Port of Prince - Haitian authorities readied preparations for the 29th session of the Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community (Caricom), scheduled for February 26 and 27.

Mexico - A magnitude-six earthquake struck at one o''clock today this capital and the states of Mexico, Puebla, Tlaxcala, Morelos, Oaxaca, Guerrero and Chiapas.

La Paz - Bolivian President Evo Morales assured today that all families affected by intense rains, and floods will receive guaranteed attention from the government.

Washington - The United States celebrates today the date known as Presidents'' Day, whose origin is related to the date of birth of the first head of government of this country, George Washington (1732-1799).

Caracas - The first vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, today proposed the holding of parliamentary elections along with the presidential elections that will take place on April 22.

Caracas - The Venezuelan government will provide to its Colombian counterpart with evidence on the illegal recruitment of Venezuelans by the army of the neighboring country with the objective of creating a conflict between the two nations.