'dad Express
Swiss consultants recomment that Jamaica Urban Transit Company increase bus fares by 90% - Jamaica Observer
File with charges against former Trinidad Prime Minister Panday is missing from Magistrates court - Trinidad Guardian

(Jan 13)  Barbados Opposition DLP president gives Prime Minister a 7-day ultimatum to come clean on the GEMS project - B'dos Nation
Guyana's new PNCR leader asks President for urgent meeting on Buxton - Guyana Chronicle

(Jan 12) Basdeo Panday says he's no longer giving up leadership of Trinidad's opposition UNC - Trinidad Express
Report into alleged fraud at Jamaica Tourist Board's New York office sent to criminal attorney - Jamaica Observer
One of 3 fathers in Barbados may be duped into thinking the child who call them "Daddy"  is theirs - Barbados Nation
Doctors employed by Trinidad government burn copy of contract offer. Threaten mass resignation - Trinidad Express
Gas prices in Guyana expected to fall this week - Guyana Chronicle

(Jan 11)  BWIA shareholders take airline to court - Trinidad Express
Gunmen in Guyana attack a third gas station - Stabroek News 
Secondary school Principals call on parents to have their children observe the dress code  - Barbados Nation
3 women who lost their babies at Trinidad's San Fernando Hospital call for doctors responsible to be jailed - Trinidad Express
The United States Navy is to stop using the Puerto Rican island of Vieques for military training exercises - BBC
Fresh violence rocks Haiti. 12 injured during clashes in capital

(Jan 10)  Armed gangs attack gas stations in Georgetown, Guyana - Stabroek News
British Embassy in Jamaica rejects nearly 35% of visa applicants on first day of visa requirements - Jamaica Observer
Minimum wage in Trinidad & Tobago increases from $7 to $8 at end of January- Trinidad Guardian
Bank of Jamaica steps in to stop continuing decline of the Jamaica dollar against US$ - now J$51.94 to US$1- J'ca Gleaner
Antigua government rejects call for removal of head of Passport Department - Antigua Sun
3 Bahamians killed in Wednesday's US Airways crash - Nassau Guardian

(Jan 9)  Britain imposes visa requirement for Jamaicans travelling to the UK with immediate effect - J'ca Observer &  J'ca Gleaner
Judge in Trinidad calls for jailing of students who carry weapons - Trinidad Newsday
6-year old boy involved in drug trade in Barbados - Barbados Nation.
Former driver to Trinidad Prime Minister says he was offered a bribe to kill him - Trinidad Express
School Principal in Antigua is being arrested for conspiring with John Allen Muhammad to obtain 4 passports - Antigua Sun

(Jan 8)  New York City Education officials are in Guyana to recruit teachers - offering starting salary of US$39,000 - Stabroek News
Jamaica police seize ganja worth $1.4-Billion bound for the US disguised as yams - Jamaica Observer
Doctors in Trinidad reject new contract offer - Trinidad Guardian
Britain's Queen Elizabeth rejects claim from Jamaican rastas for compensation for slavery - Jamaica Gleaner
Task force in Antigua says allegations of a passport scandal is without foundation - Antigua Sun
Anti-terrorist police in Britain find a deadly poison Ricin, and have warned doctors to be on the lookout for signs of exposure. There is no known antidote for Ricin, which is made from castor oil beans[BBC].

(Jan 7)  Bus driver who refused to join protest demonstration in Jamaica yesterday stabbed to death -  Observer Thousands of passengers stranded
Gunmen in Trinidad murder 9 year old in his bed, kill his uncle, then shoot mother - Trinidad Express
Strike in Barbados at Hilton Hotel site, Divi Southwinds, and West India Biscuit Company - Barbados Nation
Task force in Antigua says allegations of a passport scandal is without foundation - Antigua Sun

(Jan 6)  Police in Jamaica brace for taxi strike today - Jamaica Observer and for massive protests against tax increases-Jamaica Gleaner.
PNCR leader to succeed Desmond Hoyte will be chosen on Feb 1 - Stabroek News.
Mother and two daughters in Trinidad hospitalised in critical condition after drinking poison - Trinidad Express.
Barbados to bid to host final of 2007 cricket World Cup Final. Kensington being expanded - Barbados Nation

(Jan 5) US & Guyana crafting agreement on deportees as violent crime in Guyana increases - Stabroek News
Taxi operators in Jamaica planning to strike tomorrow against rising petrol prices. Tourism officials worry - Jamaica Observer
Trinidad police seize bullets and marijuana worth more than TT$5-million - Trinidad Guardian
Trinidad government will consider importing doctors as doctors' strike continues - Trinidad Newsday.
Barbados Prime  Minister breaks his silence on Urban Development Commission controversy - Barbados Nation

(Jan 4) 4 injured as gunmen in Guyana attack police station - Stabroek News
Trinidad police discover another $1-million from $5.5 million heist in 3 pigtail buckets - Trinidad Express.
Caribbean artists, musicians, and media workers can now work in Antigua without a work permit... Antigua Sun

(Jan 3)  Claims that people in St. Joseph, Barbados are being signed up for membership of the ruling BLP without their knowledge-Nation
Murders in Jamaica decline 7.6% in 2002 - Jamaica Observer
3 year old girl in Trinidad shot by stray bullet. Police quiz family members - Trinidad Guardian
Gunmen set fire to newsroom of Guyana newspaper, Kaieteur News  - Stabroek News

(Jan1)  Gunmen set fire to newsroom of Guyana newspaper, Kaieteur News  - Stabroek News
Trinidad police are on a state of "high alert" from today - Trinidad Express
Venezuela strike causes Guyana Prime Minister to warn Guyanese to reduce use of fuel and electricity - Stabroek News
Retired UWI Principal is tipped to be the next President of Trinidad and Tobago -  Trinidad Newsday