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CRICKET-ENG/WIS-UPDATE 1 Rain holds up start at Edgbaston
BIRMINGHAM, England, Jun 7, CMC – Rain has delayed the start of the opening day of the third and final Test between England and West Indies at Edgbaston here Thursday. ... Full story
CRICKET-ENG/WIS-UPDATE 2 Weather ruins play before lunch
BIRMINGHAM, England, Jun 7, CMC – Rain prevented play before lunch on the opening day of the third and final Test between England and West Indies at Edgbaston here Thursday. ... Full story
US-STANFORD-Prosecutors want Stanford jailed for 230 years
HOUSTON, Texas, June 7, CMC – US prosecutors have asked that the convicted fraudster Allen Stanford, described as a “ruthless predator” whose seven-billion-US-dollar Ponzi scheme was based in Antigua, be given the maximum penalty at his sentencing next week – 230 years in prison. ... Full story
Prosecutors want Allen Stanford jailed for 230 years
HOUSTON, Texas, June 7, CMC – US prosecutors have asked that the convicted fraudster Allen Stanford, described as a “ruthless predator” whose seven-billion-US-dollar Ponzi scheme was based in Antigua, be given the maximum penalty at his sentencing next week – 230 years in prison. ... Full story
CARIBBEAN-TOURISM-CTO chairman makes pitch to would-be tourism investors
by Fernella Wedderburn NEW YORK, June 7, CMC – One of the Caribbean’s leading tourism officials told potential investors here on Wednesday that the region is an “emerging” destination “rich with investment options” despite the crippling effects of the global economic meltdown. ... Full story
CTO chairman makes pitch to would-be tourism investors
by Fernella Wedderburn NEW YORK, June 7, CMC – One of the Caribbean’s leading tourism officials told potential investors here on Wednesday that the region is an “emerging” destination “rich with investment options” despite the crippling effects of the global economic meltdown. ... Full story
BERMUDA-POLITICS-Transport Minister resigns from cabinet
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Jun 7, CMC -- Deputy Premier Derrick Burgess on Wednesday night resigned as transport minister following a reported altercation with a fellow cabinet member in the House of Assembly last month. ... Full story
GRENADA-TOURISM-Emir of Qatar ‘wants to build hotels in Grenada’ – Finance Minister
ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada, June 7, CMC – One of the world’s wealthiest royals, the Emir of Qatar, wants to build hotels in Grenada, Finance Minister Nazim Burke told local radio on Wednesday. ... Full story
CARIBBEAN-LABOUR-Regional unemployment in ‘downward trend’ despite global uncertainty
SANTIAGO, Chile, June 7, CMC – A new report by the United Nations’ Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) has said the region’s job market is expected to improve in 2012, continuing its recovery from last year. ... Full story
HAITI-CULTURE-Haitian PM to open IDB exhibit
WASHINGTON, June 7, CMC – Haitian Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe will next Wednesday open Discover Haiti, an exhibit of Haitian handicraft and art organized by the Washington-based Inter-American Development Bank’s Cultural Centre and two foundations, the IDB said on Wednesday. ... Full story
