Teddy Riner (NBC Olympics)
The 285 lb. judoka from Guadeloupe won his first world title in the heavyweight division in 2007 at the tender age of 18 years and five months, making him the youngest ever male world champion judoka.

Beijing: What to expect (NBC Olympics)
While the Americans are still looking for their first Olympic judo gold, Japan won eight at the 2004 Games alone.  Can the rest of the world close the gap on judo's native land?

Suit over city ousting families from buildings heads to court (The Palm Beach Post)
Commissioner Cara Jennings saw a problem with a recent suggestion that code officers would find more people at home, and catch more instances of overcrowding, if they worked until 7 p.m.

NY Times hails CFW 2008 (The Jamaica Observer)
As the international reviews of CFW 2008 hit the press, websites and silver screens around the world, the New York Times is among the early reports posted on the internet.

Old man and the sea change - can Capello do an Aragonés? (Guardian Unlimited)
Spain's success provides a lesson for England, one that should have been learnt after the failed 2006 World Cup campaign, says Richard Williams

Small Caribbean isles offer big vacation fun (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
Some of the Caribbean’s smallest islands really let you get away from crowds.

Patois Bible in Pan-African and Pan-Caribbean context (Jamaica Gleaner)
WHAT IS true mainly of the coastal regions of Africa and elsewhere in the world is also true of the Caribbean as a whole - including Jamaica. And that is: we have witnessed the not-yet-fully understood global linguistic phenomenon involving what scholars have called the "pidginisation" and, ultimately, the "creolisation" of the various languages...

Dominica offers ecological escape from everyday (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Dominca, not to be confused with the Dominican Republic (although it often is), this English-speaking volcanic island is home to about 71,000 people, including 3,000 native Caribs, who reside in a dedicated Carib Territory on the island's northeast side -- similar to the American Indian reservations in the States.

Extreme close-up (Boston Globe)
NEW YORK - There are two known Werner Herzogs: the ferocious creature of movie lore and the sensitive talker seated across the table from me.

Airline cutbacks cause concern in the Caribbean (USA Today)
Could airline cutbacks send Caribbean beachgoers elsewhere this winter?