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 […]
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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 […]
Political Similarities Between Ontario, Brazil And Antigua People want the same things from their governments
By Lincoln Depradine Pride Contributing Writer The truism that people everywhere want the same things from their governments was all so evident last Thursday, June 12, as I witnessed three events – in different countries and cities. One, in which I was a direct participant, was the Ontario general elections. […]
Taste the Caribbean in NYC at more than 30 Restaurants June 22-28
The West Indian American Day Carnival Association (WIADCA), producers of the New York Caribbean Carnival on Labor Day and the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce have partnered to produce the first Caribbean Restaurant Week in New York from June 22nd – 28th. Participating restaurants will showcase the many cultures and cuisines that […]
WIPA extends its condolences to the family of Ivor Mendonca
KINGSTON, Jamaica: The executive and members of the West Indies Players’ Association (WIPA) wish to extend their condolences to the family and friends of former West Indies and Guyanese wicketkeeper Ivor Mendonca who lost his battle with cancer yesterday at the age of 79. Ivor was quick with his hands […]
CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank INTER-PRIMARY SCHOOL SWIMMING COMPETITION 2014
Event took place at Good Hope Swimming Pool, St. Paul’s, 5th & 6th June 2014 St. Georges, Grenada, 5th June 2014. The Ministry of Youth, Sports and Religious Affairs, in collaboration with The Grenada Amateur Swimming Association, once hosted the annual CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank Inter-Primary School Swimming Competition. […]
Luxury resort Calabash Grenada announces its 2014 multi-million dollar upgrade project
GRENADA (16 June 2014) – Calabash Grenada will be closing during August and September to extensively upgrade the resort. The multi-million dollar project will bring the standards at the five-star resort to an increased level of luxury and improve its quality of service. The all-suite resort, which also features five […]
