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CARIBBEAN-WEATHER-Disorganised tropical storm poses threat to Leeward Islands
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – A disorganised Tropical Storm Erika is expected to pass near or over the northern Leeward Islands on Wednesday as it moves across the Lesser Antilles. ... Full story
Cricket mediation talks crash!
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Officials of the West Indies Cricket Board and the West Indies Players’ Association will now pursue arbitration, following the break down of mediation talks aimed at solving the long-running dispute between them. ... Full story
CARIBBEAN-POLITICS-Regional governments to consider ways to “save†West Indies cricket
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) governments are likely to meet soon to discuss the way forward for regional cricket following the failure of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) to solve their the long-running dispute. ... Full story
STANFORD-PROBE-Stanford back in jail with leg aneurysm
TEXAS, CMC – A lawyer for Texas financier, Sir Allen Stanford, says his client has been returned to jail after medical tests detected a non-life-threatening aneurysm in his leg. ... Full story
CRICKET-ICC AWARDS-Chanderpaul up for ICC award again
MUMBAI, India, Sep 2, CMC – Prolific West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul has earned two nominations for the 2009 LG ICC Awards in South Africa next month. ... Full story
CRICKET-ICC AWARDS-LIST of nominations for ICC awards
MUMBAI, India, Sep 2, CMC – Prolific West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul, currently out of international cricket – with several of his team-mates -- because of a contracts row, has earned two nominations for the 2009 LG ICC Awards in Johannesburg, South Africa. ... Full story
DOMINICA-DEVELOPMENT-Dominica seeking multi-million dollar loan from China
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says his administration is seeking a US$60 million loan from China to construct a 200 room hotel in Dominica. ... Full story
JAMAICA-DEATH-Prominent Jamaican musician dies in New York
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica’s music industry is mourning the death of Wycliffe \"Steely\" Johnson, a member of the dancehall reggae production team of “Steely and Clevie†that worked with local and international artistes for more than 30 years. ... Full story
GOLF-RANKINGS-Latest men’s world rankings
LONDON, England, Sep 2, CMC – Latest men’s Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR), showing Trinidad and Tobago’s Stephen Ames at No.55. ... Full story
SQUASH-RANKINGS-Latest women’s world squash ratings
LONDON, England, Sep 2, CMC – Women\'s International Squash Players Association (WISPA) rankings list for September 2009, showing Guyana’s Nicolette Fernandes at No.103. ... Full story
