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SIMMONS, MOHAMMED HUNDREDS CAPTURE THE HEADLINES

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Hundreds from Lendl Simmons and Jason Mohammed marked the West Indies Championship on Thursday. Simmons, making his first appearance in the Championship in just over four years, slammed a typically enterprising 138 and Mohammed shrugged off his feeble form to hit 121, as Trinidad and Tobago […]

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West Indies select Gayle & Pooran for first two ODIs against England in Barbados

GROS ISLET, Saint Lucia – Chris Gayle will make a return to WINDIES colours, while Nicholas Pooran has earned his maiden call-up in the 50-over format as CWI Selection Panel named the 14-member squad for the first and second One-Day Internationals against England. The 39-year-old Gayle is the second most capped WINDIES player with 284 […]

Caribbean News

45 Years: Are We Independent?

On February 7th 1974, in the dark of night, our nation’s flag was first. The darkness was literal because of a black out and figurative because of the social and political unrest immediately preceding independence. And so it was, Sir Eric Matthew Gairy became our first Prime Minister. For the […]

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WIPA’s Annual General Meeting

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The West Indies Players’ Association (WIPA) will convene its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at 7:00 pm the Hotel Four Seasons in Kingston, Jamaica. WIPA’s AGM this year will feature the election of WIPA’s Executive Board of Directors in keeping with constitutional requirements. […]

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Land Matter Appeal From Dominica Dismissed by CCJ

Port of Spain, Trinidad. The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) today dismissed an appeal in the matter of Gloria Shillingford v. Angel Andrew. Mr. Andrew had given Ms. Shillingford, his sister, power of attorney to sell property belonging to him. However, Mr. Andrew claimed that Gloria then made unauthorised payments […]

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CCJ Rules Land Titles are Fraudulent

Port of Spain, Trinidad. In the case of Chandra Ramotar Singh v Bhagwantlall Mossai and Alvin Alves,the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) today held that two land titles obtained by Mr. Bhagwantlall Mossai and Mr. Alvin Alves should be cancelled because they were obtained by fraud. The appeal concerned land […]

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FAST BOWLERS LEAD THE CHARGE IN TEST RANKINGS

Windies bowlers Holder, Gabriel and Roach among top 12; Cummins grabs career-best second position while other Australia paceman Starc rockets 10 places to 15th Windies captain Jason Holder and Australia’s Pat Cummins lead a charge of the fast brigade in the MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings after their sides […]

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PM receives Courtesy call from Egyptian Ambassador- Designate

February 4, 2019 – Prime Minister, Dr. The Right Honourable, Keith Mitchell received a courtesy call last Friday from Ambassador-Designate of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Grenada, His Excellency, Khaled Ezzat Omran Seifallah. Dr. Mitchell welcomed the Ambassador-designate and spoke of the historical relationship between Grenada and Egypt. The […]

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Keemo Paul added squad for 3rd Wisden Trophy Test

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Kraigg Brathwaite will take over as captain and Keemo Paul has been added to the West Indies team as the Cricket West Indies (CWI) selection panel announced a 14-member squad to face England in the third and final Test match of the Wisden Trophy Series. The changes are enforced after captain Jason Holder was suspended for one Test […]