CASTRIES, St. Lucia (CMC): Sir John Compton, St. Lucia's 'Father of the Nation', died Friday night at age 82, officials here confirmed.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia (CMC):

When he led his United Workers' Party (UWP) back into the corridors of power in December last year after a 10-year absence, Sir John Compton made it clear that he was not there for a "marathon".

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC):

Regional leadersyesterday began paying tribute to St. Lucia Prime Minister Sir John Compton who they hailed as a Caribbean statesman.

HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC:The island's public-school teachers are delighted with a new deal that will see them paid in line with public-service workers, Bermuda Union of Teachers (BUT) president Lisa Trott said ...

NEW YORK, CMC:A former United States immigration official and his sister have pleaded guilty to fraud and conspiracy charges in a million-dollar scheme to arrange sham marriages in order to obtain illegal green cards for Caribbean ...

ST JOHN'S, Antigua, CMC:Former Prime Minister Lester Bird will not face any contenders for the leadership of the Antigua Labour Party (ALP) at that opposition party's upcoming convention, officials said.

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