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CRICKET-ENG/WIS-LUNCH West Indies 51-4 vs England Lions – 1st day, tour match
NORTHAMPTON, England, May 10, CMC – West Indies, sent in to bat by England Lions, were 51 for four at lunch on the opening day of their four-day tour match at Wantage Road here Thursday. ... Full story
JAMAICA-BUDGET-Government to deliver ‘late’ budget as Parliament opens
KINGSTON, May 10, CMC – Two months behind schedule, the Portia Simpson administration is to deliver its first budget and outline a legislative agenda on Thursday during the State Opening of Parliament at Gordon House, the seat of the national legislature in the heart of the capital. ... Full story
JAMAICA-BUDGET-Government to deliver ‘late’ budget as Parliament opens
KINGSTON, May 10, CMC – Two months behind schedule, the Portia Simpson administration is to deliver its first budget and outline a legislative agenda on Thursday during the State Opening of Parliament at Gordon House, the seat of the national legislature in the heart of the capital. ... Full story
CARIBBEAN-DRUGS-US customs agents seize cocaine in Caribbean Sea
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, May 10, CMC –United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agents, working jointly with anti-drug officers patrolling Caribbean waters, have seized 154 kilograms of cocaine off Puerto Rico with a street value of about 12 million US dollars, ICE said on Wednesday. ... Full story
CUBA-IKEA-Cuban-American legislators demand meeting over IKEA ‘prison labour’ use
WASHINGTON, May 10, CMC – Six Cuban-Americans lawmakers have demanded an “urgent meeting” with the North American head of Sweden-based furniture maker IKEA to discuss whether the firm used Cuban prison labour to make some of its furniture in the 1980s. ... Full story
ENVIRONMENT-BARBADOS-Small island nations ‘to take new steps to reduce fossil fuel use’ (RECASTS)
BRIDGETOWN, May 10, CMC – The world’s smallest island nations – many of which are in the Caribbean - at the frontline of global climate change, have announced new actions to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and end poverty, as they wrapped up a sustainable energy conference in Barbados, organized by the UN and the Government of Barbados. ... Full story
Small island states ‘to take new steps to reduce fossil fuel use’ (RECASTS)
BRIDGETOWN, May 10, CMC – The world’s smallest island nations – many of which are in the Caribbean - at the frontline of global climate change, have announced new actions to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and end poverty, as they wrapped up a sustainable energy conference in Barbados, organized by the UN and the Government of Barbados. ... Full story
OECS-BRAZIL-Eastern Caribbean states praise relationship with Brazil
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, May 10, CMC – Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Director General Dr. Len Ishmael has praised Brazil for its “strong and continued commitment” to strengthening cooperation, as the South American nation formally presented its second ambassador to the nine-nation grouping on Wednesday. ... Full story
CRICKET-ENG/WIS-TEA West Indies 141-8 vs England Lions – 1st day, tour match
NORTHAMPTON, England, May 10, CMC – West Indies, sent in to bat by England Lions, reached 141 for eight at tea on the opening day of their four-day tour match at Wantage Road here Thursday. ... Full story
CANANews Wire Service News and Sport Schedule at 1200 ECT (1600 GMT)
Following is the CANANews Wire Service News and Sport Schedule at 1200 ECT (1600 GMT): ... Full story
