(Dec 16) American Airlines is cutting its New York to Kingston/Jamaica flight from February - Jamaica Observer
Beach vendors in Barbados are warned they'll be prosecuted if they solicit sales from tourists - Barbados Nation
Trinidad government says it has no plans to evacuate Trinis from Venezuela - Trinidad Newsday.
Drug smugglers in a boat open fire on Barbados police. Police seize drugs with street value of $2.6-M - Advocate

(Dec 15)  Barbadian 12 year old girl who travelled to New York without travel documents is now back home - Barbados Nation
UK & Jamaican police says British nationals disguised as tourists are staging drug runs - Jamaica Observer.
Anti-Chavez demonstrations intensify in Venezuela as Chavez says no to US call for elections - Caracas News
United States deports mother of young sniper John Lee Malvo to Jamaica - Jamaica Gleaner
 

(Dec 14)  Muslims linked to murder  spree in Trinidad - Trinidad Express
12 year old Barbadian girl who stowed away to New York was trying to join her mother - Barbados Nation.
Bank official says $30-billion a year laundered in Trinidad - Trinidad Newsday

(Dec 13)  Jamaica Prime Minister says he won't be involved in any meeting aimed at establishing a West Indies federation in any shape or form - Jamaica Gleaner
Trinidad government will divest the National Broadcasting Network  - Trinidad Express
A new DPP in Guyana won't be appointed until the Judicial Service Commision is reconstituted - Stabroek News
Barbados police may look  overseas for recruits - too many local applicants cannot pass simple written test, or have criminal convictions - Barbados Nation

(Dec 12) Opposition PNCR's proposal for shared governance in Guyana is drawing some interest - Stabroek News
Barbados pharmacists refusing to dispense free drugs as dispute with Barbados Drug Service continues - Barbados Nation
Deportation proceedings to return 12-year old girl to Barbados underway - Barbados Nation
3 murders in 24 hours push murder rate up to 152 - beyond that for 2001 - Trinidad Guardian

(Dec 11) Mystery oil spill off Chaguaramas, Trinidad blackens miles of north-west coast- Trinidad Express
Jamaica government goes to Parliament to increase the 2002-2003 budget by $13.4 billion - Jamaica Gleaner
Pharmacists in Barbados to stop dispensing free medication today as row with Barbados Drug Service grows - B'dos Nation
Mystery surrounds 13-year old girl being held in detention center in Pennsylvania, USA - Bdos Nation

(Dec 10) Jamaica Prime Minister is meeting with business owners today to discuss disorder in downtown Kingston - Jamaica Observer
Barbados pharmacists warned if they stop dispensing drugs, they could have their contracts terminated - Barbados Nation
Price war in Jamaica over international phone calls as companies slash prices- Jamaica Gleaner.
12-year old Barbadian girl with only a backpack stows away to New York, slipping past immigration & airline officials -Advocate

(Dec 9) Inter-American Development Bank will provide Guyana with US$64M in debt relief over the next 10 years - Stabroek News.
Police in Jamaica detain 34 persons in crime sweep - Jamaica Observer
Pharmacists in Barbados will refuse to dispense medications under drug program if payments delay continues - Barbados Nation
CARCOM agrees to celebrate December 8 each year as CARICOM-Cuba Day - Jamaica Observer
Tragedy in Trinidad.  2 Muslim teenagers from the United States drown - 
Allegations of fraud at Jamaica Tourist Board's New York Office - Jamaica Gleaner

(Dec 8)  Guyana's opposition PNCR proposes shared governance - multiparty cabinet, and non-executive President - Stabroek News
Jamaica goverment tells Auditor-General to probe whether legal aid attorneys are paid several times for same cases - Observer
Gus Logie to coach Canada in 2003 cricket World Cup - Trinidad Express
Immigration specialist advises Guyanese sending money home to use bank-to-bank transfers. Says Western Union, Moneygram and Ria-envia rates are highest - Stabroek News
New political party formed in Barbados - Barbados Nation

(Dec 7) Air Traffic Controllers in Trinidad strike. Hundreds stranded - Trinidad Express
CAIC President blasts Barbados Immigration and Customs - say they're the worst in the Caribbean - Barbados Nation

(Dec 6) Prison riot in Siparia, Trinidad. 7 police officers stabbed - Trinidad Express
Antigua's Opposition Leader accuses government of tax witch-hunt - Antigua Sun-
Canadian companies registered in Barbados being investigated by Canada Customs and Revenue Agency - Advocate
Bahamas MP calls for "cat-o-nine-tails" and lethal injection for criminals - Nassau Guardian

(Dec 5) Barbados employees of the new First Caribbean International Bank (formerly Barclays and CIBC) go on strike - Nation
CARICOM invites Guyana Deputy Police Commission to discuss crime situation - Stabroek News
Speaker of Jamaica Parliament gives MP's a tongue-lashing for associating with hooligans  - Jamaica Gleaner
Trinidad Judge orders damages for Gus Logie in libel suit against National Broadcasting Network - Trinidad Express

(Dec 4)  Attempt to detonate home-made bombs at refinery in Trinidad foiled - Trinidad Express.
Cop murdered as gunmen shoot up Regent Street, Guyana and make off with $2.5 million - Stabroek News
Security forces to remain in volatile Jamaican communities - Jamaica Gleaner
Jamaica dollar plunges Ja$50 to US$1- Jamaica Gleaner
Barbados tourism records 10% more growth than any other Caribbean destination - Barbados Nation

(Dec 3) British police want government to impose visa requirements on Jamaicans entering UK - Jamaica Observer
Trinidad police seize computer files from Umar Abdullah - Trinidad Express
Barbados Attorney General proposes further research into effects of marijuana use - Barbados Nation
Antigua government to serve warrants on 60 businesses to recover $70-M in unpaid taxes - Antigua Sun.
West Indies crush Bangladesh by 84 runs. Name Lara to World Cup squad - ABC

(Dec 2) 48-hour curfew imposed on parts of Kingston - J'ca Observer as Jamaica government moves to smash gangs - J'ca Gleaner

(Dec 1) Trinidad Interpol assisting Guyana police - Guyana Chronicle -
3 bodies, believed to be Haitian nationals, found floating in Bahamas waters - Nassau Guardian
FBI in Trinidad to investigate threat to attack US, British interests  - Trinidad Express

(Nov 30) Jamaica's Public Service Commission orders probe of Director Of Public Prosecutor's office- Observer
Trinidad's Health minister threatens to arrest striking doctors - Trinidad Express
EC $10-million suit against former Barbados MP Don Blackman, and... - Barbados Nation

(Nov 27)  Large businesses in Guyana are generating their own power rather than pay Guyana Power & Light high bills - Stabroek News
Grenada's Opposition Leader says budget is a duplication of last year's - Grenada Today- 
Antigua to monitor Jamaican US deportees seeking entry - Antigua Sun .
Deportees with bank card forgery and counterfeit currency skills creating headaches for Barbados police - Advocate

(Nov 26)  Swarms of mosquitoes force businesses in Guyana to close early - Stabroek News
Jamaican woman charged in Antigua for fraudently obtaining an Antigua passport -Antigua Sun
Jamaica police seize ganja covered with mesh wire and moulded in concrete tabletops and pedestals - Jamaica Observer .

(Nov 25)  Trinidad Government probes excessive bank fees after public outcry - Trinidad Guardian
Antigua Opposition party to petition Governor General for public inquiry into operations of passport office - Antigua Sun
Canadians tighten security for their diplomats in Jamaica - Jamaica Observer
West Indies beat India by 135 runs to win the seven-match ODI series. Marlon Samuels score 108 not out. (WI 315/6. India 180) Chris Gayle is man-of-the-series [MORE]

(Nov 24)  An additional 30 Barbadian criminals are being deported by the USA before year-end - Barbados Nation
Crack-down by US State Department on gun exports dries up legal gun supplies in Jamaica - Jamaica Observer
Miss World contestants flee Nigeria as violence escalates and number of people killed increase to 200 - BBC.

(Nov 23)  Jamaica government turns up heat on agencies offering foreign jobs - Jamaica Gleaner.
Violence continues in Nigeria for 4th day despite cancellatin of Miss World beauty contest - BBC
United Kingdom to help Jamaica set up a National Intelligence Unit - Jamaica Observer

(Nov 22)  Antigua's Opposition Leader tells Prime Minister Bird to back off or there will be civil war - Antigua Sun
Jamaica's Director of elections says get outside help for police to fight crime - Jamaica Observer
14 year old school boy kidnapped in Trinidad - Trinidad Express
Barbados government launches National Commission on Law and Order to fight crime - Barbados Advocate
Jamaica's two international airports are to get an electronic border control system - Jamaica Gleaner

(Nov 21)  Major shake-up looming at Jamaica Tourist Board. Some overseas offices may be closed - Jamaica Gleaner
Guyana public servants get 5% pay hike. To cost over $1B - Guyana Stabroek News
1,000 students in Jamaica protest against gun slaying of children  - Jamaica Observer
Suicide note cursing faggots and blacks found on body of teenager after shooting rampage at a school in Trinidad - Trinidad Express & Guardian
Questions whether Barbados National Housing Corporation broke its own rules by selling land to former GEMS boss - Barbados Nation
Antigua Opposition Leader leads one-day fast to protest passport fiasco - Antigua Sun

(Nov 20)  Jamaica MP's get another pay increase - the second this year - Jamaica Gleaner
Caretaker of Seventh Day Adventist Church in Guyana murdered in church - Stabroek News
Big staff cuts and management restructuring soon at Jamaica Urban Transit Company - Jamaica Observer
Panday pleads not guilty to 3 charges of making false declarations. Trial set for February 24 - Trinidad Express &  Guardian
Two cops in Antigua suspended following escape of  a suspected drug courier - Antigua Sun
People across Haiti hold marches against Government - Haitian Times

(Nov 19)  Corruption trial of former Trinidad Prime Minister Basdeo Panday begins today - Trinidad Guardian
Five people found guilty of kidnapping in Trinidad - Trinidad Express - 
New Jamaica Tourist Board named - Jamaica Gleaner
Passengers travelling coach from Miami to Barbados on American Airlines are being told to pack their own lunch - Nation.
West Indies fly out Jermaine Lawson to replace injured Ryan Hinds for remaining matches against India - CricMania

(Nov 18)  Jamaica minister in UK seeking help to battle drug trafficking and recent spate of killings - Jamaica Gleaner
Experts say Jamaia lagging in productivity - behind Barbados, et al. Blame wages and labour costs - Jamaica Gleaner
Barbados nurses seek 25% pay increase. Union calls government's attempt to recruit overseas nurses suspicious - Barbados Advocate.
St. Lucia Opposition Leader gives House of Assembly details of plot to kill him - St. Lucia Mirror

(Nov 17) United States wants to deport 12,000 Jamaicans - Jamaica Observer
Trinidad government gives woman ex-gratia payment of $40,000 after doctor leaves forceps in her abdomen - T'dad Newsday
Decision in Barbados to sentence young first-time offenders to community service rather than jail is working well - Advocate
UNESCO report says Jamaica is behind in literacy race - Jamaica Gleaner

(Nov 16)  National Trade Union Centre warns Trinidad government to brace for civil disorder - Trinidad Guardian .
5 people - 3 Barbadians and 2 Jamaicans - in Barbados jail after  drug bust - Barbados Nation
Impotence affecting more young men in Barbados - Barbados Nation
Bahamas Defence Force says it needs better radar to stop illegal Haitian trade - Nassau Guardian
2 St. Lucia government ministers declare war on pedophiles and child sodomizers - St. Lucia Star

(Nov 15)  Commission of Inquiry says Guyana's Commonwealth Games weightlifters drank alcohol, shoplifted - Stabroek News
Jamaica police seize 600 pounds of cocaine valued at $315 million from a motorist - Jamaica Observer
2 airport workers and a customs official in Barbados to face drug trafficking charges today  - Barbados Nation
MacDonalds abruptly shuts down its 4 restaurants in Trinidad - Trinidad Express
100 villagers flee homes as flood waters rise - Trinidad Guardian

(Nov 14)  Legislation soon in Jamaica requiring persons suspected of involvment in crime to justify their assets - Jamaica Observer
Guyana's National Bank of Industry and Commerce is set to take over Guyana National Cooperative Bank - Stabroek News
Floods in Trinidad damage homes - Trinidad Express  -Leptospirosis on the rise from floods - Trinidad Express
United Nations General Assembly adopts resulution urging United States to end embargo against Cuba - Jamaica Gleaner
 

(Nov 13)  CARICOM concerned about the harsh treatment of Guyanese at Caribbean airports - Guyana Stabroek News
Trinidad public servants may not get their $600-million backpay by Christmas - Trinidad Guardian
Tim Hector, veteran Antiguan journalist and trade unionist, dies - Stabroek News
Barbados government passes law banning "no exchange, no refund" store policy - Barbados Nation
Bahamas considering establishing Barbados-style Productivity Council - Nassau Guardian
Nevisian West Indies "A" team player banned by WIBC for one year for bringing game into disrepute - Barbados Nation

(Nov 12)  Guyana's President wants immigration officials in Caribbean countries to stop treating Guyanese like second-class citizens - Barbados Nation
Very few deportees seek government financial assistance to reintegrate into Guyana society - Stabroek News
Jamaica Police Federation demand removal of head of the Crime Management Unit - Jamaica Observer
Haitians, Cubans meet different fates on US shores -Mercury News
Brian Lara cleared of match-fixing charges - Barbados Nation

(Nov 11)  UWI lecturer says many calypsoes in Trinidad are racist, and anti-Indian - Trinidad Express
Over 300 Jamaicans abscond from hotel and farm workers programmes in Canada and USA - Jamaica Gleaner
Petrotrin President says some workers are sabotaging company - Trinidad Express.
Concern over $280-million cost of Barbados government sustaining health services - Barbados Nation

(Nov 10)  FBI seeking 3 more Jamaicans to question in sniper probe - Jamaica Observer- .
Trinidad Public Service Association asks for 45% wage increase - Trinidad Newsday
Barbadian attorney who took a disabled man's $1.5-million insurance settlement is being investigated - Barbados Nation

(Nov 9) Nurses shut down casualty at Port of Spain General Hospital after nurse is attacked - Trinidad Express
2 Guyanese world boxing champions get heroes welcome in Guyana  - Stabroek News
Low income earners in Barbados receive $152-million in mortgages - Barbados Nation
BWIA gets 10 years to repay US$13.7-million loan from government  - Trinidad Guardian.
Antiguans march, asking for thorough investigation into passport racket - why are 7,000 issued annually? - Antigua Sun
Major shakeup in Jamaica Defence Force - Jamaica Observer  &  Jamaica Gleaner 

(Nov 8) Trinidad government bail out for BWIA. Will give loan but BWIA must cut monthly operating expenses by US$1.4-million - Trinidad Express
Guyana police find grenades and ammo in raid  - Stabroek News
Barbados Cricket Association blasts Shell Cricket Academy director for statements about indiscipline - Barbados Nation
Jamaica government seeking $1.5-billion Japanese loan to upgrade sugar factories - Jamaica Observer.
Bahamas government $60-million behind in projected revenue - Nassau Guardian

(Nov 7)  Computerised voting system based on matching fingerprints being tested in Jamaica - Jamaica Observer
Guyana's two world boxing champions to return home to hero's welcome - Stabroek News
$100-million in insurance claims expected from Tuesday's floods in Trinidad - Trinidad Express
Sarwan boundary from last ball of match gives West Indies victory over  India by 4 wickets in first ODI - WIBC  India 283/6. West Indies 285/6. Hinds 93. Sarwan 83 not out.

(Nov 6)  Guyana government to press US for money to resettle deportees - Stabroek News
Soldiers being deployed in Jamaica's inner  cities to combat para-military terrorist groups - Jamaica Observer
LIAT's CEO criticizes rival Caribbean Star's style of operations - Barbados Nation
Floods in Trinidad cut off communities -  Trinidad Express  Food, Crops Destroyed - Trinidad Guardian
Barbados Central Bank Governor says economy is coming out of recession - Barbados Nation
$17-million stolen in old age pension scam involving high level Government officers in Guyana - Stabroek News.

(Nov 5)  Move LIAT to St. Kitts - says Caribbean governments holding shares in LIAT. Antigua's PM says No! - Antigua Sun
Kidnapped victim rescued by Trinidad police. Was gagged, beaten and tortured. 3 people detained -  Trinidad Guardian
Privatization of Jamaica's Sangster International Airport to be completed by December - Jamaica Gleaner
World Bank approves 3 loans totalling US$129.9-million to Jamaica - Jamaica Gleaner
Local Barbadian businesses being sued by foreign companies for failing to register their trademarks - B'dos Nation

(Nov 4)  Gunmen in Jamaica coldly execute 4 men, including a 70 year old - Jamaica Observer
$2-million ransom demand for Trinidad's 24th kidnap victim - Trinidad Guardian
Ms San Fernando wins Miss Trinidad and Tobago/Miss Universe - Trinidad Newsday
Private pharmacists in Barbados say they will stop dispensing pills until they receive payment from Govt - B'dos Nation
LIAT has until Nov 15 to raise $11-million - Barbados Advocate

(Nov 3)  Trinidad government gives LIAT $9-m bailout - Trinidad Express
Trinidad Prime Minister calls for one regional airline as BWIA, Air Jamaica and LIAT continue to lose $$-millions - Express
Cell phone price war in Jamaica - Jamaica Observer
Caribbean governments in move to save regional airline industry - Barbados Nation
Guyana Health Minister denies "double-dipping" - Guyana Stabroek News
BBC apologises to Antigua's Prime Minister Vere Bird for libel - Antigua Sun
West Indies vs India 3rd test ends in draw (Laxman 154 not out. Tendulkar 176) [REPORTS]

(Nov 2)  BWIA President warns employees, give $840,000 more in concessions or face job cuts - Trinidad Express
Disorderly children, vagrants, and "big women" fighting in Bridgetown  present problems for Barbados  police - B'dos Nation
Trinidad police arrest two for having handgrenade - Trinidad Express
Teachers Union pay scandal in St. Lucia - St. Lucia Mirror
West Indies collapse from 446/5 to score 497 (Chanderpaul 140, Samuels 104, Hinds 100).   [ REPORTS]

(Nov 1)  Farmer kidnapped by teenagers in Guyana killed. Body dumped in trench - Stabroek News
KIdnappers in Trinidad reduce ransom for hotel manager from $300,000 to $100,000 - Trinidad Express
Antiguans picket Prime Minister's office. Say US sniper's passport fiasco has embarassed country - Antigua Sun
BWIA fails to get employee concessions of US$300,000 a month. Fate uncertain - Trinidad Guardian
Trinidad government bails out Caroni with a $.5-billion loan - Trinidad Guardian
151 year old Barbados Mutual to be renamed Sagicor Life, Inc - Barbados Nation.
Chanderpaul scores 136 not out as West Indies end day 3 on 446/5  [LIVE COVERAGE AND REPORTS]