(Sept 30)  Lili kills 3 in Jamaica. Homes washed away. 725 in shelters - Jamaica Observer
Today is nomination day in Jamaica - Jamaica Gleaner
Guyana City Council owes creditors $190-m. Unable to complete projects - Stabroek News
Trinidad President Robinson rushed to hospital - bleeding from the prostate - Trinidad Express
Oldest living Barbadian is 108 today - Barbados Nation

(Sept 29)  Lili soaks Jamaica with rain - Jamaica Gleaner
Trinidad police uncover election-day plot to disrupt voting - Trinidad Express
Bermuda Tourism Minister David Allen dies. State funeral planned - Bermuda Sun

(Sept 28)  Jamaica braces for tropical storm Lili. Already experiencing heavy rains and strong winds - Jamaica Observer
Airport drug bust in Antigua. 4 separate arrests - Antigua Sun
Concern in Barbados over the number of under-16 girls being raped - often by a family member or trusted friend - Nation
More murders in Guyana. Gunmen hold up traffic and kill 2 persons travelling to the airport - Stabroek News.
Bermuda Tourism Minister David Allen dies. State funeral planned - Bermuda Sun

(Sept 27)  Gunmen in Guyana attack police station and a prison. 6 wounded - Guyana Chronicle
Trinidad attorney reconsidering decision to lead the Guyana prosecution case against 2 men charged with treason - Express
Plans for a new $multi-million jail in Barbados - Barbados Nation
Jamaicans warned to brace themselves for heavy rains from Lili this weekend - Jamaica Gleaner
Trinidad government distances itself from Jamaat al Muslimeen - Trinidad Express

(Sept 26)  4 killed, 8 including DPP wounded in Guyana as gunman opens fire on bar - Guyana Chronicle President convenes emergency security meeting
Bruce Golding returns to Jamaica Labour Party - Jamaica Observer  Golding-JLP Memorandum Of Understanding signed - Jamaica Gleaner
Number of homes in Barbados damaged by tropical storm Lili up to 400. Damage in $millions  - Barbados Nation

(Sept 25) Tropical storm Lili kills family of 4 in St. Vincent - Trinidad Express - expected to reach hurricane strength today
High powered rifes stolen from Jamaica defense force headquarters. 5 soldiers under arrest - Jamaica Observer
Five cops on bribery charges in Trinidad - Trinidad Guardian
Guyana government to proceed with anti-crime laws, inspite of furore about their constitutionality - Guyana Chronicle
Concern that poor construction led to almost 200 houses in Barbados being damaged by Lili's minimal 64mph winds - Barbados Advocate & Nation
St. Vincent woman fined $125,000 in Antigua for trafficking drugs - Antigua Sun

(Sept 24)  Oil well explosion in Point Fortin, Trinidad. 200 residents flee their homes - Trinidad Express
Weak tropical storm Lili lashes Barbados - rips roofs off houses, closes airport - Barbados Nation

(Sept 23) Jamaicans will vote on October 16. Nomination day will be September 30 - Jamaica Observer & Jamaica Gleaner
Son of Trinidad business couple snatched, then murdered - Trinidad Newsday
Anglican priest says Anglican church in Barbados has lost its vision, and many priests are dissatisfied - Advocate

(Sept 22)  Financial shortfall may affect attendance at next week's International conference on Racism in Barbados - Barbados Nation
Hurricane Isidore heads for United States. Winds up to 125pmh - CNN
Guyana police advise mini-bus drivers to be careful when picking up passengers in Buxton - Guyana Chronicle
PNM's La Brea constituency office at La Brea destroyed by fire - Trinidad Express UNC's Sangre Grande Office vandalised
Bruce Golding to return to Jamaica Labour Party - Jamaica Observer

(Sep 21)  Hurricane Isidore causing 'catastrophic damage' in Cuba. Homes swept out to sea - CNN
Trinidad Prime Minister says there is no proof of an Al Jamaat, Al Qaeda link - Trinidad Express
Lara will miss tour of India because of illness - WIBC

(Sept 20) About 80 families in Jamaica flooded out from storm Isidore - Jamaica Gleaner  Heads for Cuba with 105mph winds[CNN]
China to help Guyana build international conference center - Guyana Chronicle
Entire 6th form of a high school in Jamaica to return to classes today after one-week suspension for making comments about principal - Jamaica Observer
Lara will miss tour of India because of illness - WIBC

(Sept 19) Former Trinidad Prime Minister Panday is charged with failing to declare money he allegedly had in a London bank account, and for making a false declaration - Trinidad Guardian  &  Trinidad Express
Tropical storm Isidore soaks Jamaica - Jamaica Observer  Expected to reach hurricane strength today as it heads for Cuba-CNN
Guyana and United States sign a US$1.6-million pact - Guyana Chronicle
Bandits in Guyana stick up minister and rob church of $100,000 - Guyana Chronicle
Squatters on the rise in Barbados. Most are non-Barbadian - Barbados Nation

(Sept 18)  Storm warnings posted for Cayman Islands - CNN
Brian Lara hospitalised in Sri Lanka; awaiting results as to whether he has been stricken with hepatitis - Trinidad Express
Barbados landlords warned against renting houses without indoor toilet facilities, electricity, running water- Nation
Trinidad government being sued for (Can)$8-M for gas leak at its High Commission building in Ottawa - Newsday

(Sept 17) Jamaica's PM makes election promise to expand economy by 4%, and cut joblessness by 40% - Jamaica Observer
Antigua's Prime Minister Lester Bird promises 2004 elections will be his last - Antigua Sun
Jamaican journalist Dwight Whylie dies suddenly of a heart attack while visiting Barbados - Jamaica Gleaner - 
IMF approves US$73-million programme for Guyana - Guyana Chronicle
Trinidad's Mas designer wins Emmy award - Trinidad Guardian.
Barbados government is planning to address nursing shortage - Barbados Advocate

(Sept 16) 4  cops in Guyana wounded by angry Buxton residents  - Guyana Chronicle
Manning promises free medicine to elderly and poor if his PNM government wins Oct 7 Trinidad elections - Trinidad Guardian
Mystery company printed Jamaica Tourist Board brochures - Jamaica Observer
A 400-car motorcade celebrates RPB's Crop Over Calypso King triumph - Barbados Nation

(Sept 15)  Guyana raises trade balance concerns with Trinidad  - Guyana Chronicle
Ramesh Maharaj and his Team Unity will not be contesting Trinidad's Oct 7 elections - Trinidad Guardian
Poll shows most Trinidadians unhappy with how government is handling crime situation - Trinidad Guardian
PNP surge puts it ahead of the JLP according to the latest Jamaica election poll - Jamaica Observer
54% failing new test for drivers' learners permit in Barbados - Barbados Advocate
Workers Union wants Barbados government to regulate house rents- Barbados Nation

(Sept 14)  Guyana to conduct national population census on Monday - Guyana Chronicle
Jamaica's population has grown to 2.6 million - according to just released 2001 census figures - Jamaica Observer.
Poll shows Patterson's PNP is best choice to lead Jamaica - Jamaica Observer
Bomb scare, protests at Elections and Boundaries Commission in Tunapuna, Trinidad - Trinidad Guardian

(Sept 12)  Trinidad police assault house - rescue kidnap victim who was chained to toilet - Trinidad Express
Candidates in 8 constituencies in Jamaica warned their seats will be voided if there is election fraud - Jamaica Gleaner
Suriname Trade Minister attending CARICOM meeting found dead in hotel room in Trinidad - Trinidad Newsday
9/11 costs Air Jamaica US $70million - Jamaica Gleaner
Grenada's opposition NDC taking Lotto to court to open its books for scrutiny - Grenada Today

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(Sept 10)  Merchants in Jamaica to shut down Kingston's business district today - Jamaica Observer
Guyana Coast Guard nabs another Venezuelan fishing trawler for illegal fishing in Guyana waters - Stabroek News & Chronicle
Barbados Government Minister says a substantial housing project could have been built with less than half the cost of his Government's GEM investment - Barbados Advocate

(Sept 9) Trinidad police arrest 3 men and seize $200,000 of ransom money paid for jeweller kidnapped last Thursday - Trinidad Express
Former West Indies all-rounder Laurie Williams dies in car crash in Jamaica - Jamaica Gleaner
19-year old Odessa Phillips wins Miss Guyana/World 2002 - Stabroek News
Cable and Wireless to lose monopoly on providing cellular services in Barbados - Barbados Advocate

(Sept 8)  Police inspector gunned down in Guyana. Police hunt for 4 men - Guyana Chronicle
Trinidad police trace a $15,000 deposit to a recent ransom payment - Trinidad Express
Poll gives Patrick Manning an 11% lead over Panday as popular choice for Trinidad Prime Minister - Trinidad Guardian
Jamaica poll says boost for JLP if Seaga goes - Jamaica Observer
More financial losses for Barbados' GEMS hotel project - Barbados Nation

(Sept 7)  Massive anti-government demonstration in Antigua. Opposition leader threatens to lock down country if Prime Minister Bird does not say when he will demit office and call general elections - Antigua Sun
Angry parents storm school gates to force reinstatement of locked-out principal - Trinidad Express & Guardian
4 well-dressed gunmen armed with machine guns rob vendors in Guyana  of $180,000 - Stabroek News
Guyana Coast Guard seize Venezuelan trawler and confiscate 20,000 pounds of fish caught in Guyana waters-Stabroek News
PNP apologises to Seaga's wife for an "insensitive" display of a coffin bearing markings of "baby Seaga" - a reference to the Seaga's unborn child - at a political meeting - Jamaica Gleaner & Jamaica Observer
4-foot iguana found in tree in St. Thomas, Barbados - Barbados Nation

(Sept 6)  Prominent businessmen are fleeing Trinidad, sending their children to the USA, UK and Barbados - Trinidad Guardian as..  Kidnappings continue. Garage proprietor abducted yesterday afternoon. Total now 17 for year -Trinidad Guardian
Caribbean tourism should recover soon - [READ]
University of Guyana launches a nurses degree program - Guyana Chronicle
Barbados government gets two vessels to help fight against drugs - Barbados Nation
US authorities believe Guyanese insurance agent in Queens arranged murder of 12 other Guyanese to collect $1M - NY Daily News

(Sept 5)  Report calls for Shell Cricket Academy programme in Grenada to be stopped immediately, and calls coach Rudi Webster "unqualified and unaccredited." - Trinidad Guardian & Barbados Nation
Jamaica Chamber of Commerce calls on businesses to shut down Downtown Kingston next Tuesday - Jamaica Observer
Caribbean tourism should recover soon - [READ]
Dress code for Barbados school students - no baggy pants, short skirts or excessive make-up - Barbados Nation
40 BWIA pilots may go home in 3 months - Airline lost $8-million in recent pilots action - Trinidad Newsday
3 soldiers held for stealing arms from Guyana Defense Force escape from custody - Stabroek News

(Sept 4) Panday has effectively blocked the Trinidad government  from obtaining information on his London bank account- Trinidad Guardian
Guyana gets $27.4-million IADB loan to provide electricity to 40,000 homes in 221 rural villages - Stabroek News
Archbishop Carter, the first Jamaican appointed a Roman Catholic Bishop, and founder of Campion College, dies at age 83 - Jamaica Gleaner
$52-million deposited into bank accounts of former Trinidad minister and wife within 12 months - Trinidad Newsday .
Car thefts up in Barbados - Barbados Nation

(Sept 3)  Request made to British government not to allow information about Panday's London bank account to be released toTrinidad police- Trinidad Express
Heavy rains with thunder and lightning wreak havoc on 3 Jamaica parishes - Jamaica Gleaner
Barbados Manufacturers Association joins call to check whether garments stamped "made in Trinidad" are being made elsewhere - Barbados Nation
Principals and vice-principals in Jamaica now eligible to receive 20% duty free concession on cars - Jamaica Gleaner
New CEO at Barbados Mutual. LOB's Philip Osborne takes over  - Barbados Nation
Guyana security forces increase presence on East Coast - Guyana Chronicle

(Sept 2)  Cricket: Barbados beat Jamaica by 33 runs to win Red Stripe Bowl (Wavel Hinds 103; Floyd Reifer 86 not out)  - WICBC
Jacqueline Aking, woman kidnapped last week in Trinidad, is freed. Family paid kidnappers $5-million - Trinidad Guardian

(Sept 1) Teens armed with guns and knives enter homes and terrorise residents in village on Guyana's east coast - Guyana Chronicle & Stabroek News
Six prisoners receive Presidential pardons as Trinidad and Tobago celebrate Independence - Trinidad Guardian
Trade Union in Jamaica calls on government to scrap the 15% General Consumption Tax - Jamaica Observer
$8-million is the latest demand from the abductors of the woman kidnapped in Trinidad - up from $6m yesterday - Trinidad Express
Barbados Opposition Senator Mascoll says JAWS is an acronym for names of hotels associated with the controversial GEMS project - Barbados Nation
Cricket: Barbados will meet Jamaica in Red Stripe Bowl final today - WICBC

National Hurricane Center predicts 9 to 11 storms this hurricane season, with 6 to 8 becoming hurricanes, and 3 of them packing winds in excess of 111 mph [CNN]  also National Hurricane Center