Chavez warns Obama and Trinidad gets ready to shine.

World: As a native I am happy to see Trinidad and Tobago in the spotlight, too bad I have zero faith in the government to not screw something up badly at the Summit of the Americas. Chavez is already whining.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez ramped up his verbal artillery yesterday saying US President Barack Obama should not follow the example of Spain's King Juan Carlos who told him to shut up during a 2007 summit. "We are ready to attend the meeting of the Americas and let's hope that the US President comes and not follow the example of the King of Spain when he told me to shut up, because we are going to speak our truth," said President Chavez. The Venezuela leader made the remark during a brief chat with reporters in Cumana, Venezuela as he prepared to greet several heads of state attending the Summit of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas, known by its Spanish initials as ALBA. Cumana is located approximately 380 kilometres west of Trinidad.

If you are looking for Trinidad links. Here are the three main papers I use to keep up with the news down there. Beware that it will be slobbering coverage of black jesus.

Trinidad Express.

Trinidad Guardian.

Trinidad Newsday.