BRITAIN - Postal workers strike
LONDON (AP):Britain's mail service ground to a halt yesterday after tens of thousands of postal workers walked off the job in a 48-hour national strike. Rolling walkouts that began over the summer have contributed to a backlog...

CHINA - Gov't seeks new deal at climate talks
BEIJING (AP): China wants to increase cooperation with the United States and other nations to reach a deal at global climate talks in December, Vice-Premier Li Keqiang said yesterday. Li's comments come less than two months ahead ...

BERMUDA - Hotel staff reduction sends shock waves
HAMILTON, Bermuda (CMC):Staff at Elbow Beach have spoken of their shock over the news that 137 rooms in the main hotel will close at the end of next month, throwing 80 Bermudans out of work, according to a report...

DOMINICA - Public service, gov't at odds
Dominica (CMC):Public Service Union (PSU) rejected government's pay offer for the period 2008/2009 and warned that it is not prepared to wait much longer to reach an agreement, according to a report on www.cananews.net.

ANTIGUA - Jurist calls for constitutional reform
ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC): A prominent Caribbean jurist has called for constitutional change that would give the region's people more say in who governs them, thereby reducing the power of prime ministers, according to a report on www.cananews.net