(Dec 31)  Jamaican dancehall DJ Vybz Kartel charged with illegal possession of amunition - J'ca Observer
`Radio Caricom' to begin broadcasting in Barbados, Belize and St Lucia in March. Other countries will follow - Stabroek News
19 employees including program Manager Win Callender, and Terry Mayers to leave state-owned CBC Radio/TV - B'dos Nation
Trinidad and Tobago Cabinet operated illegally for 40 years...- T'dad Newsday
Guyana finally appoints a Public Service Commission - Guyana Chronicle
CRICKET - Brian Lara concerned about team's bowling (B'dos Nation) after South Africa's massive scores

(Dec 30) Trinidad government seeks apology and compensation from US over detention of BWIA pilots. One pilot still not being allowed to leave New York - T'dad Newsday
BWIA & Air Jamaica flights to USA to have armed guards --- in keeping with a directive from US government-
J'a Observer ,  Jamaica Gleaner,    T'dad Guardian,  T'dad Express
FBI releases Anthony Wright --the only one of  2 BWIA pilots detained by the FBI being allowed to return to Trinidad. Co-pilot Rawle Joseph remains in detention - T'dad Guardian
Graduates from a sparsely furnished US-run medical school in St. Lucia pose an unacceptable risk to patients - St. Lucia Star
Barbados bans US beef - B'dos Nation
Police in Guyana shoot and kill a man who went beserk over pay dispute. Relatives want answers - Chronicle, Stabroek News 
Fire at a warehouse in  St. John's, Antigua costs businesses $millions - Antigua Sun

(Dec 29) IMF concerned about Jamaica's 'unsustainable' debt crisis - Jamaica Gleaner 
Butcher slaughters wife in Guyana in front of young children - Stabroek News
Bloody Sunday in Jamaica - Gunmen kill seven in Kingston, Spanish Town and Montego Bay - Jamaica Gleaner
BWIA pilot Rawle Joseph, who is being detained in the US by the FBI, slams shabby treatment by BWIA - T'dad Express
FBI tells stunned BWIA pilot: "We've Got You". Grabbed but released him Tuesday night. Grabbed and detained him on Christmas day. - T'dad Newsday
Trinidad's Prime Minister advised to seriously consider Rudy Guliani's crime plan for Trinidad - T'dad Express
Graduates from a sparsely furnished US-run medical school in St. Lucia poses an unacceptable risk to patients - St. Lucia Star
CRICKET - South Africa defeat West Indies by innings & 36 runs.  SA  658/9. WI  264 & 329 (Sarwan 114, Chanderpaul 109)

(Dec 27)  BWIA pilots humiliated and embarassed by FBI - Trinidad Newsday
2 BWIA pilots freed after being detained in New York and Washington by the FBI on suspicion of being terrorists- T'dad Express
 Car flies in air then crashes into home in Trinidad - Trinidad Guardian
Guyana President commissions $22M multi-purpose center at Port Mourant - Guyana Chronicle 

(Dec 26)  2 BWIA pilots detained in New York and Washington by the FBI on suspicion of being terrorists...

(Dec 25)  Jamaica bans US beef following outbreak of Mad Cow disease in Washington   - Jamaica Observer

(Dec 24)  President of Trinidad gets threatening phone call - T'dad Express
2 big cement exporters in Jamaica to shed 240 jobs because of government's tariff increase - J'ca Observer 
Antigua Member of Parliament arrested again, as ex-lover dies of gunshot injuries - Antigua Sun
Reports that West Indies cricketers seen partying in the early morning hours during match in South Africa - J'ca Observer
British tour company cancels cricket charter flight to West Indies because of controversial US$260 test match levy - B'dos Nation
Teenager in Trinidad snatched in front of parents by two armed kidnappers - T'dad Guardian
Anti-Aristide protests continue -  Haiti's top musicians call for resignation - UK Guardian

(Dec 23)  Trinidad police appeal to public as traffic deaths soar to 192 compared to 163 last year - Trinidad Express
Jamaica's Opposition Leader Edward Seaga forced to make 2nd apology to businessman - J'ca Observer
St. Vincent Prime Minister says its time for Caribbean countries to scrap passports for intra-regional travel - J'ca Observer

(Dec 22)  St. Vincent Prime Minister says its time for Caribbean countries to scrap passports for intra-regional travel - J'ca Observer
Jamaica's Prime Minister P.J. Patterson says its been a tough year for Jamaica - J'ca Observer
Civil unrest continues in Haiti.  Huge anti-Aristide demonstration planned for today - Haiti PressNetwork
US will implement program from Wednesday that will fingerprint vistors upon entry... track who overstays vacation - J'ca Gleaner
Barbados' Opposition leader blames Prime Minister Arthur for Trinidadian's economic foothold in Barbados - Nation

(Dec 21)  Manning stands by remarks that many kidnappings in Trinidad Tobago are bogus & intended to defraud relatives - Express
More than 140 jobless after Muneshwer building fire in Guyana - Guyana Chronicle
Visitors will no longer be allowed to enter Barbados on a driver’s licence and a birth certificate - Barbados Nation

(Dec 20)  Prominent Caribbean journalist Raffique Shah robbed at gunpoint - Trinidad Newsday,  - Trinidad Guardian
Former New York Mayor Guiliani submits proposal to Trinidad government to clean up crime there - Trinidad Guardian
Major fire in Guyana consumes Muneshwer's - Stabroek News,  - Guyana Chronicle

(Dec 19) Bandits break into Corriverton Market, Guyana, lock up 6 persons, and leave with $5-M - Guyana Chronicle
Cases with older men having sex with minors in Barbados have jumped by 36 per cent - Barbados Nation
Hotel strike looms in Bahamas - Nassau Guardian
Jamaican-born Lee Boyd Malvo convicted of murder in sniper murders in Washington DC area, USA - Jamaica Observer
Jamaica government to implement Information Act on January 5 - Jamaica Gleaner
Police in Haiti shut down pro-opposition radio station - Newsday   ... 3rd Haitian Government Minister resigns - News24
Antigua Member of Parliament being held in connection with shooting of woman - Antigua Sun

(Dec 18)  Guyana secures $65B debt ease from IMF - Guyana Chronicle,   Stabroek News
3 Trinidad businessmen arrested as police crack down on scratch bombs - Trinidad Guardian, Trinidad Newsday
In 6 weeks, Barbadians will have a choice of 3 companies for their cellular service - Barbados Nation
20 year old UWI student released by kidnappers in Trinidad after payment of $1-million ransom - Trinidad Guardian
Three people injured during new student demonstrations against President Jean Bertrand Aristide in Haiti - News24

(Dec 17)  Jamaica's opposition leader Edward Seaga loses second libel case in a week. Will apologise to businessman - J'ca Observer
Arson suspected in Monday's $2-million fire in Port of  Spain - Trinidad Guardian,
 Barbados government legislates 8% increase in salaries and allowances for 27,000 public sector workers - B'dos Nation
Guyana's public hospital doctors stage sick-out - Stabroek News
Trinidad's Prime Minister Patrick Manning promises Trinidad dollars to develop other CARICOM countries  - Trinidad Express

(Dec 16)  $2-million fire in Port of  Spain - Trinidad Guardian, 
 Guyana police discover a headless skeleton next to an improvised stretcher on Linden highway - Stabroek News
Jamaicans fear the power cuts will continue into Christmas and over the winter tourist season - Jamaica Observer
Former New York City Mayor Guiliani and his firm wants job to solve crime crisis in Trinidad - T'dad Guardian
Barbados government will attempt to legislate salaries across the public sector today - Barbados Nation
South Africa beat West Indies by 189 runs.  Scores: South Africa 561 & 226/6. West Indies 410 & 188 

(Dec 15)  Brian Lara sets new world record - hits 28 runs in one over in a test match - CLICK HERE for various Caribbean news accounts
Uneasy calm in Spanish Town - Jamaica Gleaner
Un week-end mort dans la capitale - Haiti Press Network

(Dec 14)  Sir George Alleyne installed as new Chancellor of the University of the West Indies - Barbados Nation
 US-based Guyana-born Professor Nigel Harris is the new Vice-Chancellor of the University of the West Indies - Stabroek News
Trinidad Parliament to be relocated to Zoo site - Trinidad Newsday
Trinidad residents clean up after tornado - Trinidad Guardian

(Dec 13)  Jamaica's trade unions say they would accept wage freeze for public sector workers in exchange for no layoffs - Jamaica Observer
Guyana's President Jagdeo in sympathy with Zimbabwe on land issue - Stabroek News
9 year old Barbadian launches his first book -  Barbados Nation
Trinidad government ordered to pay compensation to a child killer for keeping her on death row too long - T'dad Express
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to visit Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad Express
Counterfeit US and TT hundred dollar bills have turned up at the Trinidad Central Bank - Trinidad Newsday
SOS pour Haïti - Alter Press
Un dépôt d’armes de lapolice haïtienne pillé par des hommes armés - Haiti Press

(Dec 12)  Guyanese teen pretends to be kidnapped to get Guy$1-M ransom money to visit Trinidad - Stabroek News
Jamaica's Edward Seaga ordered to pay former Deputy Commissioner $3.5M for libel - Jamaica Gleaner,   Jamaica Observer
Trinidad's Queen’s Park Cricket Club, an exclusive male domain, is expected to open its doors to women by January - Express
20% of all fuel currently being sold in Guyana - diesel, gasoline and kerosene - is smuggled into the country - Guyana Chronicle
Gang violence in Antigua's secondary  schools has reached a new level - Antigua Sun
Legalized gambling in the Bahamas has led to more prostitution and higher suicide rates - Bermuda Sun

(Dec 11)  UK detectives on visit to Guyana to investigate 1982 murder - Stabroek News
Solicitor General warns 'decriminalisation of ganja could hurt Jamaica' - bring tough US sanctions - J'ca Gleaner, - J'ca Observer
SPORTS: Ricardo Powell, the hard-hitting Jamaica and West Indies middle-order batsman will play for  Trinidad 
- J'ca Observer

(Dec 10)  Air Jamaica asks all their pilots to take a 25 per cent reduction in overall pay - Jamaica Gleaner 
Roman Catholic priest in Trinidad quits the church to get on with his life - and have a family -T'dad Newsday,   T'dad Express
Trinidad police intercept and seize 7 foreign used cars - Trinidad Guardian
24,000 public servants in the Bahamas will receive an extra $600 in their paycheques today - Nassau Guardian
A new Caribbean airline - a merger of BWIA and LIAT, will take to the Caribbean skies next March - Antigua Sun
12 passengers injured in minibus collision in Guyana. Driver and conductor vanish from scene - Guyana Chronicle

(Dec 9)  Jamaica Finance Minister tells Permanent Secretaries of poor state of government finances. Demands prudence- Gleaner, Observer
Nigerian doctor who deliberately infected his sexual partner with the HIV/Aids virus infuriates medical colleagues- T'dad Express
Major shift in police policy in Jamaica. Senior officers accountable for the actions of men under their command 
- J'ca Observer
Man hacks wife to death in Guyana, then hangs himself - Stabroek News
4 500 kilos of luggage belonging to hundreds of Barbadian travellers still missing in Margarita since Dec 1 
- Barbados Nation
Will  St Lucia survive the Rochamel fallout? - St. Lucia Star

(Dec 8)  Guyana police cluelesss as bullet-riddled bodies keep being discovered - Stabroek News 
Buju Banton faces court today for ganga - Jamaica Observer
Nigerian President to visit Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad Guardian
Bahamian "Tank" Williams wins newly created WBA Fede Caribe Heavyweight title - Nassau Guardian

(Dec 7)  Barbados government gives C&W, Digicel, AT&T, & Sunbeach December 15 deadline to end interconnection squabble- Nation
Some 4,000 Form Five pupils in Trinidad will be barred from writing the next CXC Examinations - Trinidad Newsday

(Dec 5)  Jamaica On Storm Warning   Jamaica Gleaner,  Jamaica Observer
Jamaica government seeks to reclaim some $750 million in salary overpayment to teachers - Jamaica Gleaner
U.S.-funded AIDS survey starts in Guyana today.  Demerara, Berbice top infection rates- Guyana Chronicle
Trinidad Business Community Supports State Of Emergency - Trinidad Newsday
Barbados Mutual Bank sold to the Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited of Bermuda - Barbados Nation

(Dec 4)  Public servants in Guyana to get 5% pay increase from January 1- Stabroek News,  Guyana Chronicle
Bermuda's Anglican Bishop not opposed to gambling - Bermuda Sun
People's Action Movement leader gives  St. Kitts Prime Minister 90 days to declare his assets - St. Kitts & Nevis Democrat
2 more murders in Trinidad.  Murder rate climbs to 216 - Trinidad Newsday

(Dec 3)  Guyanese man pleads guilty in New Jersey triple-slaying of wife, her mother and sister.  Faces up to 90 years - Stabroek News
Enterobacter hits Mt. Hope Women's Hospital in Trinidad - Trinidad Express
Jamaica government to impose stiff penalties for illegal gambling - Jamaica Observer
Trinidad businessman Christopher Aleong executed in ambush outside his home - Trinidad Newsday
Power shortages hit Tobago - Trinidad Guardian

(Dec 2) Mayor of Kingston, Jamaica gets death threats as he enforces no-vending zones - Jamaica Observer
Jamaicans who try to smuggle drugs into Canada are threatening the Jamaica/Canada farm work programme - J'ca Observer
2 Barbadians knighted as country celebrates 37th Anniversary of Independence - Barbados Nation
Trinidadian fisherman murdered in Venezuela - Trinidad Newsday

Dec 1)  Jamaica's high school Principals warn govt that parents should contribute to cost of their children's education - J'ca Observer
Two teenagers aged 15 & 17 arrested for murder in Trinidad - Trinidad Guardian
Barbados churches warn Prime Minister Owen Arthur not to decriminalise prostitution and homosexuality - Barbados Nation
Chris Gayle wrecks Zimbabwe in 5th ODI to lead West Indies to series win - scores 112 not out, and takes 4/24 as West Indies win by 7 wickets - T'dad Express     Jamaica Gleaner   - Results
2 receive knighthoods in Barbados - Foreign Affairs Minister Billie Miller, and physician/politician Richie Haynes - B'dos Nation   Barbados Nation
(Nov 30)  Passport fraud uncovered in Jamaica. 12 government employees suspended - Jamaica Observer
Teen sales attendant  gunned down by bandits who raid store in Trinidad crowded with christmas shoppers - T'dad Guardian , T'dad Express,  T'dad Newsday
 Taxi driver and passenger killed in ambush - Stabroek News
School children in Jamaica are abusing Postinor 2 - the popular "morning after" pill - Jamaica Gleaner
Dr. Keith Mitchell sworn in as Prime Minister of Grenada following his election victory - Belgrafix
2 receive knighthoods in Barbados - Foreign Affairs Minister Billie Miller, and physician/politician Richie Haynes - B'dos Nation
Fidel Edwards take 6/22 to lead West Indies to 72 run win over  Zimbabwe. 5th ODI being played today - Results

(Nov 29)  About 500 Barbadians die every year of cancer - Nation

(Nov 28)  Grenada's New National Party (NNP) led by Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Keith Mitchell wins Grenada election by slender one-seat margin from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) led by Rev. Tillman Thomas.  NNP 8, NDC 7. Results
Jamaica Public Service Company pulls down hundreds of  illegal electrical connections - Jamaica Observer
Trinidad Prime Minister blames UNC for bomb threats - Trinidad Guardian,   Trinidad Express
Jamaica's Water Commission goes to court  for permission to resell customers' homes to recover outstanding debt - J'ca Gleaner
Trinidad companies reeling from US dollar shortage- Trinidad Newsday
Barbados Prime Minister says the “poor-rakey opposition”...are drawing the tax-payers’ money under false pretenses and should be arrested for loitering in Parliament - B'dos Advocate       Thompson calls Budget "warmed-over pepperpot" - B'dos Nation

(Nov 27)  Arrests imminent in Guyana in  New York's JFK airport drug case that allegedly spans Jamaica and Guyana - Stabroek News,  Guyana Chronicle
Barbados Opposition Leader Clyde Mascoll dismisses Prime Minister Owen Arthur's budget as a “fluff Budget”-B'dos Nation
Did Barbados agree with IMF to cut private sector jobs by 2007?  Prime Minister and Opposition leader clash - B'dos Nation
Recommendation to increase Jamaica's electoral districts to an odd number to prevent any dead heat in elections - J'ca Observer .
Jamaica's Electoral Advisory Commission says NO to overseas voting - J'ca Observer
Bermudans say NO to sale of Bank of Bermuda to USA Bank HSBC - Bermuda Sun

(Nov 26)  Barbados is taking Trinidad to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in Germany to settle a new fishing treaty-Newsday
Campaign launched in Jamaica to encourage Jamaicans to eat more locally produced  food - Jamaica Observer
Trinidad government asked to investigate unauthorised training of foreign medical students from Windsor University - Guardian

(Nov 25)  2 Jamaican students hurt in Moscow fire - Jamaica Observer

(Nov 24)  BWIA no longer has approval from the T&T Civil Aviation Authority to inspect its own planes annually - T'dad Guardian
New murders in Laventille, Trinidad - T'dad Express,  T'dad Newsday
Pirates raid trawler in Guyana's Waini river. Sailor killed, captain injured - Stabroek News

(Nov 23) Oil companies defy Jamaica government - Jamaica Observer
Trinidad and Barbados yet to settle fishing dispute - Trinidad Express
No challenge to President Jagdeo- Guyana Chronicle
Union calls for newly appointed Barbados Queen Elizabeth Hospital Director to be physically removed  - B'dos Nation

(Nov 22) Election poll says Antigua Prime Minister Lester Bird is in trouble - gives Opposition UPP a 13-4 lead - 
Antigua Sun
Jamaican is Speaker of Ontario Legislature --the first black Speaker for the province and the second in all of Canada.- J' Gleaner

(Nov 20) Heavy rains and thundershowers in Trinidad wash away bridges and cause landslides -Trinidad Guardian, Trinidad Express
Armed police deployed at secondary schools in Trinidad to tackle school violence - Trinidad Guardian
Caribbean Commercial Bank in Barbados up for sale - Barbados Nation
Trinidadian women are rushing to sell their eggs to a fertility centre in the US for US$5,000 (TT$30,000) each - 
T'dad Express
Guyanese told their food exports must conform to US, Canadian law - Guyana Chronicle

(Nov 19)  Barbados will not deepen political unity with Trinidad and Tobago unless the issue of a fishing agreement between the two countries is first resolved - B'dos Nation
Trini shot dead in Brooklyn - T'dad Newsday.

(Nov 18)  Bahamas Air grounded by sickout - Nassau Guardian
$130,000 robbery in Antigua - Antigua Sun

(Nov 17)  Anglican church in the West Indies rejects gay US Bishop, but will not break ties with US Episcopalian Church - J'ca Observer
Trinidad Prime Minister says he has received several death threats in recent weeks - T'dad Express
Audley Shaw backs out of race against Bruce Golding for chairmanship of Jamaica Labour Party - J'ca Observer, 
J'ca Gleaner
Trinidad Senator Arnim Smith dies following ruptured aorta -T'dad Guardian, T'dad Express , T'dad Newsday

(Nov 16)  Trinidad Speaker's life threatened - Trinidad Newsday 
West Indies beat Zimbabwe by 128 runs after bowling them out for 104

(Nov 15)  Police stations in Trinidad have been put on full alert -  T'dad Express
Losses from Thursday's fire in Guyana could reach $1B - Stabroek News,  Guyana Chronicle
Jamaicans to pay almost double the cost for birth and marriage certificates from Monday - Jamaica Observer,
Jamaica's Opposition leader Edward Seaga backs off his charges about tainted money - J'ca Observer, J'ca Gleaner
Dengue fever outbreak in New Providence, Bahamas. One death. 25 confirmed cases of disease. 130 suspected - Nassau Guardian
West Indies collapse for 128,  but send Zimbabe crashing to 90/9

(Nov 14)  Bomb scare forces shut down of Trinidad's Piarco Airport - T'dad Guardian ,  T'dad Express  , T'dad Newsday
Fire in Guyana destroys 3 businesses - Stabroek News,   Guyana Chronicle
Bruce Golding and Audley Shaw will face off next Sunday in a race for Jamaica Labour Party chairman - J'ca Gleaner,
Crisis in Jamaica's opposition Jamaica Labour Party.  Seaga faces suit - J'ca Observer, J'ca Gleaner
School closed in Trinidad as student pulls knife on a teacher - T'dad Guardian , 
Dengue fever outbreak in New Providence, Bahamas. One death. 25 confirmed cases of disease. 130 suspected - Nassau Guardian
Brian Lara scores 191 (breaking Sir Viv's record) to lead West Indies to 481. Zimbabwe out for 377 inspite of 
Mark Vermeulen's 118 and Craig Wishart's 96. West Indies 13/1

(Nov 13)  British Prime Minister Tony Blair invites CARICOM leaders for a December 2 breakfast at No. 10 Downing Street - Nation
Grantley Winston Prescod, designer of the Barbados National Flag dies - Barbados Advocate,  Barbados Nation

(Nov 12)  Firebomb knocks out telephone and internet services to 200 customers in Trinidad - Trinidad Express.
Engine trouble blamed for cash of skyvan aircraft in Guyana - Guyana Chronicle
Budget Day in Barbados will be Tuesday, November  25 - Barbados Nation
22 Petrotrin executives in Trinidad considered to be UNC activitists, to be redeployed, made redundant ... - T'dad Guardian
No pay hike for Jamaica Members of Parliament!  Salaries Committee wants accountability income for MPs  - J'ca Gleaner
West Indies score 282/3 (Lara 77 not out) at close of play on 1st day of 2nd test against Zimbabwe.
Wavell Hinds out for 81. Cricket Pitch
 

(Nov 11)  Major outbreak of dengue in Barbados - Barbados Nation
Gov't to acquire properties for $billion housing project - Jamaica Gleaner
 UK experts going to Guyana to help probe skyvan plane crash - Guyana Chronicle

(Nov 10)  Jamaica's Opposition leader Edward Seaga objects terrorism Bill - J'ca Gleaner,  J'ca Observer
Jilted man hangs his son, and himself in Trinidad - Trinidad Guardian
Trans Guyana plane crash - Engine failed. Plane was too low - Stabroek News

(Nov 9)  Guyana Airways aircraft crashes in canefield in Sophia, Guyana. 2 dead, 5 hurt - Guyana Chronicle , 
Stabroek News
Jamaica Labour Party delegates dump Seaga loyalists - Jamaica Observer  , Jamaica Gleaner
Former New York Mayor Guliani tells Trinidadians not to negotiate with kidnappers - to pay no ransom - T'dad Express
Barbados faces an island-wide disruption of its water supply - Barbados Nation

(Nov 8)  Cabinet tremor in Trinidad - T'dad Newsday Cabinet reshuffle shocks House.  13 Ministers affected - T'dad Guardian
CARICOM backs Trinidad and Tobago for headquarters of the Free Trade Area of the Americas - Jamaica Gleaner
Trinidad government to disband National Broadcasting Network - T'dad Guardian
11 year old girl and her 20 year old lover in Guyana hang themselves in double suicide - Guyana Chronicle,   Stabroek News
West Indies Cricket Board to receive US$108M for hosting 2007 World Cup - Barbados Nation

(Nov 7)  Jamaica government places a temporary freeze on all promotions above the rank of Inspector in the police force - Gleaner
Guyana police kill wanted man "Piggy Mouth" - Stabroek News,   Guyana Chronicle .
3 women found dead in Trinidad in separate incidents -- beaten, battered and bludgeoned -  Trinidad Express
Poll overwhelmingly against Barbados government’s wish to decriminalise homosexuality and prostitution - Nation
Trinidad government considering an offer to purchase cash-strapped BWIA - Trinidad Guardian.
Island-wide blackout hit New Providence, Bahamas leaving 65,000 customers in the dark - Nassau Guardian
West Indies all out for 335  in reply to Zimbabwe’s  507 for nine declared. Zimbabwe end day 4 on 94/4- CricketPitch LIVE COVERAGE

(Nov 6) 13 cops charged for crimes in Jamaica- Jamaica Gleaner
Teachers at government-run schools in Antigua threaten to strike on Nov 7 if thy are not paid by today - Antigua Sun
Strange tactics by Lara as Zimbabwe amass 563 for nine declared - its highest ever test score
- CricketPitch LIVE COVERAGE  Ganga scores century in West Indies reply. Wavell Hinds out for 95

(Nov 5)  6 policemen to be charged with shooting of 7 young men in Braeton, Jamaica - J'ca Gleaner,  J'ca Observer
Bahamas Bishop Drexel Gomex challenges appointment of gay US Anglican Bishop. Risks funding - Nassau Guardian
Bajans unable to watch TV coverage of day one of 1st test against Zimbabwe - Barbados Nation
Trinidad's public servants get 15% pay rise - Trinidad Guardian

(Nov 4)  Agreement for West Indies to host Cricket Word Cup 2007 signed last night in Jamaica- Jamaica Gleaner
Execution deaths in Guyana give rise to gang warfare speculation - Guyana Chronicle
Trinidadian murder suspect captured in Florida after being featured on "America's Most Wanted" TV show - T'dad Express
Trinidad Prime Minister tells his Ministers to prepare for a cabinet reshuffle - Trinidad Guardian

(Nov 3)  Mystery gang pretending to be police execute man in front of his wife in Guyana - Stabroek News
Jamaica government owes contractors nearly half a billion dollars with interest - Jamaica Gleaner
Nov 27 is election day in Grenada - Grenada Today
Men in Trinidad claiming to be bailiffs disconnect woman's electricity & water suplies and places her under house arrest - Trinidad Express

(Nov 2)  3 infants left at home alone die in house fire in Petit Valley, Trinidad - Trinidad Express
Thousands of Jamaican-born students now classified as "undocumented aliens" in the United States may benefit from Dream Act - Jamaica Gleaner
Overseas Jamaicans waiting to cast their votes in local elections - Jamaica Gleaner

(Nov 1)  Union declares war against Telecommunications Services of Trinidad & Tobago. Says anything goes - T'dad Guardian
Sulfur fumes shooting up from the earth threatening the lives of villagers at Chatham in South Trinidad - T'dad Express
New minimum wage goes into effect in Jamaica today - Jamaica Gleaner

(Oct 31)  Man charged in connection with mystery murders of 4 schoolboys in Bahamas - Nassau Guardian
 Japan approves $20M for literacy/AIDS project in Guyana - Guyana Chronicle
Cops in Trinidad sue Cabinet - Trinidad Newsday
Gas shortage looms in Trinidad - Trinidad Guardian
Haïti : « Un régime de terreur… pour garder le pouvoir » - Alter Press
Barbados selected to be permanent home for a supersonic Concorde aircraft - B'dos Nation,   - Barbados Advocate

(Oct 30) Cable & Wireless Barbados seeks High Court injunction to stop Fair Trading Commission meeting - Barbados Nation
Jamaica's Anglican priests reject appointment of gay Bishop in United States - Jamaica Observer
Guyana Power and Light says it will go street-to-street to catch electricity thieves - Stabroek News
Len "Boogsie" Sharpe beaten in Trinidad - robbed of items worth $90,000 - Trinidad Guardian
Trinidad Prime Minister sued over firing of Unit Trust Corporation Chairman - T'dad Newsday,  T'dad Express

(Oct 29)  Jamaica's Minister of National Security and the Police Commissioner go to Montego Bay and apologise for shooting death of 2 elderly residents by cops- Jamaica Observer, Jamaica Gleaner
Caribbean poultry farmers brace for deadly attack of Avian Influenza and Newcastle disease - Jamaican Observer

(Oct 28)  9 year old mentally challenged girl, chained to a bed in Guyana, dies as house burns - Stabroek News
Protests continue in Montego Bay, Jamaica - Jamaica Observer
International Cricket Council to meet in Barbados tomorrow - Barbados Nation
Jamaica Prime Minister warns cops he will not condone wanton force against law abiding citizens - J'ca Gleaner
Trinidad Speaker tells MP's to immediately desist from the race talk in Parliament because it was hurting the country -Express

(Oct 27)  Trinidad's Minister of National Security is axed as murders and kidnappings soar - T'dad Express
Barbados Prime Minister warns local telcoms to "cut the crap" - Barbados Nation
17-year old charged with murder of a 14-year old in Bahamas - Nassau Guardian
13,000 members of Jamaica's Taxi Association called out on strike today - Jamaica Observer ,   Jamaica Gleaner
Barbados Prime Minister says no, to “crude coercive unilateralism” and vows never to compromise fundamental values “for a fistful of aid” - Barbados Nation.

(Oct 26)  Protestors shut down Montego Bay, Jamaica  with demonstrations and a massive road block - J'ca Gleaner,  J'ca Observer 
Ralph Maraj returns to ruling PNM - T'dad Express,  T'dad Guardian,   T'dad Newsday
Cricket legend Sir Everton Weekes receives honorary doctorate of law from UWI, Barbados - Barbados Nation

(Oct 25)  300 Employees of FirstCaribbean International Bank in Jamaica strike over pay, crippling 12 branches - Jamaica Observer 
University of Guyana opens a legal Aid Clinic - Guyana Stabroek News
Survey show shows Antigua's Prime Minister Vere Bird's ruling party trailing opposition in run-up to elections - Antigua Sun
St. Vincent Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves intervenes to stop deportation of 3 Trinidadian women from St. Vincent - Express
$60 million programme to redevelop Barbados' Kensington Oval for 2007 Cricket World Cup - B'dos Advocate  , B'dos Nation
Pastor in Trinidad found guilty of $1.7-million fraud.  Invested money in United States Stock Exchange and lost all- T'dad Newsday

(Oct 23)  Police in Jamaica have taken over patrolling of resort towns, taking responsibility for safety of tourists - JamaicaObserver
2 school boys in Trinidad face jail for possession of almost 1,000 scratch bombs - T'dad Express

(Oct 22)  $393-million upgrade for Jamaica's Norman Manley Airport - Jamaica Observer 
Bahamas civil servants to get overdue pay increases on Dec 9 - Nassau Guardian
7 granted bail in Jamaica's Operation PRIDE scandal. Danhai Williams on $10-million. 6 others on $5-m each- Gleaner, Observer
Barbados National Housing Corporation lock out tenants in effort to collect rents - Barbados Nation

(Oct 21)  WICBC Chairman Sir Viv Richards wants to see 2 West Indies cricket teams - Barbados Nation
United States' aggressive deportation policy may be directly responsible for a large chunk of Jamaica's surging crime rate-Gleaner
Manifestation anti-lavalas mercredi prochain - Haiti Press Network

(Oct 20)  Jamaica to slash financial support to UWI - Jamaica Gleaner
Guyana beat Barbados by 21 runs to win Red Stripe Bowl cricket final - Barbados Nation,  - Jamaica Observer
Kidnappers in Trinidad free businessman Kelvin Moorley - Trinidad Guardian
Infant's body burnt on a tyre in strange ritual in Trinidad. 70 year old man and 38 year old wife arrested - Trinidad Express

(Oct 19)  Yielding to presure from Grenada's opposition parties, Barbados' Prime Minister will not address today's convention- Nation
Gordon 'Butch'  Stewart demands Jamaica Government seek overseas help now to tackle growing crime problem - J'ca Gleaner
Taxi driver still missing in Guyana though $5M ransom reportedly paid. Police search for 5 kidnappers - Guyana Chronicle
Trini teenage fast bowler Ravi Rampaul surprise pick in West Indies 16-member squad for two cricket Tests in Zimbabwe - Barbados Nation,  Guyana Chronicle

(Oct 18)  Trinidad's Anti-Kidnapping Squad unable to keep kidnapping suspects under surveillance - T'dad Guardian
Ian Bradshaw takes 5/22 including Lara for a duck to lead Barbados' win over Trinidad by 61 runs. Will meet Guyana tomorrow - Barbados Nation,  Guyana Chronicle

(Oct 17) Global Fund approves US$29.9M to fight  HIV, TB and malaria in Guyana - Stabroek News
Jamaica police recover 5 assault rifles and hundreds of rounds of ammunition in Montego Bay. Detain 5 men - Jamaica Observer 

(Oct 16)  Guyana police tear gas striking sugar workers; arrest 13 - Stabroek News,   Guyana Chronicle 
Bank rates slashed in Trinidad in effort to spur demand for borrowing - Trinidad Guardian
7 persons to be charged in Jamaica's Operation PRIDE scandal to be announced on Friday - Jamaica Gleaner,  Jamaica Observer
Crime watch at University of the West Indies, Trinidad following robbery and rape of several students - Trinidad Express
4 hurt in Barbados after being struck by lightning - Barbados Nation
Jamaica government to probe alleged anti-Jamaica advisory by United States - Jamaica Gleaner

(Oct 14)  Barbados Dr. Dalton Durant loses battle with lukemia at age 56 - Barbados Nation
$3-million ransom demand for 14-year-old student in Trinidad - Trinidad Guardian

(Oct 13)  Foreign direct investment in Jamaica plunges -  by US$235 million in 2002 over 2001-Jamaica Gleaner 
Residents of Woodbrook, Trinidad suffer $millions from weekend floods - Trinidad Guardian
Jamaica beat Trinidad & Tobago by 3 runs to Win Zone "A" cricket final - Jamaica Gleaner, 
Spanish agreed as CARICOM second language - Guyana Chronicle
Antigua government diverts monies set aside to pay salaries of Public Works workers - Antigua Sun

(Oct 12) Body of Guyana's former First Lady, Viola Burnham, to be cremated tomorrow in Miami - Guyana Chronicle
Priest: homosexual tendencies are prevalent throughout Jamaica schools - Jamaica Gleaner
55 tenants of Barbados National Housing Corporation apartments refuse to pay rents - Barbados Nation
Grenada Opposition parties oppose appearance by Barbados' Prime Minister at ruling party's convention next Sunday - Nation
4 young boys in Bahamas charged with homicide - Nassau Guardian

(Oct 11)  Bandits in Guyana rob Brazilian miner of gold and diamonds worth $2-million - Stabroek News
Call for a state of emergency in Jamaica to solve crime - Jamaica Observer,  Jamaica Gleaner
Trinidad's Opposition leader promises protests like cane fire - Trinidad Guardian
Trinidad Prime Minister unveils historic $22-Billion "Budget for all the people - T'dad Express
Manning declares war on kidnappers - T'dad Newsday

(Oct 7)  Trinidad Prime Minister unveils historic $22-Billion "Budget for all the people - T'dad Express  Gas prices go up- T'dad Guardian
2 Trinidad Opposition MPs, Manohar Ramsaran and Dr Hamza Rafeeq, arrested - Trinidad Express
Opposition UNC boycotts Budget presentation - Trinidad Guardian
Girl kidnapped in Guyana escapes after being brutally raped and terrorized - Stabroek News ,  Guyana Chronicle
Antigua's Opposition Leader considering suit against Prime Minister for "shockingly crude, offensive, and reckless venon"- Antigua Sun

(Oct 6)  Trinidad's top cop warns against illegal and disruptive protests during today's Budget presentation -  Trinidad Express
Barbadian men are shying away from the classrooms - Barbados Nation

(Oct 5)  Extortionists hold up roadworks projects - demand a permit fee of $5M from Jamaica government - Jamaica Gleaner
Trinidad government to present its biggest budget ever tomorrow -- a whopping $21.8-Billion - Trinidad Guardian
St. Lucians mourn the passing of beloved leader George Odlum - St. Lucia Star
Trinidad woman escapes kidnappers. No word as to whether $10M ransom demand was paid - Trinidad Express
Residents of Caroni, Trinidad burn down old post office, block road in protest against kidnapping - Trinidad Newsday

(Oct 4)  St. Lucians mourn the passing of beloved leader George Odlum - St. Lucia Star
Barbados police ask public for help after 2 murders within a week - Barbados Nation
Jamaica Prime Minister says CARICOM will not abandon Haiti - Jamaica Observer
Kidnappers in Trinidad demand a whopping $10M for release of female accountant - largest demand ever - Trinidad Express
Guyanese held in Barbados as investigations into murder of Guyanese contractor continue - Guyana Chronicle
Imported shipment of bottled water being held up in port by Barbados health authorities - Barbados Nation
Residents of Caroni, Trinidad block highway, burn tires and telephone poles in protest against recent kidnapping - Guardian

(Oct 3)  Jamaica government to pay bus company a record $10B in damages for breach of contract - Gleaner, Observer
Debris on runaway shuts down Trinidad's Piarco airport for 3 hours - Trinidad Express,  Trinidad Guardian
Jamaica's CXC results: total disaster. Evidence that the country's education apparatus is in deep trouble- Jamaica Gleaner
Yet another kidnapping in Trinidad - Guardian

(Oct 2)  Trinidad government expected to present a tax-free budget on Monday - Trinidad Guardian
 Guyanese contractor murdered in Barbados - Stabroek News
Jamaica's opposition leader Seaga gets $multi-million out-of-court libel award  - Jamaica Gleaner

(Oct 1)  Guyana's President says US handpicking of 4 Caricom leaders for breakfast with Bush does not undermine CARICOM unity - Stabroek News
3 Men murdered in Jamaica's Temple Hall - Jamaica Gleaner,  Jamaica Observer
Sir George Alleyne appointed UWI Chancellor - Jamaica Gleaner
Homes firebombed in Port of Spain - Trinidad Guardian
Fifth boy missing in Grand Bahamas - Nassau Guardian
Teddy Griffith succeeds Rev. Wes Hall as President of the West Indies Cricket Board of Control - B'dos Nation,  B'dos Advocate

(Sept 30)  Jamaica government orders freeze on public sector hiring - Jamaica Observer
Chaos in Port of Spain as JAMAAT leader Abu Bakr appears in court to answer charges - Trinidad Newsday
More carjackings in Guyana. 4 in 12 hours - Stabroek News
Bahamas police foil $12M cocaine airdrop. Arrest 9 Bahamians - Nassau Guardian

(Sept 29)  US shrimp producers accuse Guyana of dumping shrimp on their market. Petitions US Dept of Commerce - Stabroek News
Mark Benschop's treason trial set for Oct 7 - Stabroek News
Shooting spree in San Fernando, Trinidad leaves one dead, 6 wounded - Trinidad Express ,  Trinidad Guardian
Jogger in Trinidad's Queens Park Savannah  stumbles upon a dead body, bound and gagged with throat slit - Guardian

(Sept 28)  The Chief Justice of Barbados, Sir David Simmons has sued Trinidad Senator Robin Montano - Trinidad Newsday
One Barbados trade union says no to government's pay offer to public servants - Barbados Nation
2 Trinidad cabinet ministers are expected to be fired next week - Trinidad Express

(Sept 27)  Guyana launches Stock Exchange - Guyana Chronicle
 Bandits kill Brazilian miner in Guyana; take $4M in gold - Stabroek News
Barbados and Trinidad Prime Ministers not invited to breakfast with Bush. Jamaica's Prime Minister turns down invitation - Nation
Trinidad's Republic Bank calls in Fraud Squad to investigate $3M scam. Bank employee fired - T'dad Newsday

(Sept 25)  80 parcels containing cocaine and compressed ganga discovered in mail in Jamaica - Gleaner
Guyanese students top other Caribbean countries in CXC exams - Chronicle,  Stabroek News
Jamaica's National Solid Waste Management Authority fires 24 including 2 managers. More to go - Observer
State attorneys in Trinidad stay home from work, shuttng down several agencies - Express
Angry parents in Bahamas keep children home from school in protest over transfer of 2 teachers - Nassau Guardian
Barbados immigration officials concerned about missing passports - Nation

(Sept 24)  CARICOM disunity also clear to United States - Stabroek News
Jamaica Labour Party wants Referendum on CCJ before giving support for Republican form of Government - Gleaner, Observer
Trinidad government gets deadline to pay fees for students at State-assisted schools by tomorow - T'dad Guardian
Barbados issued 8,000 work permits last year - believes people never left country when their permits expired - Nation
Kidnappers in Trinidad free businesswoman after receiving $2-million ransom - Trinidad Express

(Sept 20)  Jamaica police complain that deportees from US are lawless, unchecked, and on the run - Jamaica Gleaner
Another businessman snatched by kidnappers in Trinidad - Trinidad Express
4,000 members of Bermuda Industrial Union end their work stoppage - Bermuda Sun

(Sept 19)  Jamaica to become an independent Republic - Jamaica Gleaner
16 teams for Caribbean cricket World Cup - Jamaica Observer
Marijuana worth $2M found in a shipment of oranges destined for a company in Barbados - Barbados Nation
Trinidad finance experts slam Prime Minister Manning on UTC/FCB merger - Trinidad Express

(Sept 18)  Murders of "police informers" and members of rival gangs in Jamaica ,as gang wars continue - Jamaica Observer
Kidnappers of newlywed businesswoman in Trinidad demand $2M - Trinidad Express
$28M stolen from Trinidad's Piarco Airport project - Trinidad Newsday
 Labour College launched in Bahamas - Nassau Guardian
Concorde supersonic jet may find a home in Barbados by November - Barbados Advocate