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Sanz appointed new CONCACAF general secretary
NEW YORK, CMC – CONCACAF has named Colombian Enrique Sanz as its new general secretary, the first major appointment made by newly installed president, Jeffrey Webb. ... Full story
Windies take series despite Taylor hundred
BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Defiant West Indies withstood a brilliant Ross Taylor hundred to beat New Zealand by 24 runs in the fourth One-Day International and clinch a series win over a top eight ICC side for the first time in four years here Saturday. ... Full story
Cholera outbreak 'has not spread'
HAVANA, Cuba, July 15, CMC – Cuba’s national director of epidemiology has said the cholera outbreak in south-eastern Cuba has not spread to other parts of the island, denying the government was lying about the number of cases. ... Full story
CUBA-CHOLERA-Top epidemiologist: Cholera outbreak 'has not spread'
HAVANA, Cuba, July 15, CMC – Cuba’s national director of epidemiology has said the cholera outbreak in south-eastern Cuba has not spread to other parts of the island, denying the government was lying about the number of cases. ... Full story
Crushing of eggs latest incident of sea turtle destruction
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, July 15, CMC – A conservation group here has condemned the destruction of about 20,000 sea turtle eggs and leatherback hatchlings on a beach when heavy equipment was used to divert a river over the weekend. ... Full story
TRINIDAD-ENVIRONMENT-Crushing of eggs latest incident of sea turtle destruction
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, July 15, CMC – A conservation group here has condemned the destruction of about 20,000 sea turtle eggs and leatherback hatchlings on a beach when heavy equipment was used to divert a river over the weekend. ... Full story
ANGUILLA-HEALTH-Workplace policy on HIV/AIDS, ‘life-threatening illnesses’, coming
THE VALLEY, Anguilla, July 15, CMC – Anguilla is fine-tuning a policy on HIV/AIDS and other life-threatening illnesses in the workplace, health authorities here have said. ... Full story
Food giant Nestlé joins Haitian coffee's comeback bid
WASHINGTON, July 15, CMC – The world’s largest single buyer of coffee, food giant Nestlé, is to join a value-chain project to help Haiti’s comeback bid as a world-class producer, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has said. ... Full story
HAITI-AGRICULTURE-World’s biggest coffee buyer in project to boost Haitian fortunes
WASHINGTON, July 15, CMC – The world’s largest single buyer of coffee, food giant Nestlé, is to join a value-chain project to help Haiti’s comeback bid as a world-class producer, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has said. ... Full story
HORSE RACING-CANADA-RESULT Nelson takes CAN$30 000 Harry Jeffrey
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Jul 15, CMC – Jamaican reinsman Tyrone Nelson won the feature CAN$30 000 Harry Jeffrey Stakes on the eight-race card at Assiniboia Downs when he carried 3-1 bet Pleasant Closing to victory on Saturday. ... Full story
