JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP): Exiled Haitian leader Jean Bertrand Aristide said Tuesday he plans to return to his country "as soon as possible" following elections in the Caribbean nation. read more..

HAVANA, Cuba (UPI): Cuban leader Fidel Castro has invited Pope Benedict XVI to visit the communist island, the Italian news agency ANSA reports. read more..

GEORGETOWN, Guyana: It was a defining moment for Michelle "Big Red" King when she was crowned the 2006 Carib Soca monarch in the wee hours of Monday morning but that moment was short lived when the 2005 Soca Monarch, Adrian Dutchin, who placed second to King in this year's competition, called for a recount. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (Xinhuanet): Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Patrick Manning said Monday his country will continue unswervingly to adhere to the one-China policy and looks forward to closer relations between his country and China. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The United States Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. Roy Austin, on Tuesday told a Rotary Club group in Port of Spain that the presence of the US FBI in the country is making a positive difference in the fight against crime. read more..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Reports of a fire at the Trinidad and Tobago Central Bank Towers on Independence Square, Port of Spain, sent firefighters rushing to the scene on Tuesday morning, only to find out there was a false alarm. read more..

GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The Caribbean's fastest growing cellular phone company, Digicel, will soon be issued a license to operate in Guyana, as the government seeks to create a competitive telecommunications industry. read more..

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: The National Emergency Management Office (NEMO) in St Vincent will on Thursday meet with media managers and practitioners in an effort to enhance media capacity and ensure that disaster risk reduction and disaster management issues become part of the agenda of the local media. read more..

This is reference the 80-year-old American reader who says she speaks for ALL AMERICANS; since when did she became the only AMERICAN? read more..

As an American I would like to agree with the letter you published from reader Roberta Cahill. The letter you published written by (Jean Fitch) in no way represents the opinion "of all Americans" regarding what happened in Aruba last year. read more..

Likewise, I resent Ms Roberta Cahill attempting to speak for 'most Americans' in her letter describing her 'embarrassment' for the behavior of the Holloway-Twitty families. read more..

MELBOURNE, Australia: Jamaica's 100m world record holder Asafa Powell says he's in good shape and is looking forward to competing at the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, next month. Powell will fly to Melbourne next week after a final tune-up competition this weekend. read more..