St John’s, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board today confirmed that the West Indies team will tour India in November. The tour will include a two Test series and three One Day Internationals. The WICB and the Board of Control for Cricket in India agreed to utilize the mutually […]
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Grenada making good progress says Prime Minister
ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, Wednesday, September 04, 2013 – GIS: Seven months after being returned to office in a landslide victory, the New National Party Government (NNP), is said to be making good progress. That’s according to Prime Minister Dr. the Hon Keith Mitchell who told a lively constituency forum […]
GG Dame Cecile La Grenade Statement on the Passing of Sir Paul Scoon
ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, Tuesday, September 03, 2013 – GIS:It was with deep sadness that I received the news of the death of Sir Paul Scoon on the afternoon of September 2, 2013. Sir Paul was an educator, public servant and Governor General who served Grenada with distinction. His influence was […]
WICB appoints official UK tour operators for Windies v England Series
St John’s, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board has appointed Howzat Travel Limited and On the Ball Sports Marketing as the official United Kingdom, Ireland and European tour operators for the West Indies v England series in Antigua and Barbados in February and March next year. WICB Chief Executive […]
A SURVIVOR WHO SERVED by Dexter Mitchell
Although inevitable, death still has a way of numbing, of depressing, of humbling, of being the great equalizer. Over the past several months Sir Paul Scoon was not enjoying the best of health and although one was prepared for the inescapable the passing of such a stalwart is still dismal […]
Bravo, Narine back for T&T vs Windwards
Port of Spain, Trinidad – Darren Bravo and Sunil Narine returns to the T&T national team, as they leave on Thursday to take on the Windward Islands in two T20 matches in Dominica. The games are scheduled for September 6 and 7 and the team returns on September 8. Over […]
The GBSS fraternity mourns the loss of one of its illustrious sons and former Governor General – Sir Paul Scoon GCMG, GCVO, OBE.
Sir Paul, who attended and taught at the GBSS, died on Monday September 2, 2013 at the age of 78, after a long illness. Sir Paul, a former Hostel Master, was instrumental in maintaining and attaching prominence to the GBSS Alumni Association in Grenada. On behalf of the GBSS Alumni […]
West aims to sharpen Sagicor WIHPC players’ “long format” skills
CAVE HILL, Barbados – Graeme West said he will be looking to build on the strong work ethic the current squad have shown during the second term of the current Sagicor West Indies High Performance Centre for this year. West said the players had returned to the base of the […]
17 named for Windies Women’s camp
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board on Monday announced a 17-member West Indies Women’s squad to prepare for a series of One-day and Twenty20 Internationals next month against England and New Zealand. Squad Name Territory Age ODIs T20Is 1. Merissa Aguilleira Trinidad & Tobago 27 61 […]
Saundra Thomas, formerly mounts formidable campaign for City Council in the 40th District
Saundra Thomas, formerly VP of Community Affairs at WABC TV has mounted a formidable campaign for City Council in the 40th District. Despite her long career there, she has taken the giant step of moving out of the corporate sector where she was able to serve the community, and throwing […]
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Presentation made by General Manager Ruel Edwards of Grenada Distillers at the HACCP Certification Media Ceremony
August 27th, 2013 – St. George’s, Grenada: In 2011 as the management of the company was preparing for its 2012 budget and strategic plan, a gentleman of great history and knowledge not only of Grenada but the Grenada Distillers Limited in the person of our Master of Ceremony George Michael […]
Bravo, Pollard and Cooper to IPL teams in Champions League
The 2013 Champions League Twenty20 squads have been named, and Trinidad & Tobago players Dwayne Bravo, Kevin Cooper, and Keiron Pollard have chosen to play for their IPL teams rather than represent T&T. Most of the other international stars in the CLT20 are also part of this trend: Nathan Coulter […]
Experts select Limacol CPL 12-Man Squad
Bridgetown, Barbados – The inaugural Limacol Caribbean Premier League (LCPL) has named its team of the tournament. The team, a playing eleven plus a twelfth man, and in batting order, is: 1. Andre Fletcher (St. Lucia Zouks) 2. Chris Gayle (Jamaica Tallawahs, captain) 3. […]
Tired Gayle looks forward to break
Kingston, Jamaica – Chris Gayle says he is looking forward to taking a three-month break from cricket. He made the revelation last weekend shortly after guiding Jamaica Tallawahs to the Limacol Caribbean Premier League (CPL) title at Queen’s Park Oval. “It’s been a long road, and I am very, very […]
