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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.

An undefeated 78-run partnership for the seventh wicket between Imran Jan and Richard Kelly saved the day for Trinidad and Tobago as they clinched the regional one-day competition with a six-wicket win over Guyana. In a tense, low-scoring final at the Kensington Oval in Barbados, Trinidad needed only 161 for victory, but slumped to 83 for 6 before Jan (54 not out) and Kelly (42 not out) bailed them out.

Speculation is rife within the music industry that Magnum Sting, the show dubbed "The Greatest One Night Reggae Show On Earth", will return on its usual date (Boxing Day) even after the debacle which took place at last year's staging.