St. George’s, 22nd February 2016: The Director General of the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), Mr. Joachim Prey accompanied by Marina Meuss, Head of the Regional Office of GIZ , visited Grenada to hold meetings with Dr. The Right Honourable Keith Mitchell, Hon. Minister Gregory Bowen, Hon. Minister Roland […]
Caribbean News and Sports
Johnson Charles to replace Darren Bravo
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Johnson Charles has been named to replace Darren Bravo in the West Indies squad for the ICC World Twenty20 Championship. The tournament will be played in India from March 8 to April 3. The 27-year-old Charles is a top order batsman who can also keep wicket. He […]
Windies Women to start South Africa tour on Monday
PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa – The West Indies women are in South Africa for a series of One-Day Internationals and Twenty20 matches. The tour is part of their preparation for the ICC World Twenty20 Championship next month in India. The opening match will be on Monday against the Eastern Province […]
Improved Health Care Services for Homes
ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, February 19, 2016: Enhanced health care services for homes and institutions in Grenada. This follows a cabinet decision to implement a policy to have at least one Nurse and Nursing Assistant operating full time in these institutions. Health Minister Hon. Nickolas Steel says plans along these lines […]
Memorial Church service in New York for victims of boating tragedy
ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, February 19, 2016 – The River-Sallee New York community in collaboration with the Consulate General of Grenada in New York holds a memorial service in honour of the victims of the recent boating tragedy in Grenada. The service will be held at the St. Matthews Roman Catholic Church […]
WIPA extends its condolences to the family and friends of Andy Ganteaume
KINGSTON, Jamaica: The Board of Directors and members of the West Indies Players’ Association wish to extend their condolences to the family and friends of Andy Ganteaume who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 95. Although only representing the West Indies in one Test Match, Mr Ganteaume had […]
WICB PRESIDENT SALUTES THE LIFE AND WORK OF FORMER TEST PLAYER GANTEAUME
St. John’s, ANTIGUA – West Indies Cricket Board President, Dave Cameron, is saluting the life and work of 95-year old, Andy Ganteaume, the Caribbean’s oldest test cricketer, who passed away on Wednesday in Trinidad and Tobago. Cameron declares that Ganteaume was a stalwart of the game and “the region should […]
Lions Club of Port Of Spain adds class to Carnival Saturday
P.O.S. Trinidad (Sonique Solutions) – As part of the international community service organization, the Lions Club of Port-Of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago’s executed the 2016 edition of its annual Carnival fundraising event entitled “Class is Class” in fine style. Held at the Lions Cultural Centre, Woodbrook, the premium all-inclusive provided its […]
WICB CALLS ON CORPORATE CARIBBEAN AND GOVERNMENTS TO SUPPORT CRICKET DEVELOPMENT
St. John’s, ANTIGUA – The Caribbean will have an additional set of activities within the next year from cricket as the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) gets set to host a number of regional and international tours. These tours will include the visits of South Africa and Australia for a […]
Trinidad to host High-Level Caribbean Technology Forum
Senior Caribbean government technocrats will this week explore new mechanisms for facilitating comprehensive regional approaches for the planning and execution of information and communications technology (ICT) projects to foster development. The first Caribbean ICT Collaboration Forum, which is being convened by the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), will be held in […]
Official Points Standings after the sixth round
JOHN’S, Antigua – Following are the Official Points Standings after the sixth round of matches ended on Monday in the WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4-Day Tournament. Abbreviations: Pts-total points, M-matches, W-won, L-lost, T-tied, I-incomplete match, A-abandoned match, DP-Abandoned match due to dangerous pitch, MR-match referee awarding match, Bat-batting points, […]
AN ADVENTURE ANNIVERSARY AT ANSE CHASTANET
ST. LUCIA (February 15, 2016) – St. Lucia’s Anse Chastanet Resort invites couples to turn their anniversary into an exciting adventure. With the Adventure Anniversary promotion, Anse Chastanet offers couples celebrating an anniversary milestone of 25 years or more a chance to reconnect while enjoying some of the magnificent services […]
WICB STANDS BY ITS PREPARATION OF THE UNDER 19 TEAM
St. John’s, ANTIGUA – The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) is reporting that from as far back as the last Under 19 cricket World Cup, a strategic management panel was put in place. Director of Cricket, Richard Pybus says “it was the long range planning of the panel and the […]
WEST INDIES WORLD TWENTY20 SQUAD
St. John’s, ANTIGUA – The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) is in receipt of 12 signed contracts from players who were selected for the upcoming 2016 ICC World Twenty20 tournament. Those players who were originally named in the 15-man squad include: Sulieman Benn Jason Holder Andre Fletcher Darren Sammy – […]
Grenada ranked 90th in the world on access to justice for children
February 15, 2016: London – Grenada has been ranked as 90th in the world on how effectively children can use the courts to defend their rights according to new research from Child Rights International Network (CRIN). The new report, ‘Rights, Remedies and Representation’, takes into account whether children can bring […]
