CUBA - Human rights group sees no change under Raul Castro
HAVANA (Reuters): Respect for human rights has not improved in Cuba under interim leader Raul Castro, though the number of Cubans jailed for political reasons has fallen to 283, the country's main rights watchdog said yesterday.
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO - Teenager on anti-crime initiative
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): Prime Minister Patrick Manning has met with a 13-year-old teenager who has gone on a three-day fast to highlight the growing crime situation in Trinidad and Tobago.
DOMINICA - PM criticises opposition legislators
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC): Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has criticised the behaviour of the main opposition United Workers Party (UWP) and its eight opposition legislators who were suspended from the sitting...
SURINAME - Former Trade Minister on trial for money laundering
PARAMARIBO, Suriname (CMC): A former Suriname Government minister is to appear in court next week on charges of money laundering and participation in a criminal organisation. Siegfried Gilds, president of the coalition party...
MONTSERRAT - Authorities say airport still open
BRADES, Montserrat (CMC): Montserrat authorities yesterday said that the lone airport on the British Overseas Territory was open and functioning and that "all islanders and visitors are safe...
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