Aruba to recognise gay marriages

Aruba has become the first Caribbean island to recognise gay marriages. Last week the Dutch Supreme Court ordered the island to recognise same sex-marriages that have been registered in the Netherlands or other countries where they are legal. Aruba is an independent member of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and has been in a dispute with the Dutch authorities over the issue for the last three years. It arose after a Dutch lesbian couple moved to Aruba in 2004 and tried to register their marriage.