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Administrators trying to bolster Windwards cricket
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Without a four-day title in regional first class cricket and just a single title in the last eight years in the one-day tournament, Windward Islands administrators are moving aggressively to reposition the team in the top tier of West Indies cricket. ... Full story
HORSE RACING-USA-RESULT Ziadie wins Capital Request Stakes at Calder
MIAMI, Florida, Sep 30, CMC – The four-year-old filly Silver Envoy, trained by Jamaican Kirk Ziadie, scored an upset win in the US$55,000 Capital Request Stakes at Calder on Sunday afternoon. ... Full story
GOLF-RANKINGS-Latest men’s world rankings
LONDON, England, Sep 30, CMC – Latest men\'s Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR) released this week, showing Trinidad and Tobago’s Stephen Ames at No.26. ... Full story
BELIZE-UNITED NATIONS-Belize confident of settling territorial dispute with Guatemala
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – Belize says it is confident that a settlement could be reached with Guatemala over their border dispute. ... Full story
ANTIGUA-DEVELOPMENT-Credit unions to discuss changing global environment
ST JOHN\'S, Antigua, CMC – Credit union officials from the sub-regional Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) will meet here from Thursday to promote networking opportunities and the development of strategic alliances. ... Full story
BELIZE-CRIME-Czech national held with \"suspicious\" device
BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – A court has ordered the deportation of a Czech national who caused a bomb scare at the Phillip Goldson International Airport last weekend. ... Full story
ST VINCENT-ECONOMY-St Vincent braces for fallout from US economic meltdown
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves says St. Vincent and the Grenadines is bracing itself for the possible fallout from the ongoing financial crisis in the United States. ... Full story
DOMINICA-CRIME-Man commits suicide after being convicted of rape
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – A 25-year-old prisoner was found hanging in his cell Monday, a few hours after he was convicted of rape. ... Full story
GUYANA-SUGAR-Indian firm awarded multi-million dollar contract in Guyana
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud said a US$12 million contract has been awarded to an Indian company to revamp the Enmore sugar factory on the East Coast Demerara. ... Full story
JAMAICA-POLITICS-Simpson Miller names shadow cabinet
KINSGTON, Jamaica, CMC – Opposition Leader Portia Simpson Miller has named a 20-member shadow cabinet, assigning the crucial national security portfolio to People\'s National Party (PNP) general secretary Peter Bunting. ... Full story
