Feb. 26, 2009 -- On the French West Indian island of Guadeloupe, a deal to end the month-long strike has been reached in principle.
Interview with Alan Salzado, Tourism Consultant on the future of tourism in Guadeloupe.
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Feb. 12, 2009 -- France is struggling to quell revolts on its Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique, amid fears that strikes and street protests could spread to other French overseas departments.

April 21, 2010 -- The Nineteenth Meeting of the Caribbean Community Council for Human and Social Development (COHSODIX)-Labour, in conjunction with ILO Seventh Meeting of Caribbean Labour Ministers was convened under the theme: Coherence for Human and Social Development in the Caribbean Community: the Contribution of Labour Ministries and the Decent Work Agenda, in Guyana on 14-16 April 2010.

Georgetown -- April 14, 2010 -- Achieving Human and Social Development through Policy Coherence is the theme of the feature address that will be delivered by Mr. Robert Kyloh, Senior Economist, International Labour Organisation (ILO) Headquarters, Geneva, when CARICOM Labour Ministers meet on Wednesday in Georgetown, Guyana for the 19th Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD).

Hoteliers debate how best to manage through a climate of uncertainty.

Basseterre -- Dec. 12, 2009  – St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas has announced a number of initiatives that his Labour Party Administration is of the view, will help citizens deal with the impact of the global economic crisis.

PHILIPSBURG-- Dec. 6, 2009 -- According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), unemployment in St. Maarten went up to 12.2 per cent in May-June 2009 in comparison to March-April 2007.

Kingston -- Dec. 2, 2009 -- Government is expected to pay out over $430 million to members of the Nurses' Association of Jamaica (NAJ), in additional salaries and allowances, based on an agreement signed at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) Tuesday (December 1).

Bridgetown -- Sept. 9, 2009 - Prime Minister's statement: The Parties, Cable & Wireless (Barbados) Ltd. and Barbados Workers' Union (BWU), met under my Chairmanship today and it was agreed that the letters of redundancy which were issued to the employees by Cable and Wireless on July 30, 2009 will be withdrawn with immediate effect.

New Kingston -- April 3, 2009 -- The two-day International Labour Organisation's (ILO) Tripartite Caribbean Conference officially ended Thursday (April 2) at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston. At the closing ceremony, a document outlining nine principles and actions deemed desirable, as the way forward in response to the current global financial crisis, was presented.