CUBA: Castro's doctor stands by recovery outlook
MADRID, Spain (Reuters): A Spanish doctor yesterday stood by his opinion that Fidel Castro is recovering from stomach surgery despite a newspaper report stating the Cuban leader is in a serious condition after a number of failed operations.
ARUBA: Spanish investors to boost Aruba's tourist arrivals
Oranjestad, Aruba: Emerging from a six per cent decline in tourist arrivals last year, the influx of Spanish investors into Aruba may help boost the Dutch Caribbean island's tourism industry this year.
BARBADOS - PM told: Fire Walcott
Bridgetown, Barbados (The Nation): A MEMBER of the Opposition Democratic Labour Party (DLP) has called on Prime Minister Owen Arthur to sack Minister of Health Jerome Walcott. Calling Walcott the "worst Minister of Health in contemporary...
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO - Homeless will not be cleared from streets, says minister
Port-of-Spain (Trinidad Express): DON'T EXPECT an 'exodus' of homeless people and vagrants off the city streets for Cricket World Cup. Not if Minister of Social Transfor-mation, Trevor Prescod, has anything to do with it.
PUERTO RICO - Governor considers sending National Guard on crime patrols
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP): The governor sent buses with guards to ferry children to school in violence-wracked neighbour-hoods yesterday, but he delayed a decision on whether to call up National Guard troops to help respond...
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO - Chief Justice buys Benz
Port-of-Spain (Trinidad Express): A silver Mercedes Benz valued at more than $1 million was delivered to embattled Chief Justice Satnarine Sharma, on the very day that the police made their second attempt to arrest him on charges of perverting...
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