21.   Earlier this month, the Organization of American States asked Caribbean governments to step up diplomatic support of efforts to preserve democracy and stability in Haiti.

22.   For years, there have been allegations that some Caribbean governments benefit from the trade.

23.   For years there have been allegations that some Caribbean governments benefit from the trade.

24.   Nevertheless, Caribbean governments and tourism executives have complained bitterly about the lack of patronage of regional businesses by cruise ship companies.

25.   Nonetheless, the Caribbean governments, for whom clean beaches are key to economic survival, were not convinced.

26.   No woman currently heads a Caribbean government.

27.   Recently British members of Parliament and human rights groups called for a cut in aid to the region if Caribbean governments pursue executions further.

28.   Some Caribbean governments have resisted doing away with banking secrecy laws, which they say bring needed profits to their fragile economies.

29.   Suriname recently circulated a statement to Latin American and Caribbean governments accusing the Dutch of seeking to destabilize its former colony.

30.   That would tax Central American and Caribbean governments already struggling to provide housing, jobs and health services to their citizens, the Nicaraguan leader said.