ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Veerasammy Permaul celebrated his 500th career wicket and propelled the return of Guyana Jaguars to the top of the standings with a commanding 219-run victory over previous leaders Trinidad & Tobago Red Force in the West Indies Championship on Sunday. Permaul and West Indies leg-spinner Devendra […]
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HOLDER FIRES PRIDE TO EARLY WIN OVER SCORPIONS
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Former West Indies Under-19 World Cup-winning pacer Chemar Holder led the demolition of the Jamaica Scorpions batting with a career-best return, propelling Barbados Pride to a 119-run victory in the West Indies Championship on Saturday. Holder, 21, sharing the new ball with West Indies pacer Kemar […]
Commonwealth Secretary-General tells The Hague there can be no lasting peace without justice
Lasting peace and the prosperity that comes with it cannot be achieved without justice, the Commonwealth Secretary-General has declared, during a keynote speech in the Hague. Patricia Scotland was addressing the International Criminal Court (ICC) as guest of honour for the opening of the new judicial year. The distinguished lawyer […]
JAGUARS EXTEND LEAD AFTER SMITH AND PERMAUL WRECK RED FORCE BATTING
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Rookie fast bowler Nial Smith and left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul combined to wreck the Trinidad & Tobago Red Force batting and give five-time defending champions Guyana Jaguars a tight hold on their match in the West Indies Championship on Friday. Smith and Permaul shared nine wickets […]
HOLDER’S FIVER GIVES PRIDE THE EDGE OVER SCORPIONS
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – A devastating spell from former West Indies Under-19 World Cup-winning pacer Chemar Holder transformed a depressing day for Barbados Pride and stunned hosts Jamaica Scorpions in the West Indies Championship on Thursday. Holder tore apart the top half of the Scorpions batting with a hostile spell […]
Addressing road accidents in Grenada and the wider Caribbean
By Dr. Neals J. Chitan The two most hazardous weapons on the streets of Grenada in 2019 were the automobile and the gun, each creating record breaking mayhem last year. Despite the low homicide rate as compared to some of its Caribbean neighbors, Grenada still posted a high of sixteen […]
STRONG WEST INDIES WOMEN’S SQUAD NAMED FOR ICC WOMEN’S T20 WORLD CUP
ST JOHN’S, Antigua– Cricket West Indies announces the fifteen (15) players selected for the West Indies Women’s Team to participate in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in Australia from February 21- March 8. The team will be led by Stafanie Taylor and sees the return of Deandra Dottin to […]
OLD FOES HEADLINE RIVALRIES BETWEEN TOP AND BOTTOM TEAMS
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Another of the Caribbean game’s longest running rivalries between Guyana Jaguars, the five-time defending champions, and current leaders Trinidad & Tobago Red Force will take centre stage when the third round of matches in the 2019-20 West Indies Championship open on Thursday. With contrasting results in […]
WEST INDIES TOUR DATES TO SRI LANKA CONFIRMED
St. John’s, Antigua – The West Indies Men’s Team commence their first away series of 2020 with three One-day and two Twenty20 internationals in Sri Lanka from February 22 to March 6. The one-day matches will be the final bilateral series West Indies will play before the Caribbean side and […]
HARDING AND HOLDER HELP PRIDE BREAK WIN DROUGHT AGAINST JAGUARS
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Their bowlers, led by pacers Keon Harding and Chemar Holder, set up hosts Barbados Pride for a memorable seven-wicket victory over five-time defending champions Guyana Jaguars in the West Indies Championship on Sunday. Harding and Holder shared seven wickets to undermine the Jaguars second innings batting […]
HINDS AND HOSEIN GIVE RED FORCE SIGHT OF VICTORY OVER HURRICANES
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – A maiden hundred from rookie tail-ender Terrance Hinds combined with a destructive spell from left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein put hosts Trinidad & Tobago on the brink of victory over Leeward Islands Hurricanes in the West Indies Championship on Saturday. Hinds, playing in only his second match […]
West Indies U19 Players Are Ready For All Challenges – Graeme West
Pretoria, South Africa – West Indies U19 Head Coach, Graeme West is backing the young team to show the qualities they have developed in the last year, when they bowl off their ICC U19 Cricket World Cup campaign against three-time tournament winners Australia in Zone B at the De Beers […]
BRAVO PUTS RED FORCE IN CHARGE AGAINST HURRICANES
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – A masterly hundred from Darren Bravo put Trinidad & Tobago Red Force in a superior position against Leeward Islands Hurricanes in the West Indies Championship on Friday. The West Indies left-hander stroked 133 – his third and career-best Championship hundred – to propel hosts Red Force […]
ROACH HELPS PRIDE PUT JAGUARS ON THE BACK-FOOT
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Incisive pace bowling from West Indies Test bowler Kemar Roach and former West Indies Under-19 World Cup winner Odean Smith were the main highlights in the West Indies Championship on Thursday. Roach grabbed 4-28 from 18 overs to put five-time defending champions and current leaders Guyana […]
OLD RIVALRY TAKES CENTRE STAGE
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The Caribbean game’s oldest rivalry between Barbados Pride and Guyana Jaguars will be the headline act in the second round of the 2019-20 West Indies Championship, starting on Thursday. Pride have been the bridesmaids in each of the five successive title seasons for the Jaguars in […]
