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Cricket

All to play for as World Champs Windies start ICC World T20

DHAKA, Bangladesh – West Indies will start their defence of the ICC World T20 title when they face India in their opening match on Sunday at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium. On Saturday captain Darren Sammy spoke to reporters about his team’s preparations and expectations during the upcoming event. The match bowls […]

Cricket

Shillingford back for Windwards in 4-Day

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Shane Shillingford will play in the Regional 4-Day Tournament this weekend, after undergoing remedial work on his bowling action. The 31-year-old off-spinner is set to appear for third-placed Windward Islands, when they face leaders Jamaica in their fourth round match, starting on Friday at Sabina Park […]

Cricket

West Indies Retired Players Foundation launched

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The West Indies Retired Players Foundation was recently launched with the commitment to providing opportunities for former players to be involved in development programmes and assisting with welfare where applicable for former players who represented the Caribbean team at the international level. The Foundation was the brainchild of […]

Local News

PURELY GRENADIAN

On Friday February 28th, Grenadians around the world were glued to their television sets, tablets, PCs etc. as they rallied behind another son of the soil as he attempted to win a major International Soca competition. Also in the running was Cultural Ambassador Tallpree as he made his 8th appearance […]

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SGU actively recruiting more Canadian students

By Lincoln Depradine Toronto, March 3, 2014 – St George’s University is continuing an active campaign to recruit more Canadian students to SGU. University officials have made regular visits to Canada, including the latest which ended earlier this week. “We are trying to build the Canadian market,’’ SGU’s Colin Dowe […]

Cricket

WIPA Applauds Ambrose, Richardson and Roberts on Knighthood

KINGSTON, Jamaica: The West Indies Players’ Association (WIPA) congratulates Sir Anderson Roberts, Sir Richie Richardson and Sir Curtly Ambrose on the knighthoods which were bestowed upon them on Friday during the first One-Day International between the West Indies and England at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua. “On behalf […]

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Former Grenada minister commends “exceptional talent’’ of Mr Killa, Tallpree

St George’s, March 2, 2014 – A former Grenada culture minister would like to see a future local band touring with soca performers such as Mr Killa and Tallpree. The two Grenadian artistes, who participated in weekend carnival competitions in Trinidad, are “ambassadors’’ and “exceptional talents’’, said former minister Arley […]

Cricket

JUNIOR MURRAY CRICKET ACADEMY MOVES TO THE NATIONAL STADIUM

The Junior Murray Cricket Academy has taken another significant step in its continued commitment toward the development and promotion of the game of cricket here in Grenada. On Saturday February 15th, 2014 the Academy moved, for the first time, to the more accommodating facilities of the National Cricket Stadium. With […]

Cricket

Pybus excited about forthcoming Regional 4-Day Tournament

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – New West Indies Cricket Board Director of Cricket Richard Pybus said recently that he was looking forward to this year’s Regional 4-Day Tournament to further understand the depth of talent in the Caribbean. The WICB advised on Saturday that the West Indies first-class championship will begin […]

Local News

The mimic men of Caracas

By Arley Gill The so-called Arab Spring has provided the world with a successful model of modern-day coup d’états. Granted, Egypt and those other Arab countries did not have western-style Westminster democracies. To those of us who live in countries where Westminster is practiced, attempted and is prominent, we said to […]

Cricket

Santokie and Badree thrilled with match-winning bowling efforts

KINGSTON, Jamaica – West Indies opening bowlers Krishmar Santokie and Samuel Badree were both pleased with their efforts in Friday’s series-levelling victory over Ireland. Santokie, the left-arm seamer had figures of 4-0-12-1 to mark a successful return to international cricket in front his home supporters at Sabina Park. Badree, the […]

Commentaries

Comrade Naz and the leadership deficit

By Hamlet Mark The ascension of Nazim Burke as leader of the National Democratic Congress has been noted – and on a personal level you want to wish every man well in the context of everything. In politics, especially in this small society as ours, we cannot get so mean […]