ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Please see below University of the West Indies Vice Chancellor’s squad to play against England in a match on February. The match will be 50 overs per team and the venue is the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium in Antigua. First ball is 9:30 am […]
Caribbean News and Sports
Leeward Islands all-rounder, Tonito Willett has been cleared of charges relating to marijuana possession
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad: At the hearing for the matter, Willett’s WIPA-appointed attorney, Mr. Rajiv Persad, informed the court that on February 5th 2014, the Director of Public Prosecutions of Trinidad and Tobago, Senior Counsel Roger Gaspard, advised that his office would be discontinuing the proceedings. The Notice of Discontinuance was signed […]
Hard-working Lesporis benefits from return to Sagicor HPC
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad – Last December when most persons were preparing for the Yuletide Season one young man had other ideas. Keddy Lesporis decided to go back to basics and try to do some remedial work on his batting. The tall right-hander was a member of the Sagicor High Performance Centre in […]
Time to speak up on criminal deportees to the Caribbean!
By Neals Chitan In a January 13, 2014 post on Spiceislander Talkshop- a discussion forum predominantly accessed by Grenadians at home and abroad, Brian the poster, suggested that REALFM a local radio station reported that in 2013, Grenada received 108 deportees with 60% or 65 of them being “criminal deportees” […]
Bernard expects big things from young bats in NAGICO Super50
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad – Captain David Bernard is expecting Jamaica to bring their ‘A’ game when they face the defending champions Windward Islands in the opening match of the NAGICO Super50 Tournament on Thursday. First ball in the day/night encounter at Queen’s Park Oval is 2pm (1pm Jamaica Time). The tall […]
Skipper says Windwards can topple Jamaica again
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad – The Windward Islands have one aim in mind as they step into battle in the NAGICO Super50, and that is to defend their title against all-comers. Skipper Liam Sebastien was forthright as he spoke to ahead of the tournament-opener against Jamaica, which is slated for Queen’s Park […]
Sammy backs Windwards to repeat as Champions
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad – Darren Sammy is backing the Windward Islands to repeat as champions in the NAGICO Super50 Tournament, which will be played in Trinidad and Tobago, starting Thursday. The allrounder was initially named as Windward skipper but had to pull out of the tournament as he is still recovering […]
Darren Bravo gives full support to Windies Under-19s at World Cup
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad – West Indies batsman Darren Bravo has backed West Indies Under-19s to do very well in the upcoming ICC Under-19 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates. After a week-long camp in at the Sagicor High Performance Centre in Barbados the young Windies arrived in UAE on Wednesday […]
Caribbean Super Station to air live coverage of NAGICO Super50
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad – Caribbean Super Station will air live ball-by-ball coverage of the NAGICO Super50 2014 tournament for a wide radio audience. Exclusive radio coverage will commence daily, shortly before the start of play. The NAGICO Super50 will be played in Trinidad and Tobago from Thursday, January 30 to Saturday, […]
Chris Gayle to be replaced by Kenar Lewis for NAGICO Super50
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad – Jamaica will be without captain and opening batsman Chris Gayle for the upcoming NAGICO Super50 Tournament. Gayle was injured during the West Indies tour of India late last year and has not recovered in time to participate in the upcoming 50-over event. The Jamaica Cricket Association confirmed the […]
Squads For NAGICO Super50 2014
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad – Please see below the squads for the upcoming NAGICO Super50 tournament to be played in Trinidad & Tobago from January 30 to February 15: Zone A: Windward Islands, Jamaica, Guyana, Ireland Zone B: Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados, Leeward Islands, Combined Campuses & Colleges GUYANA: Christopher Barnwell (captain), Shiv […]
Emmanuel to replace Sammy in Windwards squad for NAGICO Super50
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad – Defending champions Windward Islands will be without captain and allrounder Darren Sammy for the upcoming NAGICO Super50 Tournament. Sammy, the West Indies Test and T20 captain, was named to lead the Windwards, but had to withdraw with an injury. He will be replaced by fellow allrounder Craig Emmanuel, […]
PRIDE AND PASSION – KIRANI ZENO JAMES
The rambunctious enclave that covers the area just after the L’Anse Bridge to just outside the residence of former Parliamentarian Grace Duncan, is infamously known as Gun Battle. That locale of Gouyave, which straddles the Bay – the central port of fishing activity, although at times of dubious repute has […]
Running from George Worme’s side
By Hamlet Mark January 20, 2014 I had promised myself to leave that NDC leadership thing alone — and maybe I will still do eventually after this. I must confess there is a huge chunk of me, for largely selfish partisan reasons, that wants Nazim Burke to become leader. I […]
JUNIOR MURRAY FUN DAY AND CELEBRITY CRICKET MATCH
The month of January is very special to Junior. Not only is it his birth-month but it is also the month of his most significant accomplishment, the month, 21 years ago, when he made his debut as a West Indies Test Cricketer. To commemorate both events a Junior Murray Funday […]
