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 […]
Caribbean News and Sports
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Dwayne Smith to replace Chris Gayle for One-Day Internationals
KINGSTON, Jamaica –The WICB Selection Panel today announced a change to the squads for the upcoming One-Day Internationals against Ireland and England. Dwayne Smith has been called up as replacement for Chris Gayle for the four matches. Gayle experienced stiffness in his lower back following the first T20 International against […]
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 […]
Regional 4-Day Tournament begins on Friday
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board advised on Saturday that this year’s Regional 4-Day Tournament will begin this coming Friday, February 28, with two matches. Jamaica will open the season on home soil, when they face Guyana at Sabina Park, five hours later Windward Islands host defending […]
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 […]
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 […]
West Indies vs Ireland LIVE from Sabina Park
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Cricket fans across the Caribbean and around the World will be able to see the ongoing series between West Indies and Ireland at Sabina Park. TVJ will produce and make available LIVE ball-by-ball coverage of the second Twenty20 International on Friday and the one-off One-Day International on […]
Windies go under by 6 wickets as Ireland score famous victory
KINGSTON, Jamaica – West Indies started the 2014 International Home Series on a losing note when they went under to Ireland in the first T20 International on Wednesday afternoon. It was a huge upset by the Irish who recorded their first ever victory over the reigning World Champions in this […]
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 […]
St Lucia leads off Caribbean innovation workshops
Feb 10, 2014: CASTRIES, St Lucia. Caribbean history is the picture of a region lacking in physical and financial resources, but constantly finding ways to confront those realities through human resourcefulness and ingenuity. St Lucia, like many Caribbean islands, does not have a history of economic reliance on extractive industries based on the abundance of indigenous minerals. Instead, the […]
Junior Murray’s team wins first-ever Celebrity Cricket Match
February 10, 2014: The Junior Murray Cricket Academy along with Made In Grenada hosted the first ever Junior Murray Celebrity Cricket Match on Sunday February 09th at the Progress Park in St. Andrew. The game formed part of the festivities to commemorate Grenada’s 40th anniversary of Independence and the support […]
QUOTABLE CARIBBEAN
“(Caribbean Travel Marketplace is) a forum where you bring all your leading tour operators together with all the Caribbean hoteliers. What you can achieve in a two-day period here, it would take an awful lot of resources to go all around the world to meet people you deal with and […]
