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Sammy among five Windies players out of IPL contracts

December 17, 2014 in Sports

MUMBAI, India – West Indies Twenty20 captain Darren Sammy is among five Caribbean players released by their Indian Premier League franchises, ahead of the new season, which bowls off next April. The former Test skipper has been joined by pacers Ravi Rampaul, Jason Holder, Krishmar Santokie...

Kieron Pollard strikes six ‘sixes’ in one over

December 17, 2014 in Sports

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - West Indies batsman Kieron Pollard confirmed his status as a key player in the forthcoming Twenty20 Big Bash League in Australia after hitting six sixes in an over during an Adelaide Strikers warm-up game at Prince Alfred College in Adelaide...

TT pastor on sex charge gets bail

December 17, 2014 in Regional

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) -- A pastor at the Dow Village Open Bible Church, south of here, will return to court on January 12 next year after being charged with having sexual intercourse with a woman without her consent. Bernard Andrews, 47, was released on...

United States calls for early elections in Haiti

December 17, 2014 in International

WASHINGTON (CMC) – The United States is calling for elections to be held in Haiti as soon as possible after Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe resigned over the weekend due to the ongoing deteriorating political situation in the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country. “Elections are essential for...