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The new head of police in Grenada revealed in early September that many sensitive files from the police intelligence division had been shredded or removed, and that the unit's supervisor... 2008-10-08

In September the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released the results of its Article IV consultation with Suriname. The report was positive, with the Fund praising the country's... 2008-10-08

Haiti took the full force of extreme Caribbean weather in late August and September. Fay, Gustav, Hanna, and Ike - successive hurricanes and tropical storms - hit the island, destroying... 2008-10-08

In September Louis-Constant Fleming was elected as St Martin's first Senator, directly representing the 'overseas collectivity' in the French National Assembly. Fleming had been the... 2008-10-08

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) faces a grilling over its fiscal prudence after the auditor general's review of the central bank's affairs. Specifically, Jamaica's auditor general is... 2008-10-08

The Dominican Republic's political ratings could be upgraded in the near future, depending on whether a recent constitutional reform package presented by President Leonel Fernández... 2008-10-08

The trial against Puerto Rican Governor Anibal Acevedo Vila and his co-defendants continued on September 23, as arguments were put forward by the governor's defence lawyers to prevent... 2008-10-07

The Barbados government faces an additional US$100mn in debt repayment this year than in 2007, according to Prime Minister David Thompson. Thompson made the revelation in September,... 2008-10-03

The ruling People's National Movement (PNM) delivered its 2009 fiscal budget to congress in September, based on the assumptions of an average oil price of US$70/bbl and real GDP growth... 2008-10-03

On August 14 St Lucian Prime Minister Stevenson King met the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) Patrick Manning, along with the prime ministers of Grenada and St Vincent... 2008-09-10