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DOMINICA-POLITICS-Dominica to elect new head of state
ROSEAU, Dominica, Sept 17, CMC – Dominican legislators will elect a new head of state on Monday with the main opposition United Workers Party (UWP) urging supporters to stage a peaceful protest outside the Parliament building. ... Full story
TRINIDAD-POLITICS-Opposition plans protest march to President
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Sept 17, CMC – The main opposition People’s National Movement (PNM) has announced plans for a protest match as the controversy continues over the government’s introduction of legislation that critics say was aimed at ensuring the fraud cases against two party financiers were dropped. ... Full story
Protest March
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Sept 17, CMC – The main opposition People’s National Movement (PNM) has announced plans for a protest match as the controversy continues over the government’s introduction of legislation that critics say was aimed at ensuring the fraud cases against two party financiers were dropped. ... Full story
CRICKET-BAN/HPC-CLOSE Sagicor HPC (521-8) vs BCB Academy – 2nd day, Tour match
KHULNA, Bangladesh – Sagicor High Performance Centre, choosing to bat, reached 521 for eight in their first innings at the close on the rain-affected second day of their four-day, tour match against the Bangladesh Cricket Board Academy on Monday at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium here. ... Full story
JAMAICA-CRIME-Former senior cop murdered
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Sept 17, CMC – Retired senior superintendent of police, Anthony 'Tony' Hewitt, has died, hours after he was shot during an ambush by gunmen on Sunday. ... Full story
CARIBBEAN-POPULATION-OECS gets help in setting up new website
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Sept 17, CMC – The St. Lucia-based Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Secretariat says the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is providing technical assistance in transferring a website to the nine-member grouping with useful information on population and housing census. ... Full story
JAMAICA-POLITICS-Opposition blasts address by Prime Minister
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Sept 17, CMC – Opposition Leader Andrew Holness Monday led a chorus of criticism of the policies outlined by Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller on Sunday that her administration is committed to improving the socio-economic conditions of citizens as well as working towards signing an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). ... Full story
CRICKET-WT20-RESULT West Indies beat Afghanistan by eight wickets – 2nd warm-up
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Sep 17, CMC – West Indies defeated Afghanistan by eight wickets in their second and final official warm-up game for the World Twenty20 Championship at the P Sara Oval here Monday. ... Full story
BERMUDA-POLITICS-MP fears political motive after car fire-bombed
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Sept 17, CMC -- A government backbencher whose car was fire-bombed early on Monday says he fears the attack may have been politically motivated. ... Full story
Protest mounts as Dominica elects new head of state
ROSEAU, Dominica, Sept 17, CMC – Dominican legislators will elect a new head of state on Monday with the main opposition United Workers Party (UWP) urging supporters to stage a peaceful protest outside the Parliament building. ... Full story
