Caricom leaders met in caucus on Thursday ahead of the official opening of their summit in Georgetown, Guyana.

	Caricom heads about to discuss a packed agenda

The heads of government held talks with the Commonwealth Secretary General Kamalesh Sharma, OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza and the Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies, Professor Nigel Harris.

The major issues on the agenda of the summit include the problem of Caricom nationals, mainly Guyanese, Jamaicans and Vincentians, overstaying and working illegally in countries like Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago and Antigua and Barbuda.

Another talking point is the proposed union between Trinidad and Tobago and some member-nations of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States.

Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister, Patrick Manning is defending the move.

He has denied that it will break up Caricom as some critics have suggested.

King: follow St Lucia's example

St Lucia's Prime Minister Stephenson King is urging Caricom member states to imitate his country's soft approach to intra-regional immigration issues.

Mr. King spoke to BBC Caribbean shortly before boarding a plane for the Caricom summit in Guyana, where the issue of immigration is expected to be a top agenda item.

The St Lucian leader says regional heads need to indicate whether they wish to proceed with Caribbean integration.

Barbadian Prime Minister David Thompson, whose immigration policies have been criticised by some of his colleagues, described freedom of movement as "a noble idea whose time has not yet come".

Misick could face criminal probe

A commission of inquiry into allegations of corruption in the Turks and Caicos islands has recommended a criminal investigation into the former premier, Michael Misick, and four of his former ministers.

	Former premier Misick could find himself the subject of a criminal investigation

They are alleged to have sold off Crown land to property developers for personal gain.

The full report of the commission has not been released because of legal proceedings brought against the head of the commission, Sir Robin Auld and governor Gordon Wetherell, in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

The foreign office minister Chris Bryant said Thursday that the inquiry found widespread corruption involving past and present elected MPs.

OAS weighs in on Honduran crisis

The Organisation of American States (OAS) says it is seeking the unconditional return of the ousted president of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya.

Speaking during a meeting of Caribbean leaders in Guyana, OAS Assistant Secretary General Albert Ramdin said the organisation would send a delegation to Honduras to seek a diplomatic resolution to the crisis.

Ambassador Ramdin told the Associated Press that the mission would not be discussing concessions because it wants Mr Zelaya back home under safe and unconditional circumstances.

More debt relief for Haiti

Canada has forgiven a $US 1.9 million debt owed by Haiti.

	Impoverished, battered Haiti gets more debt relief

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said the debt forgiveness was part of the Canadian government's plan to relieve impoverished and heavily indebted countries.

He said the debt relief would let Haiti spend its scarce resources on its priorities instead of its liabilities.

Canada has now cancelled a total of $US 831 million worth of debt owed by poor countries.

This includes all debt to Canada owed by Latin American and Caribbean nations.