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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) - Guyana's parliament has decided that the Caribbean Court of Justice will be the nation's highest appellate court when it opens next year.

Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago have agreed on the broad outlines of a treaty under which Port of Spain will supply Kingston with LNG on a "competitive, predictable" basis - a development that will give impetus to Jamaica's plan for a major energy conversion project for its major industries and the establishment of a liquefied natural gas plant here.

After 30 years in the job, Eddie Seaga plans to step down as leader of Jamaica's opposition Labour Party on November 6th. In the 1970s, the Labour Party fought bitterly to unseat Michael Manley's People's National Party, then on the political left. Unwisely, both sides sought allies among the island's criminal gangs.

Home Secretary David Blunkett has banned Sizzla from entering Britain.

The Caribbean communities turned out yesterday in "record and unprecedented numbers" to vote in the United States presidential race, with analysts putting the figure as high as 80 per cent.

Two concerts by anti-gay reggae star Sizzla Kalonji have been called off at the last minute amid threats of protests over so-called "murder music".

The Bermuda government has announced legislation to prohibit discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation.

Jamaican dancehall artiste Rodney Price, better known as Bounty Killer, "should not be treated any differently" from other persons who face the laws of Trinidad and Tobago.

At least 12 food outlets in Port of Spain were found to be operating under unsanitary conditions when public health inspectors visited their establishments last month.

Sir Gary Sobers, widely regarded as cricket?s finest all-rounder, has been named technical consultant to the West Indies team, while Australian Bennett King will become the team?s head coach.