Christian lost the 100-metre title to Martina but retained his half-lap crown, while Jones-Ferrete fought off American opposition to win the women’s 100 and 200 metres.

There were seven victories for English-speaking Caribbean countries at the meet staged at the Paquito Montaner Stadium.

Martina, who finished fourth in the 100 metres at the Beijing Olympics last August, delivered his quickest time this year to win the men’s 100 metres in 10.19 seconds, chased by Britain’s Dwain Chambers (10.21) with American Mark Jelks third in 10.32.

Christian (10.41) and the St Kitts and Nevis veteran Kim Collins (10.45) took fifth and sixth place respectively.

Christian repeated as 200-metre champion when he clocked 20.61 to beat Jelks (20.80) and Colombian Daniel Grueso (20.92).

Jones-Ferrete clocked 11.28 to win the women’s 100 over American Tianna Madison (11.31) and Bahamian veteran Chandra Sturrup (11.44) and copped the 200 title a personal season’s best 22.76, edging American Ebonie Floyd (22.76) at the finish.

The 2008 IAAF World Youth 200-metre silver medallist Meritzer Williams, of St Kitts and Nevis, was fifth in 23.85 seconds.

Trinidad and Tobago’s Ato Stephens and Melissa De Leon and Cydonie Mothersill, of the Cayman Islands, also logged wins at the meet.

Stephens edged Bahamian Andrae Williams to land the men’s 400 metres, both clocking 45.07 seconds, chased by American Jamal Torrence (45.40)

De Leon outran Puerto Rico’s Rosibel Garcia to capture the women’s 800 metres in two minutes 04.57 seconds.

Garcia (2:04.77) was second and Grenada’s Neisha Bernard-Thomas (2:04.85) took third with Guyana’s Marion Burnett fifth in 2:06.27.

Sprinter Mothersill collected a fine win over a pair of Caribbean 400-metre specialists and ex US Collegiate champions to win the one-lap title in 52.18 seconds.

Jamaican Clora Williams was second and Kittitian Tiandra Ponteen third, both clocking 52.52 seconds.

In-form Puerto Rican Javier Culson followed up his win at the Jamaica International earlier this month, by winning the 400 hurdles in 48.43 seconds, topping Jamaica’s Athens Olympics silver medallist Danny McFarlane (49.03).

There were other top three finishes for CARICOM athletes in the women’s 100 hurdles and long jump.

American Danielle Carruthers (12.98) won the sprint hurdles ahead of Jamaicans Lacena Golding-Clarke (13.05) and Andrea Bliss (13.11) and Kittitian Tanika Liburd was runner-up in the long jump at 6.38 metres behind American Jimoh Funmi (6.64).