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FOOTBALL-U17 WWC-RESULTS Under-17 Women’s World Cup
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Sep 14, CMC – Results of the final series of preliminary round matches played in the FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup on Monday. ... Full story
FOOTBALL-ENGLAND-Jones scores first goal as Stoke break losing streak
STOKE-ON-TRENT, England, Sep 14, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago striker Kenwyne Jones scored his first goal for new club Stoke City as they came from behind to beat Aston Villa 2-1 and win their first game of the new English Premiership season on Monday. ... Full story
WIPA condemns Sarwan contract snub
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Regional players’ union, WIPA, has joined the chorus of criticism of the West Indies Cricket Board’s decision to exclude experienced batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan from their list of centrally contracted players. ... Full story
FOOTBALL-U17 WWC-LEAD Brazil, Spain reach quarter-finals with similar wins
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Sep 14, CMC – South American powerhouses Brazil edged into the quarter-finals of the FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup for the first time after blanking Canada in their final preliminary round match on Monday night. ... Full story
HORSE RACING-USA-Thompson lands double at Suffolk Downs
EAST BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sep 14, CMC – Jamaican jockey Winston Thompson recorded back to back wins in landing a brace on the nine-race card at Suffolk Downs here Monday. ... Full story
TRINIDAD-BUDGET-Opposition leader blasts fiscal policy
By Peter Richards PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Opposition Leader Dr. Keith Rowley Tuesday portrayed Finance Minister Winston Dookeran as a magician who was depending on the slight of hands to improve an economy that the recently elected People’s Partnership government inherited from the Patrick Manning government. ... Full story
JAMAICA-LABOUR-Planned national strike averted
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – A planned national strike by public sector unions demanding the payment of arrears to their members has been averted following a meeting here on Monday. ... Full story
HAITI-RIGHTS-UN launches new campaign against rape and gender-based violence in Haiti
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – The United Nations has launched a new operation to combat rape and gender violence in Haiti, where some 1.3 million people were made homeless by January’s devastating earthquake. ... Full story
JAMAICA-DEATH-Government supporting investigations into death of two Jamaicans in Canada
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Jamaica government says it is will support the investigation into the deaths of two nationals in Canada over the weekend. ... Full story
GUYANA-CLICO-President Jagdeo to meet with disgruntled CLICO policyholders
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – President Bharrat Jagdeo will meet on Wednesday with more than 10,000 policy holders of the CLICO Life and General Insurance (South America) Limited (CLICO) as the authorities move to liquidate the financially troubled company. ... Full story
