101.   McCurry added that a processing center for Haitian refugees in Jamaican waters would likely be operational within several days.

102.   Meanwhile, processing of Haitian refugees on the Turks and Caicos Islands is due to begin in three weeks.

103.   Only a handful of countries have agreed to accept Haitian refugees, at US expense, including Dominica, Suriname and St. Lucia.

104.   On Monday, the first group of Haitian refugees detained at the US naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba will be repatriated.

105.   Over the past few years, thousands of Haitian refugees have been temporarily housed at the camp pending their repatriation to Haiti.

106.   Only a handful of countries have agreed to accept Haitian refugees, at US expense, including Dominica, Surinam and St. Lucia.

107.   Panama backed out of its agreement Thursday to take in Haitian refugees, upsetting US plans to divert a flood of boat-people to camps in third countries.

108.   Perez said his government will accept Haitian refugees if the United States oversees the operations and houses them at US military bases in Panama.

109.   Processing of Haitian refugees on the Turks and Caicos Islands is due to begin in three weeks, officials said.

110.   Separately, the New York Times reported that Washington had shelved plans to transfer Haitian refugees from its naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to third countries.