11.   Caribbean officials privately said the island could be at the mercy of global drug cartels with far greater resources.

12.   Caribbean officials held previous talks with drug makers in Jamaica in February and in Geneva in May.

13.   Commonwealth Secretary-General Don McKinnon left Dominica Thursday for Belize, briefing Caribbean officials on an upcoming Commonwealth summit and global trade talks.

14.   Dozens of Caribbean officials arrived Wednesday to discuss plans to make Montserrat livable, even as Britain considered evacuating the volcano-stricken colony.

15.   Early on Thursday, another DEA agent said Caribbean officials were helping traffickers use their islands to ship drugs to American and European markets.

16.   European Union and Caribbean officials met Thursday to discuss European aid to former colonies in the region, which are facing a declining tourism market and struggling agricultural businesses.

17.   Farmers will turn to drug crops if they lose that market, Caribbean officials warn.

18.   He said, however, that Caribbean officials are taking the problem very seriously.

19.   In a trade victory for Fidel Castro, Caribbean officials have announced that Cuba will join preliminary negotiations for European trade benefits next month.

20.   Royal Caribbean officials could not be reached for comment Saturday.