Editorial, Caribupdate Weekly February 4, 2016 The Grenada Olympic Committee and the Ministry of Sports, as well Beacon Insurance and other sponsors, deserve to be commended for hosting another successful Sports Awards’ ceremony. Credit also must be given to the many people who, each year, work tirelessly in the background […]
Caribbean News and Sports
FINAL REPORT ON SELECTION INTERFERENCE IS IN
St. John’s, ANTIGUA – The report of the findings from the “alleged interference” in the selection process for the senior men’s team is in. The report also features a seven-point recommendation going forward. Interviews were conducted with nine West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) personnel and the three cases which were […]
Fast bowler Holder to replace McCoy at ICC Under-19 World Cup
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Fast bowler Chemar Holder has replaced the injured Obed McCoy in the West Indies team at the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh. Holder, 17, arrived in Bangladesh ahead of the quarter-final match against Pakistan, to be played on Monday (Sunday night Caribbean Time). McCoy […]
Grenada’s Calypso Monarch Ajamu Celebrates 42nd Anniversary of Independence in NYC
By Gerry Hopkin, JD NYC; Feb. 2, 2016 ‒ The approximately 100,000 thousand Grenadian-Americans in New York City and the surrounding tri-state area, would be joined by Grenada’s reigning, most-crowned Calypso Monarch, King Ajamu, along with the reigning Road March King, Synnah and former National and Diaspora crown-holders, Inspector, Val […]
CIBC FIRSTCARIBBEAN NEW CEO VISITS GRENADA
St. George’s, Grenada, February 1, 2016 — New CIBC FirstCaribbean Chief Executive Gary Brown said the business in Grenada was poised for growth after a recent restructuring exercise. Mr. Brown, who along with Donna Wellington, Managing Director of Barbados Operating Company, under which the Grenada business falls, visited the island […]
NO PLAYER WAS FORCED TO RETIRE
St. John’s, ANTIGUA – Last Tuesday (January 26), the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) issued a statement regarding issuing of No Objection Certificates (NOCs) for four players from the region regarding their participation in the new Masters Champion League. The NOCs were granted on the basis that the players were […]
ECCO introduces New Licensing Management System
On February 01, 2016, in a continuing effort to improve efficiency and accountability the Eastern Caribbean Collective Organization for Music Rights (ECCO) Inc, rolled out a new software package geared at managing the collection process of royalties, Akisoft. Designed by Dr Wayne Goodrige, a lecturer at the University of the […]
Quotable Caribbean
He (Gordon “Butch” Stewart – Chairman of Sandals Resorts International) is a very hands-on chairman. He relinquished a lot of authority…but he is an inspirational leader (who) at the tender age of 74 still gets up every day and puts in an 18-hour day, truly leading from the front. What […]
Sammy wants Windies to stay World Number One
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – West Indies captain Darren Sammy is backing his team to keep their T20 Number One ranking and also win this year’s International Cricket Council’s World T20 Tournament. The 32-year-old was on Friday named as West Indies captain for the tournament to be played in India from […]
PETER WICKHAM’s GRENADA! – RESPONSE TO OPINION PIECE
On Friday, 16th January 2016, GBN Nightly News aired a news item Captioned “Foregone Conclusion” in which Barbadian pollster Peter W. Wickham, is quoted in the report showering unbridled praise on the 3 year old administration of Dr. Mitchell and all but guaranteeing him victory in the next general election […]
New Parliament Building for Grenada
ST. GEORGE’S GRENADA January 27, 2016: The government and people of Grenada are one step closer to the construction of a new, state-of-the art parliament building, with work expected to begin in one month. In Tuesday’s post cabinet briefing, Government Senator, Brenda Hood disclosed that Quinn Company Limited, a Grenadian […]
Sammy to lead Number One-ranked Windies at ICC World T20
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Darren Sammy will lead a strong West Indies team to this year’s International Cricket Council’s World T20 Tournament in India. The 32-year-old allrounder was named to captain as the West Indies Cricket Board announced the 15 players on Friday. The squad includes 11 members of the […]
UNDER 19s TO FACE STIFF TEST AGAINST ENGLAND
Chittagong – The under 19 team bows into action at 11:00 pm (ECT) today (January 28) against England and coach, Graeme West is confident his team will put up a good performance. In the warm up games, the team had a comprehensive 148 runs win over Scotland; and a tie […]
WICB CEO SEES BIGGER OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUPER50 TOURNAMENT
JOHN’S, Antigua – West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), CEO, Michael Muirhead is optimistic about what the Super50 tournament can achieve in a few years. This following a successful end to its flagship regional one-day international tournament – the NAGICO Super50. The tournament which ended last Saturday (January 23) in Trinidad […]
American Tourist Killed on the Island Of Grenada
A 39-year-old American woman, understood to be from Georgia, was found brutally killed on deserted beach Shocked British tourists were caught up in a ‘Death in Paradise’ murder today on a beautiful Caribbean island. An American woman tourist was found brutally killed in Grenada on a deserted stretch of beach. The 39-year-old victim is […]
