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GRENADA-CRIME-Police officers granted bail as protestors demonstrate
By Rawle Titus ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Five police officers charged with manslaughter in the death of a visiting Canadian resident are to be granted bail even as angry family members led public demonstrations outside the court building here on Friday. ... Full story
FOOTBALL-SCANDAL-FIFA denies Warner’s TV rights claim
ZURICH, Switzerland, Jan 6, CMC – FIFA have debunked claims that the award of lucrative World Cup TV rights to former vice president Austin “Jack†Warner for as low as US $1 had nothing to do with his support for current president Sepp Blatter. ... Full story
JAMAICA-POLITICS-Prime Minister names 19-member Cabinet
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller Friday named a 19-member Cabinet less than 24 hours after she took the oath as the seventh head of government in Jamaica. ... Full story
CRICKET-CT20-Guyana are back in the tournament
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Jan 6, CMC – Two-time regional champions Guyana have been restored to their rightful place in the Caribbean Twenty20 tournament, starting next week. ... Full story
URGENT-TRINIDAD-JUDICIARY-Chef Justice returns instruments of “Silkâ€
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC - Chief Justice irvor Archie and Appeal Court judge, Wendell Kangaloo Friday returned the instruments appointing them “Senior Counsels†after holding talks with President George Maxwell Richards. ... Full story
LEAD-TRINIDAD-JUDICIARY-Chief Justice returns instruments of “Silk†insisting he did no wrong
By Peter Richards PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Embattled Chief Justice Ivor Archie and Court of Appeal Judge Wendell Kangaloo Friday said they had decided to return their instruments appointing them “Senior Counsels†but maintained that they did “no wrong†in accepting the appointments from President George Maxwell Richards late last month. ... Full story
CRICKET-ANTIGUA-Minister chides ACA for poor administration
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, Jan 6, CMC – Another national association is being chastised by its Government for the way it has been handling the administration of the game in their country. ... Full story
NO SILK: Trinidad Chief Justice bows to public controversy
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Embattled Chief Justice Ivor Archie and Court of Appeal Judge Wendell Kangaloo Friday said they had decided to return their instruments appointing them “Senior Counsels†but maintained that they did “no wrong†in accepting the appointments from President George Maxwell Richards late last month. ... Full story
ST LUCIA-POLITICS-Future of diplomatic relations between St. Lucia and Taiwan to be determined soon
By Ernie Seon CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC - Talks on the future of diplomatic relations between St. Lucia and Taiwan are set to continue here Saturday with Foreign Minister of the Asian country, Timothy Yang, participating in the deliberations. ... Full story
JAMAICA-COURT-Jamaican lawyers file lawsuit against Barbados government
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Lawyers representing a Jamaican woman who claimed she had been sexually violated by Barbadian custom officials in March last year, have filed a lawsuit in the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) against the Barbados government. ... Full story