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Wanted - a tougher OECS stand in Caricom, Haiti has difficulty finding a prime minister, & more stories. (BBC)

Amnesty International says Jamaica's government has left inner-city people at the mercy of violent gangs. (BBC)

Antigua's Baldwin Spencer wants international help to assist the region tackle widespread criminal activity. (BBC)

Nineteen people die in a plane crash in Suriname as the pilot attempted to land in a remote area close to the border with French Guiana. (BBC)

A look at the legacy of civil rights leader Martin Luther King 40 years after his assassination. (BBC)

Samuels guilty in gambling probe (BBC)

OECS - expansion to include other countries, deepening to economic union or neither? Have your say. (BBC)

Your views in the online debate on rising food prices across the Caribbean. Have your say. (BBC)

As the dual citizenship debate continues to swirl in Jamaica, BBC Caribbean examines the issue. (BBC)

A former Jamaica prime minister warns of the potential of global conflict from the ongoing food crisis. (BBC)

Frontline battle to save Amazon (BBC)

UK to reclassify cannabis again (BBC)

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West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels may be given a suspended sentence instead of a ban after being found guilty of hobnobbing with a bookmaker January last year when the Caribbean side toured India. (caribbeanherald.com)

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (GIS): The Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) and the Cayman Islands governments have signed a landmark agreement for the Cayman Islands Lands & Survey Department to develo... (caribbeanherald.com)

HOUSTON, USA (Reuters): The 2008 Atlantic hurricane season will be near average in the number of storms, but there is a higher risk of a destructive storm hitting the US East Coast, AccuWeather.com pr... (caribbeanherald.com)

ST THOMAS, USVI: Two of the US Virgin Islands’ most popular tourism sites have been honoured as top destinations worldwide by TripAdvisor in the 2008 Travelers’ Choice Destinations Awards.... (caribbeanherald.com)

GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The Caribbean Forum of African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States (CARIFORUM) and the European Commission, recently signed a financing agreement totalling US$2.45 million to suppor... (caribbeanherald.com)

However, he shocked the entire National Stadium in Kingston, while raising a few eyebrows overseas, with his stellar performance under no serious threat. The performance was the second fastest time in... (caribbeanherald.com)

COOLIDGE, Antigua: The Stanford 20/20 organisation says it has noted with interest an article in Britain's Sunday Telegraph newspaper, which made certain claims with regard to funding for the territor... (caribbeanherald.com)

kevin@caribbeannetnews.com GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Canada will soon begin negotiations for a trade and development agreement and the community’s Technical Worki... (caribbeanherald.com)

anselma@caribbeannertnews.com CASTRIES, St Lucia: A workshop to take place in Castries, St Lucia from May 27- 28, 2008 is expected to attract senior government officials from Commonwealth Caribbean sm... (caribbeanherald.com)

CARACAS, Venezuela PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI - A U.N. official says the bodies of two teenagers have been found near a capsized Haitian sailboat, raising the death toll to 13. U.N. mission spokesman David... (caribbeanherald.com)