He later became the youngest leader of a Caribbean government ever when he became Chief Minister in 1980 at the age of 26.

Heartened by the new American attitude, some Caribbean governments, such as that of the Cayman Islands, have also beefed up their sea-dumping penalties and promise more rigorous enforcement.

Paying off those loans, and the cost of maintaining the expensive new infrastructure, has stretched some Caribbean governments and their taxpayers to the limit.

Scoon and his family were eventually liberated, and the American and Caribbean governments immediately recognized him as Grenada's only legal ruler.

The complaint did not mention another grant Dr. Hamid said he obtained from the same source to study the drug policies of the American and Caribbean governments.

Some resorts and Caribbean governments have instituted strict controls on anchoring practices and the number of divers that may visit reefs at a time.

In the past, on several occasions the leaders of the CPM have publicly appealed to other Caribbean governments not to officially recognize the 2004 US-imposed interim government in Haiti.

He put together the winning coalition in 1984 after the United States, with the cooperation of other Caribbean governments, forcefully intervened.

The Netherlands Antilles conducts foreign affairs primarily through the Dutch government, however, Aruba has strong relations with other Caribbean governments.

Facing growing pressure from alarmed citizens, several Central American and Caribbean governments have begun extensive spraying campaigns.