Justice Cecil “Amoebi” Oswald Bernard, 75, of Marli, St Patrick’s, Grenada, a GBSS alum and former Major in the Trinidad and Tobago Regiment, passed away on Tuesday, August 20th, 2013 at the Sangre Grande Hospital, Trinidad. Justice Bernard is survived by his wife Judy Inniss-Bernard, daughters Bridget Hilma Bayne, Debra […]
Caribbean News and Sports
Quintyne sets up Grand Final between Barbados, Jamaica
ST. GEORGE’S Grenada – A solid all-round performance from Shaquana Quintyne marked the semi-finals of the Regional Women’s Twenty20 Tournament on Wednesday, propelling Barbados into the Grand Final against current holders Jamaica. The 17-year-old Quintyne, a member of the West Indies Women’s team for the last two years, led the […]
Jamaica reclaim Regional Women’s T20 title
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – A half-century opening stand between Natasha McLean and fellow West Indies Women’s star Stafanie Taylor helped Jamaica formalise a six-wicket victory over Barbados on Thursday to claim the Regional Women’s Twenty20 title for the second straight year.
Airlines Mishandling Grenada as a Destination
As the mishandling of our visitors by the airlines industry during the Carnival season worsens, an urgent Impact Study is needed as it relates to damage control. Baggage delays, baggage and ticket price gouging, over booking, flight cancellations and late departures are creating a negative impact on the visitor’s experience. […]
Jamaica declared Regional Under 19 50 Over Champions
Basseterre, St Kitts – Following the completion of the seventh and final today in St Kitts, Jamaica have been declared Regional Under 19 50 Over winners after they topped the points table with a commanding 37.2 points. Second was Windward Islands with 29.4 points followed by Trinidad and Tobago on […]
Words of encouragement to Kirani James
“Let not your heart be troubled” were the words conveyed to Kirani James Olympic 400 metres gold medallist by former Minister for Youth and Sports Patrick Simmons following the final of the Men’s 400m at the IAAF World Championships on Tuesday in Moscow. Mr. Simmons is joining with Grenadians all […]
Dominant Jamaica crowned WICB Women’s Super 50 champions
St George’s, Grenada – Jamaica have been crowned West Indies Cricket Board Women’s Regional Super50 2013 champions after a dominant performance over Trinidad and Tobago in the final played at the Tanteen Ground in Grenada. Jamaica blasted Trinidad and Tobago out for a paltry 83 in 38 overs then romped […]
Basseterre, St Kitts – The Trinidadian duo of Jeremy Solozano and Bryan Charles have topped the West Indies Cricket Board Regional Under 19 3 Day Tournament batting and bowling averages respectively.
Guyana crush Dominica, T&T, JA also win
St George’s, Grenada – The first round of matches in the Regional Women’s Super50 tournament was completed today with four matches across the island of Grenada.
A king, master lyricist, versatile musician
By Arley Gill “Kingman’’, that is how we call him. That is Grenadianism at its best. We call each other as we see fit, in spite of how one may want us to refer to them.
30 YEARS OF ROAD MARCH WINNERS and 19 YEARS OF SOCA MONARCH WINNERS
Although the awarding of road march winners pre-dates 1981, this piece will focus on the winners of what is considered the most popular and important carnival title, since carnival was moved to August in 1981. During that period another extremely popular competition, with the advent of a national soca monarch […]
Franka Bernadine for Prime Minister?
Caribupdate Weekly St George’s, August 4, 2013 – THE BATTLE APPEARS to have begun in earnest for the leadership of the National Democratic Congress as the party seeks to look pass the defeated leadership of Tillman Thomas.
Clarkson’s award – a reminder Grenada needs more musicians
By Lincoln Depradine It was a rare moment. We are used to public recognition and awards for service in such honourable fields of endeavour as education, medicine, farming and sports.
WICB Women’s Super50 bowls off in Grenada on Monday
St John’s, Antigua – The top women’s cricketers in the West Indies, including world number one Twenty20 bowler Shanel Daley, world top rated Stafanie Taylor, spinner Anisa Mohammed and West Indies captain Merissa Aguilleira will be in action for several weeks this month as they compete for the coveted annual […]
Celebrating a scholar and champion calypsonian
By Arley Gill He was the 1993 Independence Calypso Monarch, singing “10 Years’’ and “Sad Memories’’. A few months later in that same year, he entered the National Calypso Monarch competition and created a massive impact.
