Protests Paralyze Jamaica Amid Caribbean Oil Summit

Caribbean leaders met to sign oil agreements on Tuesday in Jamaica, where protests against rising prices paralyzed parts of the capital and hampered access to the city where the summit was taking place.

There were no reports of violence in Montego Bay, the tourist area where Cuban President Fidel Castro and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez were among leaders finalizing the Petrocaribe accords allowing Caribbean states to buy 185,000 barrels of Venezuela oil daily at reduced rates.
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