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Tropical Storm Jeanne hammered the Caribbean, killing four people and causing widespread damage and flooding as it hurtled west to pound the Dominican Republic, authorities said Friday.

A policeman is now in custody after a team from the Firearm Interdiction Unit (FIU) seized an arsenal of weapons, including army-issued grenades, from his Valsayn home early yesterday morning.

Barely one week after having their nominations by the Music Of Black Origin (MOBO) withdrawn, Ele and Kartel have grabbed nominations again, but this time from the Source Hip Hop Awards. Beenie, who was not even considered for a MOBO Award this year, grabbed nominations in two categories.

The ravages of Hurricane Ivan have left deep scars across the Caribbean - but despite a lingering sense of shock, the victims are trying to put their lives in order once again.

The assistant director in the Department of Student Placement and Welfare, Mosoma Kgotla has confirmed that a Motswana student on the Caribbean island of Grenada was airlifted to Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) for medical attention. The student, whose name has been withheld, is said to have had a ruptured appendix.

A 43-year-old Trinidadian jockey was charged yesterday with the murder of another Trinidadian jockey at the famous Belmont Park Race Track in Belmont, New York. Michael Lutchman was charged with second degree murder in the death of 31-year-old Dilip Amarsingh.

KINGSTON, Jamaica (Reuters) - Jamaican military forces searched on Wednesday for dozens of fishermen feared missing after Hurricane Ivan's strike on the Caribbean island last weekend, officials said.

Jamaica yesterday made a formal appeal for international aid to help its rebuilding in the aftermath of Hurricane Ivan last weekend.

CARICOM leaders could begin arriving in Port of Spain as early as today for an emergency summit tomorrow to discuss the way ahead after Hurricane Ivan, which last week devastated Grenada and then slammed Jamaica, after also impacting on St Vincent, Barbados and Tobago.

KINGSTON, Jamaica - (KRT) - Virtually all of Jamaica remained without electricity and 40 main roads were still under water Monday as the Caribbean island began receiving U.S. and Mexican aid for those hardest hit by Hurricane Ivan.