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FOOTBALL-CONCACAF-RESULT W Connection and Pumas draw 2-2 in Champions League – Group D
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Sep 17, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago’s W Connection drew 2-2 (halftime 1-0) with Mexico’s Pumas in their CONCACAF Champions League Group D match at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium on Wednesday night. ... Full story
HORSE RACING-CANADA-RESULT Walcott scores six wins at Northlands
EDMONTON, Alberta, Sep 17, CMC – Barbadian jockey Rickey Walcott dominated Northlands Park horse racing Wednesday with six wins on the eight-race card. ... Full story
BERMUDA-COURT-Florida woman jailed for 10 days on weapons charge
HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC - A 61-year-old American woman who flew to the island a week ago for a vacation ended up behind bars on Wednesday as she was jailed for 10 days on a weapons charge after admitting bringing an empty magazine clip into Bermuda. ... Full story
UNMOVED: Guyana Health Minister rejects resignation calls
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC - Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy Wednesday dismissed the latest call by the main opposition People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) for his resignation amid allegations that he facilitated the acquisition of high tech spying equipment by a Guyanese national convicted in the United States on drug-related charges. ... Full story
STANFORD-PROBE-Public defender to represent disgraced financier
HOUSTON, Texas, CMC - A United States federal judge has ordered the Public Defender\'s Office here to represent Sir Allen Stanford in the US$7 billion Ponzi scheme case against him. ... Full story
ATHLETICS-DAEGU-Powell, Gay confirmed to clash at Shanghai and Daegu
SHANGHAI, China, Sep 17, CMC – Jamaica’s former world 100-metre record holder Asafa Powell and top American Tyson Gay have been confirmed to clash at meets in Shanghai and Daegu in the coming week. ... Full story
FOOTBALL-CONCACAF-LEAD W Connection get wild 2-2 draw with Pumas
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Sep 17, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago’s W Connection drew 2-2 with Mexico’s Pumas in a frenetic finish that saw three goals in the last five minutes of their CONCACAF Champions League Group D match on Wednesday night. ... Full story
Hilaire ready to tackle problems
CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – Newly appointed West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) chief executive Ernest Hilaire is anxious to tackle grave problems plaguing the sport in the Caribbean including the current contractual crisis. ... Full story
CARIBBEAN-FINANCE-Credit unions urged to resist efforts to regulate them as banks
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC - Credit unions in the Caribbean have been urged to be resolute in resisting an aggressive determination by those in the regulatory arena who are bent on ensuring that cooperatives are treated in the same way as commercial banks. ... Full story
CARIBBEAN-ENVIRONMENT-Haiti and Dominican Republic partner to tackle environmental degradation
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, CMC - The United Nations says Haiti and the Dominican Republic are partnering on a project to tackle environmental degradation with its support. ... Full story
