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ST LUCIA-ECONOMY-Plans in the works to upgrade View Fort Port
CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC - The St Lucia government is preparing to sign an agreement with the Dubai Port Authority to expand and upgrade the Vieux Fort Port to make it the island’s main seaport, in the process significantly boosting the country’s cargo capacity. ... Full story
BOXING-DEATH-T&T government expresses sadness at Salandy’s death
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Jan 4, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago government has expressed sadness at the death of Jizelle Salandy, the women\'s world boxing champion who died following a vehicular accident on Sunday. ... Full story
BOXING-DEATH-LEAD Salandy killed in car crash (adds details, quotes)
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Jan 4, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago’s sporting fraternity was plunged into mourning Sunday when their women’s world boxing champion Jizelle Salandy died from injuries in single-vehicle crash. ... Full story
CRICKET-REGIONAL-Windwards flog Leewards in regional practice match
BASSETERRE, St Kitts, Jan 4, CMC – Captain Rawl Lewis stroked a magnificent hundred and Shane Shillingford produced a 12-wicket match haul for the Windward Islands to badly whip the Leewards in a pre-season match on Sunday. ... Full story
Salandy killed in car crash
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago’s sporting fraternity was plunged into mourning Sunday when their women’s world boxing champion Jizelle Salandy died from injuries in single-vehicle crash. ... Full story
CRICKET-REGIONAL-Leewards confirm squad after wretched warm-up match
BASSETERRE, St Kitts, Jan 5, CMC – The Leeward Islands confirmed a 13-man squad Monday for their regional season-opener against Jamaica this weekend after suffering an embarrassing loss to the Windward Islands in a warm-up match on Sunday. ... Full story
CRICKET-REGIONAL-Sebastien buoyed by Windwards’ warm-up win
BASSETERRE, St Kitts, Jan 5, CMC – Windward Islands manager Lockhart Sebastien is encouraged by his team’s huge warm-up win over the Leeward Islands on Sunday as they get ready to tackle Guyana in their regional season-opener this weekend. ... Full story
CRICKET-TRINIDAD-Jason Mohammed to lead T&T U23s against South Africans
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Jan 5, CMC – Former West Indies Under-19 middle-order batsman Jason Mohammed has been appointed captain of Trinidad and Tobago’s Under-23 team for the up-coming visit by the East Rhand Cricket Academy of South Africa. ... Full story
HORSE RACING-USA-RESULT Maragh wins Ruthless Stakes at Aqueduct
SOUTH OZONE PARK, New York, Jan 5, CMC – The three-year-old filly Justwhistledixie, ridden by Jamaican jockey Rajiv Maragh, won the US$70,795 Ruthless Stakes at Aqueduct on Sunday afternoon. ... Full story
UPDATE-JAMAICA-SEAGA-Former JLP leader released from hospital
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC - Former Prime Minister Edward Seaga is scheduled to return to Jamaica later this week following his release from a Florida hospital at the weekend. ... Full story
