David John Howard Thompson, prime Minister of Barbados, passed away on October 23, 2010. Mr Thompson had been ailing for sometime, the extent of which became noticeable in a los of weight and long absences from office. It was later disclosed, on Mr Thompson’s approval, that he was suffering from […]
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Barbados prime minister dies at 48
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, October 23, 2010 — The Barbados government has announced the death of Prime Minister David Thompson at the age of 48. It says Thompson died early Saturday. It was announced last month that he was being treated for pancreatic cancer. Thompson, who has been prime minister of Barbados […]
CARIBBEAN TEAMS JUMP UP THEIR POSITIONS IN THE FIFA WORLD RANKINGS FOLLOWING STAGE ONE OF THE DIGICEL CARIBBEAN CUP 2010
Friday October 22nd 2010 – Kingston, Jamaica: Following an impressive run in stage one of the Digicel Caribbean Cup this year, many of the teams have raised their position in the official FIFA World rankings which were updated on October 20th.
Grenada’s Opposition Leader Dr. the RT Hon. Keith Mitchell congratulates new West Indies Cricket Captain
St. George’s, Grenada, October 18th: Former Chairman of the Prime Ministerial Sub Committee on Cricket, Honorable Doctor Keith Mitchell, has extended his congratulations to Darren Sammy, the newly elected captain of the West Indies Cricket Team.
Steady start for the Golden Jaguars in Digicel Cup Group C
Wednesday, October 13th 2010 – Paramaribo, Suriname:A beautiful curling free kick 25 yards from goal by Christopher Bourne, Guyana’s left back, after only 9 minutes was a fitting way to begin Group C. St. Lucia’s custodian Iran Cassius appeared glued to the ground as he seemed surprised that the shot […]
GROUP C OF THE DIGICEL CARIBBEAN CUP KICKS OFF AS HOSTS SURINAME EYE FIRST PLACE
Wednesday, October 13th 2010 – Paramaribo, Suriname: Group C of the Digicel Caribbean Cup matches kick off this evening following a press conference held this morning to introduce the teams in the Andre Kamperveen Stadium in Paramaribo. Guyana face St. Lucia in tonight’s opening set of matches and first time […]
ST. KITTS AND NEVIS WIN GROUP B OF THE DIGICEL CARIBBEAN CUP IN CONTROVERSIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
CFU and CONCACAF tie breaker regulations name St. Kitts and Nevis as the winner with St. Vincent and the Grenadines in second place Monday, October 11th 2010 – Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines: As the final whistle blew in Victoria Park after a hard fought draw for St. […]
St Kitts Hope for favours from other teams to qualify in Digicel Cup
Sunday, October 10th 2010 – Victoria Park, St. Vincent & the Grenadines: St Kitts and Nevis finished their participation in Group B of the Digicel Cup with a hard fought 4-0 win against an improving Montserrat side. This leaves the Kittitians in the hands of the Gods as they need […]
St Kitts and Nevis win Group B on FIFA tie breaker
Sunday, October 10th 2010 – Victoria Park, St. Vincent & the Grenadines: St Vincent and the Grenadines failed to overcome Barbados and lost topping Group B by the slightest of margins after a three way split for top spot brought the all important FIFA tie breaker rule into play for […]
A new chapter in the annals of Caribbean
As of this coming Sunday 10 October a new chapter in the annals of Caribbean history will be written with the dissolution of the Dutch Caribbean federation known as the Netherlands Antilles. 10-10-10 will bring an end to 56 years of a constitutional arrangement between the Netherlands(Holland) and its Caribbean […]
Honours a piece in Digicel Cup thriller
Friday, October 8th 2010 – Victoria Park, St. Vincent & the Grenadines: In what was a brilliant advertisement for Caribbean football, Group B in the Digicel Cup dished up a mammoth clash between two sides that gave no quarter in a fiercely competitive match that saw action flow from box […]
Montserrat the whipping boys of Group B in Digicel Cup
Friday, October 8th 2010 – Victoria Park, St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Barbados swept aside Montserrat, the whipping boys of Group B, and maintained their unbeaten run in the Digicel Cup so far.
Barbados and St. Kitts & Nevis draw after end to end dramatic opener to Digicel Cup in St Vincent
Wednesday, October 6th 2010 – Victoria Park, St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Barbados and St Kitts/Nevis had to settle for a hard-fought 1-1 draw as Group “B” of the Digicel Caribbean Cup kicked off at Victoria Park in the capital of St Vincent on Wednesday night.
A famous day for Anguilla football in the Digicel Cup
Wednesday, October 6th 2010 – Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Being so geographically close, these two teams are very familiar with each other, and traditionally St. Martin has come out on top in the vast majority of previous meetings. Not very often have they played in such […]
Large Home Crowd sent to seventh heaven by lethal Samuel in Digicel Cup Game 8
Wednesday, October 6th 2010 – Victoria Park, St. Vincent & the Grenadines: St Vincent and the Grenadines opened their Digicel Cup campaign in a convincing manner in front of a boisterous home crowd at Victoria Park. With pacey striker Shandel Samuel in sizzling form the Heat made easy work of […]
