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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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TEAMS SET SIGHTS ON VICTORY

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Guyana Jaguars snared two early wickets to follow a strong second innings batting performance led by Tagenarine Chanderpaul that put them on course for victory against Windward IslandsVolcanoes in the West Indies Championship on Saturday. Chanderpaul, the son of WINDIES batting legend Shivnarine Chanderpaul, gathered an […]

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CARTY OPENS SEASON IN STYLE

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Former WINDIES Under-19 star, Keacy Carty marked the start of the new West Indies Championship season with his second first-class hundred to lead a Leeward Islands Hurricanes recovery against Barbados Pride on Thursday. The 21-year-old Carty defied a blow to the helmet and a destructive spell […]

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CCJ ISSUES RECORD NUMBER OF JUDGMENTS IN 2018

Port of Spain, Trinidad. During 2018, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) issued 34 judgments and reasons for decision, its highest number of judgments delivered in a calendar year since it began its operations in 2005. Throughout that period, the CCJ also heard 28 new matters in both its Original […]