ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies has increased the number of all-format contracts awarded to West Indies men’s players and expanded the list of centrally-contracted West Indies women’s players for the 2019-20 season. The number of all-format contracts on the men’s side has now increased from four to seven […]
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RISING STARS START THEIR ASCENT IN ROUND 1 OF WEST INDIES UNDER-17 CHAMPIONSHIP
COUVA, Trinidad- Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago and the Leeward Islands all registered wins in Round one of the West Indies Rising Stars Under-17 Championship being played in Trinidad. Despite a late start in the Jamaica vs Leeward Islands match being played at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy due to rain, Jaden […]
NAIL BITING FINISHES IN ROUND 2 OF WEST INDIES RISING STARS U17 CHAMPIONSHIP
COUVA, Trinidad- There were two close finishes in the second round of the West Indies Rising Stars U17 Championship being played in Trinidad and Tobago, which saw Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago take victory over the Windward Islands and the Leeward Islands respectively. On a blisteringly hot and dry day, […]
CRICKET WEST INDIES (CWI) CONFIRMS COMMITTEE MEMBERS
St John’s, ANTIGUA – Cricket West Indies announces that it has completed the assembling of 13 committees and two task forces, which will provide pragmatic operational and policy advice to the Board of Directors and its Professional Management Team, for the period up to March 2021. The committees are listed […]
Getting it right in Grade 6 to reduce crime!
By Dr. Neals J. Chitan From our extensive crime reduction work across North America, Europe, Africa and the Caribbean, I have concluded that the community driven crime and homicides that plague our Caribbean region can be seriously mitigated by creating a thirst for success among our boys. If the truth […]
CWI LAUNCHES TICKET SALES FOR INDIA TOUR OF WEST INDIES 2019
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Tickets for the India Tour of the West Indies 2019 – sponsored by MyTeam11 and co-powered by Skoda – will go on sale to the public from midnight tonight (East Caribbean Time), coinciding with 40 days to go until the start of the action between the […]
WEST INDIES WOMEN LOSE MAMMOTH RUN-CHASE IN SECOND T20I
NORTHAMPTON, England- West Indies Women lost the second Vitality T20 International by 42 runs while chasing a target of 180 set by England Women at the County Ground in Northampton. England won the toss and elected to bat first. Danielle Wyatt were given two lifelines from dropped catches, which she […]
USA CRICKET ANNOUNCE 30 MAN TRAINING CAMP SQUAD AHEAD OF ICC T20 WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS
USA Cricket today announced the group of players that will make up the extended Team USA squad for a Selection Camp to be held this week in Los Angeles ahead of what is a huge period of Twenty20 International cricket for the U.S. Men’s National Team in 2019. Team USA […]
RAMBARRAN, SEALY NAMED CO-CAPTAINS OF WEST INDIES UNDER-15s FOR TOUR OF ENGLAND
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The interim Junior Selection Panel of Cricket West Indies announced on Wednesday, a 14-member West Indies Under-15 squad for a Tour of England to take part in a series of matches sponsored by the Barmy Army. The selection panel, comprising all of the head coaches of […]
GECOM Chairman’s Appointment Found Unconstitutional by CCJ
Port of Spain, Trinidad. The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) today ruled that the process through which Reverend Justice (Retired) James Patterson was appointed Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) by His Excellency, Brigadier David Granger, President of Guyana was flawed and in breach of Guyana’s Constitution. The Court […]
Rain Forces Abandonment of First Vitality T20 Between West Indies and England Women
NORTHAMPTON, England- Rain left the match officials to call off the first match of the three-match Vitality T20 International Series between the West Indies Women and England Women without the toss happening nor a single ball being bowled. Weather forecasters issued thunderstorm alerts for Northamptonshire for Tuesday and they were accurate […]
Prime Minister Dr. Mitchell Congratulates Students
Heartfelt congratulations to all the students who were successful in the 2019 Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment (CPEA). I know how exciting it is to have arrived at this, but remember, your journey is only just beginning; there is so much more for you to accomplish. Through hard work and dedication, […]
Caribbean Peering Forum builds regional Internet community to tackle local pain points
BY GERARD BEST June 17, 2019. ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada—We’ve all been that person. That person, standing in that line, waiting that long, wondering why that thing couldn’t just be done online. That person waiting in line for a birth certificate to complete a child’s primary school application, or a death […]
Carriacou Culture Train String Band Heads To Carifesta 2019
Hillsborough, Carriacou – June 15th, 2019: The Carriacou Culture Train String band is ‘singing’ with excitement as they are included to represent Grenada in Trinidad and Tobago at Carifesta 2019, The nine (9) member group consisting of two (2) females and seven (7) males were recently formed following their ‘Parang […]
Carlos Brathwaite found guilty of breaching the ICC Code of Conduct
West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite has received an official reprimand and received 1 demerit point for breaching Level One of the ICC Code of Conduct during the England v West Indies game at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup at the Hampshire Bowl on Friday. West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite […]
