Caribbean

Port-Au-Prince, Haiti (AP): Officials sorted through fraudulent ballots and scrambled for compromises to head off the threat of social unrest as Haiti prepared for the expected release of results from its dysfunctional presidential election. ...

The governing Unity Labour Party (ULP) in St Vincent and the Grenadines has pledged to strengthen the gains the country has made if it is returned to power in next week's general elections.

Opposition political parties in Guyana have criticised the government’s move to grant citizenship to Chinese living in the territory for more than seven years.

JERUSALEM, Israel (AP):Israel's top policewoman was lauded as a national hero and symbol of courage yesterday after succumbing to burn wounds sustained in a rescue operation during a raging forest...

Tortola, British Virgin Islands (AP):A motorboat overloaded with Haitian migrants slammed into a reef off the British Virgin Islands and capsized yesterday as it tried to evade authorities.

Protesters in Haiti have again clashed with police at a demonstration demanding the annulment of last week's presidential and legislative elections.

The Media Workers Association of Grenada (MWAG) has condemned public statements by Prime Minister Tillman Thomas in relation to recent online commentaries by local journalist Hamlet Mark.

Former St Lucia prime minister Dr Vaughn Lewis has warned CARICOM countries that they face possible international rebuke if they fail to sign on to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ).

The two main political parties contesting the December 13 general election in St. Vincent have condemned acts of violence and are appealing for peace in the last few days of the campaign.

An environmental group has questioned the effectiveness of incentives given to Guyana to encourage the country not to chop down trees.

A state of emergency has been declared in three states in Venezuela after heavy flooding along the country's Caribbean coast left more than 20 people dead over the past few days.

Cable and Wireless has announced that it will buy a majority stake in the state-owned Bahamas Telecommunications Company.