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ST VINCENT-POLITICS-PM congratulates Chavez on victory at the polls
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, Oct. 9 CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has extended his congratulations to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez over his victory in the country’s presidential election. ... Full story
JAMAICA-ECONOMY-S&P says Jamaica’s economic outlook remains negative
NEW YORK, Oct. 9,CMC – Leading international credit rating agency Standard & Poor's Ratings Services (S & P) on Monday affirmed its “B-/B” long- and short-term sovereign credit ratings on Jamaica, stating that the island’s economic outlook “remains negative.” ... Full story
UNITED STATES-ACCIDENT -Four Guyanese youths killed in New York crash
NEW YORK, Oct. 9. CMC – Four Guyanese teenagers were killed on Monday when their car, driven by a 17-year-old with only a learner’s permit, sped off a Long Island highway, wrapping itself around a tree. ... Full story
Four Guyanese youths killed in New York crash
NEW YORK, Oct. 9. CMC – Four Guyanese teenagers were killed on Monday when their car, driven by a 17-year-old with only a learner’s permit, sped off a Long Island highway, wrapping itself around a tree. ... Full story
HAITI-EDUCATION-Haiti to increase taxes for new education fund
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Oct. 9, CMC – Haiti’s Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe said Monday the earthquake-ravaged, French speaking Caribbean country is hoping to increase taxes to raise US$100 million in making “a big difference in the education system.” ... Full story
UNITED STATES-ACCIDENT Grenada's Prime Minister saddened by New Jersey accident
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada Oct 9 CMC– Grenada’s Prime Minister Tillman Thomas has expressed sadness upon learning of the bus accident in New Jersey on Saturday which injured about two dozen passengers including Grenadian nationals. ... Full story
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC –HEALTH- Plans to wipe out Cholera by 2022
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, Oct. 9 CMC - A bilateral meeting geared towards reaching a plan to wipe out cholera on the island of Hispaniola, got under way here on Monday. ... Full story
ATHLETICS-BOLT-Bolt in running for athlete of the year again
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Oct 9, CMC- Sprint champion Usain Bolt is among three Jamaicans shortlisted for the 2012 IAAF World Athlete of the Year award ... Full story
ATHLETICS-JAMES- James shortlisted for athlete of the year
ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada, Oct 9, CMC-Grenada’s World and Olympic 400m champion Kirani James is among athletes shortlisted for the 2012 World Athlete of the Year Award. ... Full story
CRICKET-T20-Gayle and Samuels on ICC T20 team
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Oct 9, CMC-Two West Indies cricketers, Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels, have been named in the International Cricket Council's (ICC) team of the World Twenty20 tournament which ended in Sri Lanka on Sunday. ... Full story
