21.   The Caribbean leaders expressed satisfaction with the summit meeting, and praised Clinton as the first American president to attend such a conference here.

22.   The Caribbean leaders will also consider an application from the British Virgin Islands for full membership into Caricom.

23.   This summit was the first between a U.S. president and Caribbean leaders on Caribbean soil.

24.   A range of problems face Caribbean leaders at their biannual summit, including U.S. failure to increase trade opportunities and international opposition to their use of the death penalty.

25.   A summit of Caribbean leaders opened in Trinidad with leaders taking stock of their often tangled political and trade links with the United States and Europe.

26.   Aid to the impoverished country must resume to strengthen democracy and provide humanitarian relief, the Caribbean leaders agreed.

27.   Also worrying Caribbean leaders are signs that Washington is considering allowing Americans to visit Cuba.

28.   Aznar is in Trinidad to attend a meeting of Caribbean leaders as an observer.

29.   Before leaving for Tripoli, the Caribbean leaders said they would seek assistance from Libya in view of the dwindling aid levels from the United States and Britain.

30.   British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw will lead a high-level delegation to Guyana for talks with with Caribbean leaders on topics ranging from trade to international terrorism.