1.   Caribbean officials acknowledge that some fear remains after a recent series of violent crimes throughout the Caribbean.

2.   Royal Caribbean officials said the company has instituted tough new environmental compliance procedures.

3.   To try to protect the tourism industry, Caribbean officials are taking steps to try to lessen their reliance on American.

4.   US officials defended the policy in recent interviews, but Caribbean officials and some US legal authorities decried it as hypocrisy.

5.   What is a surprise is that Caribbean officials decided to send the children to Cuba for a much-needed respite, not another neighboring island.

6.   Caribbean officials complain the trade agreement hurts the regional economy.

7.   Caribbean officials had expressed worries that NAFTA will hurt their own trade prospects by luring U.S. businesses to Mexico.

8.   Caribbean officials defended their pro-whaling stance, saying their support for sustainable whaling followed a path all developed countries had taken to establish themselves economically.

9.   Caribbean officials have defended their stance, saying their support for sustainable whaling followed a path most developing countries have taken to establish themselves economically.

10.   Caribbean officials link the cuts to the reduced importance of the region after the Cold War and the domestic focus of the Clinton Administration.