St John’s, ANTIGUA – The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) is celebrating with Sir Everton Weekes on this his 91st birthday today (February 26). The right-handed batsman, who is from Barbados is possibly the oldest living Test cricketer and the West Indies would like to recognise and share in this […]
Month: February 2016
Front-runners look to get past plucky opponents
JOHN’S, Antigua – Leaders Guyana Jaguars and nearest rivals Barbados Pride face inconsistent, but slippery opponents that could derail their title ambitions in the eighth round of the WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4-Day Tournament, starting tomorrow. With the final break of the season next weekend, the two teams will […]
WICB AND SCOATIABANK REPORTING SUCCESSFUL 15-YEAR PARTNERSHIP
St. John’s, ANTIGUA – Up to January 2016, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) is reporting that at least 20 of its senior players at the first class level, men and women and now three of the winning under 19 team members have benefitted from the relationship with Scotiabank and […]
Bullying and crime reduction demands a relevant strategy!
By Neals J. Chitan At about 8.30 AM on Tuesday, February 23, 2016, pandemonium broke out in the hallways of a Toronto suburban area high school where an alleged 14 year old, grade nine girl, whipped out two knives and indiscriminately attacked students, wounding six (mostly all girls) and three […]
Rawl Lewis named Interim Team Operations Manager for ICC World T20
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Rawl Lewis has been named as Interim Team Operations Manager for West Indies Men’s Team at the ICC World T20 Championship. The tournament will be played in India from March 8 to April 3. He brings to the job a wealth of administrative experience, having worked […]
Outbreak of Chicken Pox at St. George’s Anglican Junior School -NO SCHOOL FROM FEBRUARY 23 TO 26, 2016
ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, February 22, 2016 –GIS: The Public is hereby advised of an outbreak of Chicken Pox at the St. George’s Anglican Junior School (Hinsey Junior School). The Ministry of Health has confirmed seventeen (17) cases of chicken pox among the students as of Monday, February 22nd, 2016. In […]
GIZ Director General on Grenada Mission
St. George’s, 22nd February 2016: The Director General of the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), Mr. Joachim Prey accompanied by Marina Meuss, Head of the Regional Office of GIZ , visited Grenada to hold meetings with Dr. The Right Honourable Keith Mitchell, Hon. Minister Gregory Bowen, Hon. Minister Roland […]
Johnson Charles to replace Darren Bravo
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Johnson Charles has been named to replace Darren Bravo in the West Indies squad for the ICC World Twenty20 Championship. The tournament will be played in India from March 8 to April 3. The 27-year-old Charles is a top order batsman who can also keep wicket. He […]
Windies Women to start South Africa tour on Monday
PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa – The West Indies women are in South Africa for a series of One-Day Internationals and Twenty20 matches. The tour is part of their preparation for the ICC World Twenty20 Championship next month in India. The opening match will be on Monday against the Eastern Province […]
Improved Health Care Services for Homes
ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, February 19, 2016: Enhanced health care services for homes and institutions in Grenada. This follows a cabinet decision to implement a policy to have at least one Nurse and Nursing Assistant operating full time in these institutions. Health Minister Hon. Nickolas Steel says plans along these lines […]
Memorial Church service in New York for victims of boating tragedy
ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, February 19, 2016 – The River-Sallee New York community in collaboration with the Consulate General of Grenada in New York holds a memorial service in honour of the victims of the recent boating tragedy in Grenada. The service will be held at the St. Matthews Roman Catholic Church […]
WIPA extends its condolences to the family and friends of Andy Ganteaume
KINGSTON, Jamaica: The Board of Directors and members of the West Indies Players’ Association wish to extend their condolences to the family and friends of Andy Ganteaume who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 95. Although only representing the West Indies in one Test Match, Mr Ganteaume had […]
WICB PRESIDENT SALUTES THE LIFE AND WORK OF FORMER TEST PLAYER GANTEAUME
St. John’s, ANTIGUA – West Indies Cricket Board President, Dave Cameron, is saluting the life and work of 95-year old, Andy Ganteaume, the Caribbean’s oldest test cricketer, who passed away on Wednesday in Trinidad and Tobago. Cameron declares that Ganteaume was a stalwart of the game and “the region should […]
Lions Club of Port Of Spain adds class to Carnival Saturday
P.O.S. Trinidad (Sonique Solutions) – As part of the international community service organization, the Lions Club of Port-Of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago’s executed the 2016 edition of its annual Carnival fundraising event entitled “Class is Class” in fine style. Held at the Lions Cultural Centre, Woodbrook, the premium all-inclusive provided its […]
WICB CALLS ON CORPORATE CARIBBEAN AND GOVERNMENTS TO SUPPORT CRICKET DEVELOPMENT
St. John’s, ANTIGUA – The Caribbean will have an additional set of activities within the next year from cricket as the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) gets set to host a number of regional and international tours. These tours will include the visits of South Africa and Australia for a […]
