51.   Caribbean leaders also said they were considering giving airlines special concessions through lower airport fees.

52.   Caribbean leaders asked President Clinton in May to consider the damage telephone rate cuts could cause local economies.

53.   Caribbean leaders contacted the Washington, D.C.-based organization, which assists in Latin American and Caribbean countries.

54.   Caribbean leaders decided at a separate summit last weekend that they would remain neutral in that conflict until the International Civil Aviation Organization issues a report on the incident.

55.   Caribbean leaders fear the ruling will devastate the local industry with increased competition from giant Latin American growers.

56.   Caribbean leaders fear the U.S. opposition could wreck the economies of several small member states whose economies depend on banana exports.

57.   Caribbean leaders have been increasingly ignoring the embargo.

58.   Caribbean leaders have largely given up on that route.

59.   Caribbean leaders on Thursday outlined the assistance they hoped to gain during an aid-seeking trip to Libya, discounting claims the trip could anger the United States.

60.   Caribbean leaders said they see the agreement as another step in undermining the U.S. embargo and bringing the once-isolated nation into the world market.