ST JOHN’S, Antigua – President of the West Indies Cricket Board Mr. Dave Cameron welcomed new director Mr. Azim Bassarath. Mr. Bassarath has joined the Board of Directors replacing Dr. Allen Sammy. Bassarath, president of the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board, attended his first meeting at the weekend when […]
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JUNIOR MURRAY NAMED ASSISTANT COACH OF NATIONAL WOMEN’S TEAM
Former West Indies Wicketkeeper/Batsman Junior Murray has been appointed an assistant coach, with special responsibilities for strength and conditioning, of the Grenada National Women’s Cricket Team. Junior has been very active recently in local cricketing circles with the launch of his Academy, his annual Fun Day and also his Celebrity […]
Windwards young batsmen holding their own in WICB Under 17
SCARBOROUGH, Tobago – Half-centuries from Anil Matthew and Emmanuel Stewart formalised a tense, five-wicket victory for Windward Islands over Barbados, moving them to the top of the table in the Regional Under-17 Tournament on Sunday here. Opener Matthew carried his bat for the top score of an unbeaten 83 and […]
Netherlands Insurance Proudly Sponsors Two Astounding Dance Recitals
St Georges, Grenada July 14 2014 – Sunday July 6thand 13th are dates that will long be remembered and treasured by students and patrons of two leading dance theatres in Grenada. To celebrate their seventh anniversary, the Conception Dance Theatre hosted a special showcase on Sunday July 6th, in which students […]
Customers Lining Up for GRENLEC’s Bonus Days
Wednesday, 2 July 2014: After 2 days of GRENLEC’s latest promotion, more than 400 customers have already walked away with thousands of dollars in prizes. On Tuesday, 1 July GRENLEC launched the second edition of its Bonus Day Promotion at its Bruce Street location in St. George’s. Electricity customers are […]
DELTA ADDS SERVICE TO SAINT LUCIA FROM JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Saint Lucia (June 30, 2014) – The Saint Lucia Tourist Board today announced Delta Air Lines will add non-stop service from New York’s JFK International Airport to Saint Lucia’s Hewanorra International Airport (UVF). Commencing December 20, 2014, the weekly service will operate every Saturday throughout the year. The flight marks […]
FICA ANNOUNCES NEW LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE
The Federation of International Cricketers’ Associations (FICA) today announced a new leadership structure following the recent resignation of Executive Chairman Paul Marsh. At the FICA Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Melbourne, Executive member Tony Irish was appointed Executive Chairman, with former West Indies captain Jimmy Adams reappointed as President. Other […]
Results of ICC Board meeting in Melbourne
The ICC and IDI Boards, under the chairmanship of Mr Narayanaswami Srinivasan, met on 27 and 28 June during the ICC Annual Conference week in Melbourne. Among the decisions made and reports received were: Future Tours Programme The ICC Board noted the significant progress made on the Future Tours Programme […]
Brathwaite makes strong statement with stroke-filled 68
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Rain brought an early end to the second day of the third Test between West Indies and New Zealand but not before Kraigg Brathwaite made a statement with his bat at Kensington Oval. He played a number of attractive shots both sides of the pitch in a […]
A policy of containment may have avoided further Middle East troubles
By Arley Gill ISIS – the group that claims it’s fighting for an “Islamic State of Iraq and Syria’’ – is said to be extreme compared to the Taliban, whom we know to be extreme. The goal of ISIS is to carve out an Islamic state, taking portions of unstable […]
Clear, unequivocal zero-tolerance statement on domestic violence
Caribupdate Weekly condemns – in the strongest possible way – the recent gruesome killing of Nexiann Downes-Clarke. Her decomposing body was unearthed in a shallow grave in the community of Mt. Moritz a week ago. We firmly believe that justice needs to be swift and that the convicted killer or […]
A Little Child Shall Lead
By Neals J. Chitan Being born at the tail end of the Baby Boom generation on the mainland of the tri-island state of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique, as a teenage boy, I frequently braved the wild Atlantic on simple wooden boats with my brothers to visit our sister island […]
WICB, GoG and opposition parties find consensus on Guyana situation
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – A West Indies Cricket Board delegation has concluded a series of high level meetings with various stakeholders in Guyana. The meetings took place on June 23 and 24. The WICB delegation met with representatives of the Government of Guyana, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and […]
West Indies Squad 14-man for 3rd Test vs New Zealand
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The West Indies Cricket Board’s Selection Panel today named the 14-man squad for the 3rd Test Match against New Zealand. The match will be played at Kensington Oval, Barbados from Thursday June 26 to Monday, June 30. FULL SQUAD Denesh Ramdin (Captain) Sulieman Benn Jermaine Blackwood […]
Will the real Ray Roberts stand up?
Caribupdate editorial AT some point soon – current senator Ray Roberts must decide which master he is serving. He either wants to continue to be the workers’ representative in the Senate; a trusted member of the social partners grouping advising government on economic policy; or wanna-be political candidate. In recent […]
