PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Enterprising Trinidadian top order batsman Lendl Simmons said he was surprised at his axing from the West Indies team to face India in the four-match one-day series but has promised to bounce back strongly.

BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – The Belize government has recalled its ambassador to Honduras after the military overthrew President Manuel Zelaya hours before the country voted in a controversial referendum on Sunday.

CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – Opposition Leader Dr. Kenny Anthony Wednesday called on Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders to use their annual summit starting in Guyana on Thursday to resolve the vexed issue of migration of CARICOM nationals.