CUBA: US wants US$80 million more to hasten change in Cuba
HAVANA (AP): A UNITED States presidential commission urged Washington to spend US$80 million to help non-government groups hasten a transition to democracy in Cuba, but some dissidents here said the move would do them more harm than good.
NEVIS: Ruling party defeated at polls
CHARLESTOWN, Nevis (CMC): THE OPPOSITION Nevis Reformation Party (NRP), led by Joseph Parry, won the Nevis Island election on Monday, denying the Concerned Citizens Movement (CCM) of Premier Vance Amory an unprecedented third straight term in office....
SURINAME: Beating of suspect denied
PARAMARIBO, Suriname (CMC): SURINAME HAS categorically denied beating a Guyanese national who had been arrested and later expelled from the country. Justice Minister Chandri-kapersad Santokhi told journalists that suspected drug kingpin, Shaheed 'Roger'..
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