St. John’s, ANTIGUA – Last Tuesday (January 26), the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) issued a statement regarding issuing of No Objection Certificates (NOCs) for four players from the region regarding their participation in the new Masters Champion League. The NOCs were granted on the basis that the players were […]
Caribbean News and Sports
Sammy wants Windies to stay World Number One
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – West Indies captain Darren Sammy is backing his team to keep their T20 Number One ranking and also win this year’s International Cricket Council’s World T20 Tournament. The 32-year-old was on Friday named as West Indies captain for the tournament to be played in India from […]
PETER WICKHAM’s GRENADA! – RESPONSE TO OPINION PIECE
On Friday, 16th January 2016, GBN Nightly News aired a news item Captioned “Foregone Conclusion” in which Barbadian pollster Peter W. Wickham, is quoted in the report showering unbridled praise on the 3 year old administration of Dr. Mitchell and all but guaranteeing him victory in the next general election […]
New Parliament Building for Grenada
ST. GEORGE’S GRENADA January 27, 2016: The government and people of Grenada are one step closer to the construction of a new, state-of-the art parliament building, with work expected to begin in one month. In Tuesday’s post cabinet briefing, Government Senator, Brenda Hood disclosed that Quinn Company Limited, a Grenadian […]
Sammy to lead Number One-ranked Windies at ICC World T20
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Darren Sammy will lead a strong West Indies team to this year’s International Cricket Council’s World T20 Tournament in India. The 32-year-old allrounder was named to captain as the West Indies Cricket Board announced the 15 players on Friday. The squad includes 11 members of the […]
UNDER 19s TO FACE STIFF TEST AGAINST ENGLAND
Chittagong – The under 19 team bows into action at 11:00 pm (ECT) today (January 28) against England and coach, Graeme West is confident his team will put up a good performance. In the warm up games, the team had a comprehensive 148 runs win over Scotland; and a tie […]
WICB CEO SEES BIGGER OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUPER50 TOURNAMENT
JOHN’S, Antigua – West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), CEO, Michael Muirhead is optimistic about what the Super50 tournament can achieve in a few years. This following a successful end to its flagship regional one-day international tournament – the NAGICO Super50. The tournament which ended last Saturday (January 23) in Trinidad […]
American Tourist Killed on the Island Of Grenada
A 39-year-old American woman, understood to be from Georgia, was found brutally killed on deserted beach Shocked British tourists were caught up in a ‘Death in Paradise’ murder today on a beautiful Caribbean island. An American woman tourist was found brutally killed in Grenada on a deserted stretch of beach. The 39-year-old victim is […]
Windies Women’s squad for Tour of South Africa, ICC World Twenty20
JOHN’S, Antigua – The Selection Panel of the West Indies Cricket Board has announced a 15-member squad for the Tour of South Africa from February 12 to March 10, and the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 Tournament from March 15 to April 3 in India. SQUAD Stafanie Taylor (Captain) Shakera Selman (Vice […]
NDC STATEMENT ON MEETING HELD AT THE GRENADA TRADE CENTRE
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) wishes to thank the scores of Grenadians who took the time out of their busy schedules to be a part of the Town Hall Meeting facilitated by the party, in our efforts to enhance the national conversation to save Camerhonge Park. The Party also recognizes […]
NUMBER ONE RANKING GOOD FOR TEAM AHEAD OF WORLD T20
JOHN’S, Antigua – West Indies cricket team has just been ranked number one in the T20 format of the game and with less than 60 days to go before the ICC World T20, the CEO, Michael Muirhead, is remarking that the ranking “will serve as a confidence booster going into […]
Eyes on the next general election
Caribupdate Weekly, Editorial January 7, 2016 This New Year, like in previous years, Grenada will be hosting or participating in regional and international sporting events, which are sure to provide us with moments of pride and joy. We look forward, for example, to Team Grenada – led by our greatest […]
West Indies Under 19 Departs for World Cup
Barbados – The West Indies under 19 team departed the Caribbean this afternoon for Bangladesh where they will participate in the ICC Under 19 World Cup from January 22 to February 14. The team will play two warm up matches before they open their account on January 28 against […]
Government says Camerhogne Park has not been given up
ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, January 5, 2016 : The Government of Grenada has given its strongest assurance yet that locals and visitors will continue to enjoy the benefits of Camerhogne Park. The assurance aimed at allaying public concerns, was made during the first cabinet briefing for 2016 by Sen. Winston Garraway, […]
RADIO STATIONS ACROSS TEN COUNTRIES TO CARRY NAGICO SUPER50
JOHN’S, Antigua – Radio stations in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago have confirmed they will broadcast the upcoming NAGICO Super50 championship which begins on Thursday, January 7. The broadcast is […]
