1.   As in the case of so many who were to become leaders of independent Caribbean states, he first tasted power and attained prominence as a labor leader.

2.   Villanueva, the governor of the Caribbean state of Quintana Roo who clashed with President Ernesto Zedillo and his associates, fled into hiding last month.

3.   Among the nations which came to Naples with reputations for easy money movement or banking secrecy were Austria, Liechtenstein and some Caribbean states.

4.   An official assured Caribbean states Wednesday that Japan has taken precautions against any accidental leakage of nuclear waste it ships through their region.

5.   Barrow said Kantor promised full discussions with Caribbean states that did not materialize.

6.   Banana-producing Caribbean states suffered a more recent blow when the World Trade Organization upheld a U.S. challenge that their subsidized exports to Europe violated free trade rules.

7.   Caribbean states complain they are losing jobs to Mexico.

8.   Cuban doctors still tend to victims in the Caribbean state of Vargas.

9.   For Caribbean states, Watson said the task of meeting the sustainable development goals of Rio was made all the greater by environmental pressures.

10.   Gov. Mario Villanueva of the Caribbean state of Quintana Roo dropped out of sight last week, soon after being questioned over suspected drug connections.