PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: A huge fire in downtown Port of Spain Trinidad has gutted a Republic Bank Branch and several other adjoining buildings located at the corner of Queen and Frederick streets in the heart of the city. No one was reported injured at the time of the blaze. read more..

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): Foreign diplomats in Haiti Wednesday considered proposals that would give Rene Preval his claimed presidential election victory, as his supporters again demonstrated against alleged fraud. Further delaying the outcome of the February 7 vote, a commission was formed to probe claims of "massive fraud." read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Patrick Manning has admitted that cross-border talks had broken down after the signing of the PetroCaribe agreement with Venezuela last July. read more..

KINGSTON, Jamaica: After undertaking a major restructuring of its operations, the national airline of Jamaica has achieved its best reliability performance in years. read more..

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: An arrest warrant has been issued in the United States for the Barbadian broadcaster who American authorities say was part of a cyber group that pirated over $12 million in movies, computer software and games. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago's former Olympic medalist, sprinter Ato Boldon, was on Tuesday sworn in as an opposition UNC Senator making him the youngest senator in the Trinidad Parliament. read more..

Once again it’s the politics taking over from the sound economics of the ‘real’ world. The current controversy over the Barbadian taxpayer, seemingly in oblivion, becoming the single largest shareholder of LIAT, and the hint of moving its main operational base to Barbados. read more..

BIRMINGHAM, England: A host of Caribbean athletes, including Olympic champions Veronica Campbell of Jamaica and Bahamian Tonique Williams-Darling are scheduled to compete at the Norwich Union Indoor Grand Prix in Birmingham on Saturday. Campbell will turn her attention to the 200m, an event she dominated in the indoor season last year. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Chairman of CARICOM’s Prime Ministerial Committee responsible for cricket, Dr Keith Mitchell, said the current structure of West Indies cricket needs to be reviewed. Dr Mitchell was speaking at a press conference at the 17th Inter-Sessional CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting in Trinidad on Friday February 10. read more..

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AFP): The West Indies launch their cricket tour of New Zealand here Thursday looking to regain some of the potency that once made them the most feared Test side in the world. read more..

Having read Hudson George's letter, I somehow feel moved to add a few words to that which was said or even alluded to in that letter. read more..

Hudson George's letter to Caribbean Net News attracted my attention because it goes straight to the heart of the matter. read more..

FAYETTEVILLE, USA: As predicted, Olympic 200m champion Veronica Campbell of Jamaica ran away with the women's 60-metre dash Invitational title at the Tyson Invitational, held at the Randal Tyson Track Complex on the campus of the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. read more..

LEIPZIG, Germany: Jamaican Lacena Golding-Clarke recovered from a slow start to snatch the women's 60m hurdles in a world leading time over Helsinki World 100m Hurdles champion Michelle Perry of USA at the 3rd LE Athletics meeting in Leipzig on Sunday. read more..

MELBOURNE, Australia: Bahamian athlete Debbie Ferguson has announced that she will not defend her Commonwealth Games sprint double titles in Melbourne in March. read more..

CESANA PARIOL, Italy (AFP): 'Grandma Luge' Anne Abernathy from the US Virgin Islands has accused Olympics officials of failing to consult her before pulling her out of the Games when she broke a wrist in training. read more..