By Dr. Neals Chitan The departure lounge at the Robert L Bradshaw International Airport in St. Kitts was quickly becoming a hive of disgruntled travellers on Monday December 17, 2018 as a crippled Leeward Island Air Transport (LIAT) flight 313 sat totally incapacitated on the tarmac. As fellow travellers in […]
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COTTRELL AND HOPE DEMOLISH BANGLADESH TO WIN 1ST T20I
SYLHET, Bangladesh- The WINDIES demolished Bangladesh by 5 wickets to win the First T20 International at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium and take a 1-0 lead in the 3-match series. Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat first. The only valuable contributions of their innings came from their skipper […]
Jaguars Romp To 2nd Straight Win – Shillingford stars in Volcanoes victory over Red Force
ST.JOHN’S, Antigua – Four-time defending champions Guyana Jaguars completed their second win of the West Indies Championship today, when they brushed aside Leeward Islands Hurricanes by nine wickets here. The Jaguars victory came before lunch on the final day of their top-of-the-table, second round contest at the Vivian Richards Cricket […]
WINDIES PAIR BOWL PRIDE TO DRAMATIC COMEBACK WIN OVER SCORPIONS
ST.JOHN’S, Antigua – Miguel Cummins and WINDIES teammate Jomel Warrican bowled Barbados Pride to a stunning, come-from-behind, 41-run victory over Jamaica Scorpions in the West Indies Championship today. Cummins and Warrican defied a lengthy stoppage for rain to share eight wickets and send the Scorpions crashing for their third lowest […]
Grenadian Lawyer Indicted in Brooklyn for Allegedly Stealing Over $650,000 From Retired Couple
The Defendant Allegedly Deposited Funds into His Escrow Account, Didn’t Turn Over All of the Proceeds to Which the Sellers Were Entitled Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez today announced that a 50-year-old East Flatbush man has been indicted on a grand larceny charge for allegedly withholding proceeds from the $1.7 […]
ANOTHER GLIMMER OF HOPE BUT WINDIES LOSE ODI SERIES 2-1 TO BANGLADESH
SYLHET, Bangladesh- The WINDIES lost the 3rd One Day International by 8 wickets and the series 2-1 against Bangladesh at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet. Rovman Powell lost the toss for the first time in three matches, Bangladesh immediately elected to bowl first, remembering the first ODI, which […]
LEWIS, WILLIAMS, COTTRELL RETURN TO WINDIES T2O SQUAD TO FACE BANGLADESH
SYLHET, Bangladesh- CricketWest Indies Selection Panel has named a 15-man squad to play Bangladesh inthree (3) T20 Internationals on December 17, 20, 22 in Bangladesh. The selection sees the return of Evin Lewis, Kesrick Williams and Sheldon Cottrell. Absent from this Bangladesh series will be Kieron Pollard and Obed McCoy due […]
Government and Trade unions resume pension negotiating but no settlement yet
December 14, 2018 – The Government’s Pension Engagement Committee (PEC) and the public sector trade unions and staff associations resumed pension negotiations on Friday. In an amicable meeting which lasted over two hours, the two sides discussed their respective proposals but are not any closer to resolving the issue. The unions […]
JAGUARS, RED FORCE, SCORPIONS START STRONG
ST.JOHN’S, Antigua – Front-runners Leeward Islands Hurricanes hit back with a couple of early wickets, but four-time defending champions Guyana Jaguars still held the edge in their top-of-the-table clash in the West Indies Championship on Thursday here. Hurricanes struck twice before the close to get back into the game, after […]
ENGLAND TOUR OF THE WEST INDIES 2019 – 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS 50 PER CENT OFF TICKET OFFER
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Looking for a great gift to give to family, friend or foe this Christmas? Cricket West Indies announced the launch of its “12 Days of Christmas” ticket promotion for the England Tour of the West Indies 2019, giving fans in each of the Series’ host countries […]
HURRICANES, JAGUARS TAKE CENTRE STAGE
ST.JOHN’S, Antigua – One of the fiercest rivalries in the regional game will berenewed when early front-runners Leeward Islands Hurricanes and four-time defending champions Guyana Jaguars grab the spotlight in the second round ofthe West Indies Championship, starting on Thursday. The clash between the two first-round winners here at the […]
SHAI SPARKS WINDIES HOPE WITH VICTORY
DHAKA, Bangladesh- Shai Hope restored a spark in the WINDIES, smashing a brilliant 146 not out, his third ODI century to see the WINDIES win the 2nd ODI against Bangladesh by 4 wickets and level the series at 1-1. The WINDIES batted second after winning the toss, on a pitch that […]
JAGUARS, HURRICANES START WITH WINS
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Four-time defending champions Guyana Jaguars defied half-centuries from former WINDIES Under-19 star, Alick Athanaze and opener Tarryck Gabriel to open the West Indies Championship seasonwith a comfortable 125-run victory over Windward Islands Volcanoes on Sunday. Veteran left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul was the pick of the Jaguars […]
JAGUARS SURGE AHEAD
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – A career-best spell from Clinton Pestano and a half-century from his captain Leon Johnson combined to give Guyana Jaguars the edge over Windward Islands Volcanoes in the West on Friday. Pestano and veteran left-arm spinner Veerasammy Persammy shared seven wickets and led the demolition of the […]
WINDIES BATTING WOES CONTINUE IN 1ST ODI
DHAKA, Bangladesh- The WINDIES lost by 5 wickets inthe first One Day International against Bangladesh at the Sher-E-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka. WINDIES posted 195/9 in 50 overs, Bangladesh reached 196/5 in 35.1 overs. The WINDIES won the toss and elected to bat first on a pitch that looked […]
