The month of March is the deadline for individuals to file their Personal Income Tax Returns. Employees are reminded that the current Income Tax law, not only mandates persons earning in excess of three thousand dollars ($3,000) per month or thirty-six thousand dollars ($36,000) per year to pay Income Tax, but also requires […]
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Fletcher and Ambris set up win for Volcanoes over Scorpions
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Led by pacer Uthman Muhammad and left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein, Trinidad & Tobago Red Force exposed the inconsistent batting of current leaders Barbados Pride to clinch a 147-run win in the 2019-20 West Indies Championship on Sunday. Muhammad and Hosein shared seven wickets and the Pride […]
Flurry of wickets throws Volcanoes and Scorpions contest wide open
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Jason Mohammed cracked his 11th Championship hundred and second for the season, and Trinidad & Tobago Red Force took charge of the feature match against current leaders Barbados Pride in the West Indies Championship on Saturday. Mohammed, 34, anchored the Red Force second innings batting with […]
Commonwealth gathering urges countries to make this ‘the decade of gender equality’
7 March 2020: A Commonwealth gathering has called for an end to gender inequality by 2030 so every girl can have the same opportunities as boys. Ahead of International Women’s Day, Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland joined a gathering of leaders, celebrities, academics and activists in London to discuss ways to […]
Milestones aplenty in run feast between Volcanoes and Scorpions
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – A career-best spell from pacer Anderson Phillip threatened to derail current leaders Barbados Pride against arch-rivals Trinidad & Tobago Red Force in the 2019-20 West Indies Championship on Friday. But West Indies wicketkeeper/batsman Shane Dowrich narrowly missed out on a hundred and came to the rescue […]
Commonwealth Day celebrated around the globe
6 March 2020: Celebrations and events will be held around the world on Monday, 9 March to mark Commonwealth Day. This year’s event is centred around the theme ‘Delivering a Common Future’, highlighting how the 54 member countries in the Commonwealth family are ‘innovating, connecting and transforming’ to help achieve […]
6 March 2020: Technology brings both benefit and risk to elections – but there are solutions that can defend the process from cybersecurity threats. This is the message from a new Commonwealth best practice guide to cybersecurity in elections. The product has been developed to help election management bodies identify and […]
DA SILVA AND RAIN SLOW PRIDE AGAINST RED FORCE
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Rain pumped the brakes on the top two teams in the 2019-20 West Indies Championship on Thursday. But Nkrumah Bonner caught the eye with his third first-class hundred and second this season to lead a strong Jamaica Scorpions batting performance against Windward Islands Volcanoes. Webcasts of matches […]
ALL EYES ON PRIDE AND JAGUARS IN TITLE RACE
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Front-runners Barbados Pride and nearest rivals Guyana Jaguars will be looking to forge ahead in the fierce battle for the Headley/Weekes Trophy in the seventh round of the 2019-20 West Indies Championship, beginning on Thursday. Pride currently head the standings in the Championship on 108.2 points […]
National Address by Dr. Keith Mitchell Prime Minister, on Grenada’s preparation for COVID-19 March 03, 2020
Fellow Grenadians, the world is faced with a likely pandemic and despite the valiant efforts of Ministry of Health and the Ministry of National Security, through frontline staff at our air and sea ports, it is most likely that the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) will reach our shores. The Government of […]
RAIN WASHES OUT WEST INDIES WOMEN FINAL MATCH AT ICC WOMEN’S T20 WORLD CUP
SYDNEY, Australia- West Indies Women’s final Group B match against South Africa was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to continuous rainfall at the Sydney Showground in Sydney. Both teams shared the two points up for grabs, thereby leaving the West Indies Women tied on three points with Pakistan. […]
Windwards Volcanoes Calls up West Indies under 19th Captain Melius for CWI Championship Rd 7
The following players have been selected to represent the Windwards Volcanoes in the seventh round of matches in the 2020 West Indies Professional Four Day Championship against Jamaica Scorpions from March 5 – 8, 2020 in Grenada. Also returning to Grenada is wicket keeper Denis Smith representing the Jamaica Scorpions. […]
STAFANIE TAYLOR RULED OUT OF FINAL GROUP B MATCH AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA
SYDNEY, Australia– Stafanie Taylor has been ruled out of the West Indies Women final Group B match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup against South Africa on Tuesday March 3 at the Sydney Showground in Sydney. Taylor suffered a right-side groin strain which forced her to retire hurt in […]
OFFICIAL POINTS STANDINGS AFTER THE SIXTH ROUND
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Following are the Official Points Standings in the 2019-20 West Indies Championship after the sixth round of matches which ended on Sunday. Abbreviations: PTS-total points, M-matches, W-won, L-lost, D-drawn, T-tied, NR-no result, MP-match points, BAT-batting points, BOWL-bowling points, PB-pace bowling points FRANCHISES PTS M W L D T […]
Roach Tops Cottoy Hundred to Spark Pride Victory over Volcanoes
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Kemar Roach defied a maiden hundred from Keron Cottoy to lead the demolition of the Windward Islands Volcanoes batting and front-runners Barbados Pride extended their lead at the top of the table with a 127-run win in the 2019-20 West Indies Championship on Sunday. The West […]
