St. George’s, Grenada, May 15, 2014– CIBC FirstCaribbean celebrated its over 3000 employees across its 17 territories on Thursday May 15 as part of the annual Employee Appreciation Day activities. The leadership of the regional bank joined with their colleagues from the CIBC group worldwide in saying a rousing “thank […]
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Sir Viv helps Sagicor WIHPC prepare for Bangladesh-
CAVE HILL, Barbados – Head coach of the Sagicor West Indies High Performance Centre team Graeme West said the presence of Sir Vivian Richards in the training camp ahead of their series against Bangladesh-A is a welcomed boost for the side’s preparations. Sir Viv will work with the coaching […]
Lewis Hamilton races in Barbados this weekend
ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, May 16, 2014 – GIS: On behalf of the Government and People of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique, Prime Minister Dr. The Right Honourable Keith Mitchell extends best wishes to Formula One Racing Car Driver, Mr. Lewis Hamilton, as he competes in Barbados on May 17-18th.Hamilton will join […]
Town Hall meeting planned to educate citizens on the CCJ
Beausejour, Carriacou, May 16, 2014- As Grenada pushes forward with constitutional reform, one of the issues being raised is making the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) the nation’s final Appellate Court. Supporting Grenada’s move to the CCJ is Hon. Elvin Nimrod, Minister for Carriacou and Petite Martinique Affairs. He is also […]
Westerhall Estate Workers get increase in wages
ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, May 15, 2014 – GIS: Some fourteen workers at Westerhall Estate are to benefit from a three percent increase in wages effective April 1, 2014. This is the result of an industrial agreement, which was signed on Tuesday May 13, 2014, between the Grenada Seamen and Waterfront Workers […]
Former Honorary Consul General of Grenada in New York Stephen “Spin Break” Alexander Eulogy
Stephen Walter Alexander better known as “Spin Break” was born in the community of Grand Bras in the parish of St. Andrews, Grenada on May 12th 1940. He was the son of Veronica Alexander and William Thomas but was raised by his grandmother Lucy Bernard. They are all now deceased. […]
CPL partners with WICB to fund regional First Class contracts – contributes US$360,000 annually towards professionalization of regional cricket
St John’s, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board announced today that a critical funding component for the professionalization of First Class cricket will be provided by the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) which will contribute US$360,000 towards the annual retainer contracts for First Class players. Following the last Board meeting […]
WIPA extends thanks to Darren Sammy
Kingston, JAMAICA – The West Indies Players’ Association (WIPA) extends its thanks to Darren Sammy for his service to West Indies Test cricket. WIPA’s President and CEO Wavell Hinds said “He (Sammy) was a valued player and led the team admirably throughout his tenure as captain. We are sadden but […]
Grenada Trade union leader accuses colleagues of “instigating’’ booing
St George’s, May 11, 2014 – Trade union veteran Chester Humphrey, who was booed by some workers at Grenada’s May Day rally, alleges that the jeering was politically instigated from inside the labour movement itself. It was “politics’’ and “it was organized and instigated’’, said Humphrey, a former labour senator. […]
Darren Sammy advises WICB of retirement from Test cricket
St John’s, Antigua – Darren Sammy has formally notified the West Indies Cricket Board of his decision to retire from Test cricket. Sammy has also informed the Board of his decision to continue to make himself available for selection for the other formats of the game. Sammy, in his communication […]
WICB announces Ramdin appointed Test captain – Board thanks Sammy for energetic and resolute leadership
St John’s, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board today announced that wicketkeeper/batsman Denesh Ramdin has been appointed West Indies Test captain. Ramdin takes over from Darren Sammy who served in the post from October 2010 to May 2014. Ramdin was the standing West Indies Test Vice Captain and previously […]
Grenadian trade unionist speaks about “booing” during May Day celebrations
GRENADIAN trade unionist Chester Humphrey who was surprisingly jeered at the recent May Day celebrations in St George’s rcent spoke about the incident in an exclusive interview with the St George’s based weekly newspaper CARIBUPDATE WEEKLY. The interview was conducted by the newspaper’s editor Lincoln Depradine, and reproduced here with the appropriate […]
Grenada to host opening games of the Limacol CPL 2014
The ‘Spice Isle’ will kick off the “Biggest Party in Sport” by hosting the opening of CPL Thursday, 8th May 2014 – St. George’s, Grenada: Carnival cricket fever hits the beautiful island of Grenada with the announcement that the National Cricket Stadium will host the launch and opening round of games […]
THE MECCA OF NATIONAL EMBARRASSMENTS
The assumption here is that a group of right thinking individuals sat around a table in what one presumes was a discussion of some measurable intellect and came up with this as the theme for the 2014 carnival season – Spicemas the MECCA of Calypso and Soca. The capitalization of […]
WICB and USACA announce joint partnership
St John’s, Antigua – In a move designed to open up more high performance cricket opportunities for United States players, and accelerate cricket development in the USA, the West Indies Cricket Board and USACA today announced a long term joint partnership. As part of the partnership, a member of the […]
