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[email protected] When America's largest mass tran- sit system was shut down for three consecu- tive days last month, it was Trinidadian Roger Toussaint who led the strike for more than 37,000 bus and subway employees, page 2. In just over a year, the Caribbean will host Cricket World Cup 2007, the one-day The trial of controversial game’s biggest spectacle. West Indies Jamaican Cricket Board President Ken Gordon cop Reneto Adams was (inset) believes the region, despite among the lingering problems such as the rising big stories coming out of crime rate and poor form of the West the Caribbean Indies team, is on track to put on a grand in 2005, another challenging year for the region as a whole, show for all the world to see, page 11. page 13. Reggae superstar Shaggy will be among the top enter- tainers scheduled to visit the Caribbean in 2006, a year jampacked with attractions which should appeal to homesters and prospective visitors to the region, page 17. INSIDE News . .2 Feature . .12 Arts/Entertainment . .17 Youth/Education . .21 Local . .7 Food . .14 Health . .18 Sport . .23 Viewpoint . .9 Tourism/Travel . .15 Business . .19 Region . .25 Jan2006.qxd 1/5/06 12:16 PM Page 2 2 CARIBBEAN TODAY January 2006 www.caribbeantoday.com NEWS Caribbean advocates condemn U.S.