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Sport:
AAVA salutes Sports Department as an unsung hero in the
development of sports
August
27, 2008: The
Anguilla Amateur Volleyball
Association (AAVA), in its
attempts to rejuvenate the sport
of volleyball in Anguilla, would
like to express its sincere
gratitude to Mr.Alkins Rogers
and the Sports Department of
Anguilla. (More)
Education:
Teachers' Workshop - Aug 26th and 27th
August
25, 2008: Please be
informed the Education
Department will be conducting
workshop sessions for Primary
and Secondary school teachers on
the 26th and 27th August 2008 at
Campus B. Facilitators will be
on island to conduct these
sessions. All teachers are
kindly reminded to attend these
important sessions. The topics
to be covered are listed below.
Business:
Digicel Recognizes a High Performer Top Up Vendor
August
25, 2008: Digicel
is pleased to recognize the
Lighthouse Chinese Restaurant in
South Hill for its outstanding
sales performance (More)
Business:
bmobile roaming gets even better!
August
23, 2008: The
company today announced the
introduction of “Home Rate
Roaming” for all bmobile
customers across the Cable &
Wireless Caribbean. (More)
Community:
Resumption of Stingray Classes
August
20, 2008: Parents
of children participating in the
Anguilla Stingray Programme are
asked to note that classes will
be resumed on Monday 7th
September 2008. (More)
Sport:
Anguilla hopes to build on lessons learnt from 2008 OECS Male
Volleyball championships
August
19, 2008: The
Anguilla Male Volleyball team
recently participated in the
annual OECS Volleyball
championships which were held in
St. Kitts from the 14th-17th
August 2008. (More)
Community:
Digicel Supports Reading Recovery as the Platinum Sponsor
August
19, 2008: Now in
its 10th year, Reading Recovery
is an integral component of
early education. It is an
intervention program that is
aimed towards low achieving
children in grade one and offers
them a daily one-on-one
instruction program with
specially trained Reading
Recovery Teachers. (More)
Community:
Young man shot - RAPF appeals for anyone with information to come
forward.
August
15, 2008: The
Criminal Investigation
Department of the Royal Anguilla
Police Force is investigating a
shooting incident that occurred
at Rey Hill on Sunday evening
17th August 2008. (More)
August
16, 2008: Anguilla’s
habitats and ecosystems range
from the nearshore seagrass beds
and coral reefs, to limited
mangrove forests that hug the
shoreline, to dry evergreen
woodlands, to wind-ridden
low-lying scrublands. Anguilla
doesn’t have any lakes or
rivers, but it does have 25
brackish (freshsalt) water
ponds. (More)
Community:
Police appeal for eyewitnesses to the last lap murder to come
forward - Blowing Point youth charged.
August
15, 2008: Mr.
Brandon Romney charged with
murder, nine others from Blowing
Point and The Valley arrested
for throwing missiles. (More)
Related:
August
16, 2008: Police in
Anguilla had a busy 2 week
period spanning July 30 through
August 13. (More)
Community - This week:
Commissioner Benjamin issues strongly worded post summer festival
address.
August
15, 2008: In a post
Summer Festival 2008 address,
Anguilla's Commissioner of
Police, Mr. Keithly Benjamin
directly addressed the violence
that marred the end of an
otherwise peaceful summer
festival and strongly admonished
Anguillians who through silence
or otherwise, allow the
perpetrators of such violence to
go unpunished. (More)
Community - This week:
Minister fined after pleading guilty to possession of unlicensed
firearms
August
15, 2008: The Honourable Kenneth Harrigan,
Minister responsible for
Infrastructure, Communications,
Utilities, Housing, Agriculture
and Fisheries, who was
arrested and charged on Tuesday
5th august 2008, on two counts
of possession of unlicensed
firearms appeared before the
magistrate on Tuesday, 12
August, 2008. (More)
Tropical Update:
Rainmaker plowing through the northern Caribbean; second system
gradually organizing.
August
14, 2008: At 8:00am
on Friday, August 15, the
national hurricane center (NHC)
in Miami located the low
pressure system that passed
through Anguilla yesterday and
overnight, over Puerto with
increased thunderstorm activity. (More)
Sport:
Cable and Wireless contributes to National Volleyball team
August 13, 2008: Continuing
its legacy of assisting the community,
Cable and Wireless has donated some much
needed equipment to the male national
volleyball team.
(More)
Travel:
Visa Waiver Program Travelers will be
required to obtain an electronic travel authorization prior
to boarding a carrier to travel to the US.
August 14, 2008: The US
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced the
implementation of the Electronic System for Travel
Authorization (ESTA), which began to accept voluntary ESTA applications on August 1, 2008. (More)
Business: Cable & Wireless committed to the
Caribbean - Says CEO
August 13, 2008: Cable
& Wireless Caribbean is set to invest
more than US$400 million in
telecommunications development over the
next three years, says the company’s
Chief Executive Officer for the region
Richard Dodd. (More)
Community:
ATB HOSTS PUERTO RICO TRAVEL AGENCIES ASSOCIATION (APAV)
August
13, 2008: Thirty
members of Puerto Rico Travel
Agencies Association (APAV) will
visit Anguilla, on a three-day
familiarization trip, August
15th through the 17th. (More)
Community:
Anguilla gets Uniforms to participate in the OECS Male Volleyball
Championship
August
13, 2008: The
Valley, Anguilla:
Ms. Alexandra Ballin of Keene Enterprises and Mr. Vanburn
Brooks have sponsored the uniforms for the male National
Volleyball Team of Anguilla. The team will be participating
in the annual O.E.C.S male Volleyball championships which
will be held in ST. Kitts, from August 14th-17th,
2008. (More)
Community:
WHO WILL BE THE NEXT DIGICEL RISING STAR?
August
12, 2008: The
Valley, Anguilla: $10,000 U.S.
dollars and a recording contract
are up for grabs in the 3rd
season of Digicel Rising Stars
in Anguilla. Auditions will be
held on Saturday August 16th,
2008 at the Soroptimist Main
Office in The Valley from 2pm to
5pm. (More)
Community:
Digicel Launches Welcome To The Better Life Campaign
August
12, 2008: The
Valley, Anguilla: Digicel, The
Bigger, Better Network, is
excited to launch a new campaign
entitled ‘Welcome to The Better
Life’. Under this new umbrella
campaign Digicel customers will
be given an opportunity to avail
of a series of fantastic
promotions. (More)
August
12, 2008: West End,
Anguilla:Flag
Luxury Properties Anguilla (FLPA)
issued a statement on Monday
which reads as follows:
"The project’s
Sponsors remain committed to the
project.
We are temporarily suspending
certain on-site activities. (More)
Community:
Anguilla records third road fatality for 2008.
August
11, 2008: Anguilla
recorded it's third traffic
fatality of the year during the
early hours of Sunday morning
August 10, 2008. (More)
Community:
Jamaican national killed during final carnival street jam.
August
10, 2008: The 2008
carnival week ended on a violent
note with the stabbing death of
a Jamaican national during the
Last Lap street jam on Saturday
August 09. The young man is
reported to be 19-year-old
Orlando Andre Johnson. (More)
Community:
Road March Song Text Stats from Thursday.
August
08, 2008:
1st
place – Action @ 358 votes
2nd place – Down @
277 votes (More)
Many more photos
to come -
Anguilla Life
News Talk
Carnival 2008
Community:
Ms Fanny Richardson is Miss Anguilla 2008
August
08, 2008: The Miss Anguilla
Queens' Pageant, themed
Phenomenal Women, was held at
the Landsome Bowl Cultural
Center on Thursday August 07,
2008 before a full audience. (More)
Community:
Minister arrested and charged - to appear in court on August 12.
August
06, 2008: Police in Anguilla
confirmed on Wednesday, that
they are conducting enquiries
into a report made against the
Honourable Kenneth Harrigan (Minister
for Infrastructure,
Communications, Utilities,
Housing, Agriculture and
Fisheries) (More)
Community:
Miss Aprile Gumbs is the 2008 Miss CCB Talented Teen
August
06, 2008: After a break on Monday evening, the Landsome Bowl
Cultural Center came alive on
Tuesday night with the highly
acclaimed Miss Caribbean
Commercial Bank Talented Teen
competition (More)
Community:
Trio of winners - Prince and Princess, Jr. Calypso and Female
Calypso Show - Anguilla Carnival 2008.
Community:
Anguilla Summer Festival 2008 - Kiddies Parade
August
03, 2008: The 2008 Kiddies
Parade took place in the Valley
on Saturday August 02, 2008. A
number of people turned out in
the midst of the summer sun to
witness the youngsters adorned
in their colorful costumes, make
their way around the block. (More)
Community:
Summer
Festival 2008 Opens - Its Carnival Time in Anguilla
August
01, 2008: A capacity crowd turned out at the Landsome Bowl Cultural
Centre for the opening ceremony of Anguilla's Summer
Festival 2008 - Culture Pure and
Straight. (More)
Statistics:
E - I approximately = - I
: International Merchandise Trade Statistics
summary data for the months of April, May and June 2008
July 31, 2008: International Merchandise Trade Statistics summary data from
the Government of Anguilla for the months of April, May and
June 2008, continued to show increases
in the balance of trade deficit when
compared to the same period last year. (More)
Community:
DFMR
expresses concern about the illegal catching of sea turtles and
taking of sea turtle eggs.
July 31, 2008:
Despite a 15-year moratorium on the
catching of sea turtles and the taking
of sea turtle eggs, it is increasingly
becoming apparent to the Department of
Fisheries and Marine Resources (DFMR)
that some residents are still catching
turtles and disturbing turtle nests. (More)
Community:
Cable & Wireless sponsors gifts for Miss Anguilla Contestants and
more.
July 30, 2008:
The Anguilla Summer Festival and Cable
& Wireless are inextricably linked and
this is unlikely to change any time
soon. The company is extremely proud of
the support it has provided to this
national event over the last three and a
half decades. (More)
Community:
Digicel Continues to Demonstrate Its Support for Local Nurses
July 28, 2008:
THE VALLEY, ANGUILLA. Local mobile
telecommunications giant, Digicel, has
once again shown its commitment to the
Anguillian Community by contributing to
the further education and development of
local nurses at the 26th Annual
Conference of the Caribbean Nurses
Association.(More)
Community:
Ahyana Bowen of Grenada wins Miss Ecstasy 2008.
July 28, 2008:
Ms. Ahyana
Bowen of Grenada captured the 13th
Annual Miss Ecstasy International
title at the Landsome Bowl Cultural
Center in Anguilla on the evening of
Saturday July 26, 2008. (More)
Community:
NBA Ltd. announces results of its 4th Annual Peter Perkins
Memorial Boat Race and Fun Day Village Games
July 24, 2008:
The National Bank of Anguilla Ltd.
today announced the results of its 4th
Annual Peter Perkins Memorial Boat Race
and Fun Day Village Games. (More)
Community:
2008 Prince & Princess competition Contestants - 'Chasing
Dreams in a World of Endless Possibilities'
July 23, 2008:
The 2008 Prince& Princess competition under the theme: "Chasing
Dreams in a World of Endless
Possibilities," is pleased to
publicly announce the 2008 contestants
from six (6) primary schools. (More)
Community:
Stanford 20/20 announces Stanford Superstars training squad
July 22, 2008: Montcin Hodge, Kelbert Walters
included-(PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO)
– Sir Vivian Richards, chairman of the
Stanford 20/20 selection panel announced
an exciting and diverse group of players
in a 32 man Stanford Superstars training
squad to prepare for the Stanford 20/20
for US$20M match against England on
November 1 in Antigua. (More)
Community:
Stanford 20/20 announces Stanford Superstars training squad
July 22, 2008: Montcin Hodge, Kelbert Walters
included-(PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO)
– Sir Vivian Richards, chairman of the
Stanford 20/20 selection panel announced
an exciting and diverse group of players
in a 32 man Stanford Superstars training
squad to prepare for the Stanford 20/20
for US$20M match against England on
November 1 in Antigua. (More)
Community:
"Meet The People" - Ecstacy and Miss Anguilla beauties plus
others at C&W this Friday evening.
July 22, 2008:
C&W
will be hosting a "meet the people"
gathering on Friday 25 July 2008
beginning at about 5:00pm in the C&W
parking lot. They will
introduce the various musical
bands and cultural groups that they are
sponsoring for this year’s Summer
Festival in an evening of meeting and
mingling. (More)
Community:
RAPF Update July 09 to July 16.
July 18, 2008: Police report
that during the period July 9 to 16, 2008 there were a total
of 11 crime reports and 9 Traffic accidents. 3 Of the
traffic accidents were determined to be serious. (More)
Community:
Young Anguillian Film Maker Produces Film For Carifesta X
July 17, 2008:
Young Anguillian film maker, Mr. Crispin
Brooks is currently producing a film,
which will form part of Anguilla’s
offerings at CARIFESTA X. Mr. Brooks, a
graduate of Howard University school of
Journalism and American University,
graduate programme in film is the
proprietor of Rosell Media, one of
Anguilla’s newest media companies. (More)
Business:
Cable & Wireless Introduces Pre-Paid Option for BlackBerry
Internet Service in the Caribbean Region
July 16, 2008:
Anguilla - Cable & Wireless, a leading
full-service telecommunications provider
in the Caribbean, and Research In Motion
(RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) announced
today that voice and data services for
BlackBerry® smartphones are now
available from Cable & Wireless for
pre-paid bmobile customers in Anguilla
and other countries in the region. (More)
Sports:
Small Islands win medals in the World Junior Championships held
in Poland
July 16, 2008:
Small Islands win medals in the World
Junior Championships held in Poland. As
the 12th Edition of the World Junior
Championships has now concluded , one
cannot help but marvel at the spirited
performances produced by the athletes.(More)
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Storm:
Gustav shifts south and intensifies after leaving Haiti - Jamaica
issues hurricane warning for the island.
August 28, 2008: Tropical
Storm Gustav jogged South and
intensified overnight Wednesday,
positioning itself along the Southern
coast of Jamaica. The storm is traveling
very slowly (stationary to 6mph) and is
expected to regain Hurricane status
again on Thursday.(More...)
Crime:
FBI Fugitive Captured in St. Maarten.
August 28, 2008: Michael
Jason, Registe a young American male on
the FBI's Top 10, most wanted list was
captured in St. Maarten on Wednesday
August 27.(More...)
Region:
Digicel - WICB dispute threatens Stanford-England $20 million
Series
August 27, 2008: Digicel,
the sponsor of West Indies Cricket has
initiated action which threatens to
disrupt the proposed $20 million match
between England and the Stanford
Superstars to be held in Antigua on
November 1, as part of the five-year,
US$100 million series consisting of one
All-Star match per year against an
England select team.
(More...)
Region:
Gustav kills 22 in Hispaniola; 14 in Haiti and 8 in DR.
August 27, 2008: Tropical Storm Gustav has killed at least 22
people in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
Reports on Wednesday said that 14 persons were killed in Haiti and
8
-including 6 children, were killed by mudslides in Santo Domingo in the
Dominican Republic.
(More...)
Region:
Bahamas Minister: Carifesta X a Learning Experience
August 27, 2008: GEORGETOWN,
Guyana – Despite a few problems and
setbacks, The Bahamas’ participation in
the Caribbean Festival of the Arts (Carifesta)
X in Georgetown, Guyana is a positive
learning experience for the country,
Minister of State for Culture the Hon.
Charles Maynard said.
(More...)
Region:
Copy of a
letter sent to the Bureau of Heads of Government of CARICOM
by CCC
August 20, 2008: A substantial body of credible evidence now exists that
calls into question not only specific aspects of the content
of the CARIFORUM – EC Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA),
but also critical omissions therefrom.
(More...)
Weather:
Hurricane Gustav threatening Western Caribbean
August 20, 2008: Hurricane Gustav, the seventh named storm of
the season, has developed in the
Caribbean
(More...)
Sport:
19.30s - Usain, bolts through Johnson's 200m World Record
August 20, 2008:
Jamaica's splint phenomenon ran straight
through a "headwind" - opposing force,
into the world record books yet again.
By a wide margin, Usain Bolt outclassed
a field of powerful sprinters taking the
200m world record with a new time of
19.31s on his 22nd birthday.
(More...)
August 18, 2008: Cable & Wireless Caribbean, which recently announced a major
transformation programme in direct response to customer
demands and to meet the new challenges in the regional
telecommunications market, has made seven key management
appointments. (More...)
Beijing,
China: 1, 2, 2, - Gold, Silver, Silver _ Jamaica sweeps female
100m in Beijing
August 17, 2008:
Not to be out done by their male
counterparts Jamaican women swept the
the top three positions in the women
100m track final, dominating the
top three positions. (More...)
Nassau ,
Bahamas: Atlantis Bahamas Hosts 26th Annual Miss Teen USA®
competition
August 17, 2008:
The beautiful Atlantis Paradise Island,
Nassau Bahamas, hosted the first ever
Miss Teen USA to be held outside the
United States, on Saturday August 16th. (More...)
Beijing,
China: Caribbean Blows Away Competition in 100m final- Bolt
cruises to new record.
August 17, 2008:
Like lightning, Usain Bolt literally
cruised to victory in the 100m sprint in
Beijing on Saturday August 16, smashing
the Olympic (9.84s)and world records
(9.72s) with a time of 9.69s.
(More...)
Tropical Weather: Tropical Storm FAY
11:00pm
Friday August 15, 2008.
...FAY MOVING WESTWARD...APPROACHING
HAITI...(More...)
8:00pm Friday August 15, 2008.
..TROPICAL STORM FAY MOVING WESTWARD
ACROSS HISPANIOLA...
(More...)(More...)
Nassau, Bahamas.: Bahamian US Deportees Add to Crime Woes, says
Minister
August 14, 2008:
Bahamian criminal deportees from the
United States are presenting a challenge
for law enforcement officers, National
Security Minister O. A. T. “Tommy”
Turnquest said, on Wednesday, August 13,
2008.
(More...))
ANTIGUA, Coolidge.: Stanford 20/20 announces Stanford Superstars
17 man squad
August 13, 2008:
Sir Vivian Richards, chairman of the
Stanford Superstars Selection Panel
today announced the much anticipated 17
man Stanford Superstars squad to face
England in the Stanford 20/20 For
US$20million on November 1 at the
Stanford Cricket Ground in Antigua.
(More...)
ANTIGUA, Coolidge.: LIAT Announces New Arrangement With Carib
Aviation
August 13, 2008:
- In July 2008, LIAT suspended its
relationship with Carib Aviation pending
the resolution of a number of
operational and administrative issues.
(More...)
Turks &
Caicos: TCI Premier to end his Hollywood Marriage to LisaRaye
McCoy-Misick.
August 13, 2008:
Michael Misick, Premier of the Turks and
Caicos Islands, announced on Tuesday
that after 28 months of marriage, he was
separating from his wife - actress, LisaRaye McCoy-Misick.
(More...)
Trinidad: Students escape Georgia after Russian invasion
August 13, 2008:
External Link - Trinidad Express
(More...)
Sport -
Soccer:
Guyana draws with Suriname in final Digicel Caribbean
Championships Group B Game
August 13, 2008:
Providence Stadium, Guyana: The
atmosphere at the Providence Stadium
excitement at the sound of Referee Mark
Forde’s whistle as it signaled the end
of the match and Guyana’s advancement to
the second round of the Digicel
Caribbean Championship (DCC).
(More...)
Sport -
20/20:
Lionel Baker leads Sarwan XI to victory in intriguing low scoring
match
August 13, 2008: Irresistible and
miserly fast bowling from Lionel Baker
and the other Ramnaresh Sarwan’s XI
bowlers led their side to victory over
the Chris Gayle XI by 28 runs in an
intriguing and highly entertaining low
scoring affair in the sixth practice
match of the Stanford Superstars
training camp on Sunday August 10.
(More...)
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IT:
Certification through CBT comes to the Caribbean
July
31, 2008: With the
introduction of a new system of
computer-based testing (CBT), Internal
Auditors seeking the Certified Internal
Auditor (CIA) certification with the
Institute of Internal Auditors can now
do so year-round.
(More...)
Sport:
Grenada open their Digicel Caribbean Championships with a
comprehensive win. - Aruba fall to ‘spicy’ Grenada 3-1
July
31, 2008:
Ergilio Hato Stadium, Curacao: Grenada
opened their Digicel Championships
campaign by defeating Aruba 3-1 in an
exciting action packed game that
thrilled the 1,000 strong crowd in
Curacao.
(More...)
Crime:
Children as young as 3 years old being taught to smoke , drink
and hold guns
Region:
OECS Trade Officials to Review Implementation of WTO Commitments
July 28, 2008:
Trade officials from the OECS Member
States that are members of the WTO will
meet in St Lucia July 28th and 29th to
discuss the outcomes of a review of
their trade policies which was completed
in November 2007.
(More...)
Sport:
Stanford Super Series: domestic clash of champions confirmed
July 25, 2008:
The Rose Bowl, Southampton, July 25,
2008. - Stanford 20/20 Cricket and the
England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)
confirmed today that the winners of
Saturday's Twenty20 Cup will face 2008
Stanford 20/20 regional tournament
champions Trinidad and Tobago as part of
the Stanford Super Series. The Domestic
Champions winner-takes-all final will be
one of six games broadcast exclusively
live in the UK by Sky Sports in a deal
which includes the finale of the week,
the Stanford 20/20 for 20.
(More...)
Sport:
Trinidad and Tobago team presented with exquisite Stanford 20/20
Championship rings.
July 22, 2008:
PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO – The
players and management of the Stanford
20/20 Tournament 2008 winning Trinidad
and Tobago team were presented with
exquisite championship rings this
evening.
(More...)
Notice:
LIAT, Flying As Usual
July 17, 2008:
According to CEO Mark Darby, everything
is now back to normal and LIAT is
working towards full business recovery.
(More...)
Sport:
Digicel Caribbean Championships 2008 Launches In Curacao
July 17, 2008:
Willemstad, Curacao: Digicel, proud
sponsors of Caribbean Football, on
Wednesday, officially launched the
Digicel Caribbean Championships 2008 at
a press conference in Curacao.
(More...)
Region:
UK/Caribbean Parliamentary Forum: Measures to Improve the
UK/Caribbean Relationship
July 16, 2008:
The second UK/Caribbean Parliamentary
Forum was held in the Moses Room in the
House of Lords in London on Tuesday 15
July 2008.
(More...)
Tourism:
OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS FOR BARBADOS
July 15, 2008:
Barbados' bedrock tourism sector has
been given renewed focus by the Prime
Minister David Thompson's new
government.
(More...)
Region:
Ruling party brushed aside in Grenada.
July 09, 2008:
Crowds in the streets of St. George’s
celebrated the resounding victory of
Grenada's National Democratic Congress (NDC)
over the incumbent New National Party (NNP)
led by prime minister Dr. Keith Mitchell
on Tuesday July 8th.
(More...)
Region:
British
army recruiting Caribbean young men and women
July 08, 2008: British Army reps are on their way to Jamaica after
wrapping
up the latest leg of their recruitment drive in the
Caribbean on the Island of St. Lucia.
(More...)
Region:
17-year-old gunned down in Antigua’s seventh murder
July 08, 2008:
Police in Antigua are investigating the
death of a 17-year-old male who died as
a result of a gunshot to the face that
exited his head, killing him
instantaneously over the past weekend.
(More...)
Entertainment:
Count Down Begins To Reggae Sumfest 2K8
July 08, 2008: CARIBPR NEWSWIRE, NEW YORK, NY: The countdown has begun to
Reggae Sumfest 2K8, which opens in Montego Bay, Jamaica with a bang on Sunday,
July 13th.
(More...)
Region:
Recap of
the Twenty-Ninth meeting of the Conference Of Heads Of
Government Of The Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
July 02, 2008: BOLANS, Antigua and Barbuda - At the conclusion of the
twenty-ninth meeting of the Conference Of Heads Of
Government Of The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) held July
1-4 in Antigua, several resolutions were made. The Prime
Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Hon. Baldwin Spencer
presided.
(More...)
Sport:
Miller Surprised To Be Called Up So Late In Digicel ODI Series
- Says Lack Of Match Preparation Not A Problem
July 02, 2008:
BASSETERRE, ST KITTS – West Indies
newest selectee, Nikita Miller, the left
arm spinner from Jamaica said that he
was not expecting to be called up this
late in the Digicel One Day
International Series.
(More...)
Tourism:
Industry Leaders Salute Outgoing Caribbean Tourism Chief
July 02, 2008:
WASHINGTON, DC - The appointment
of a new tourism minister in the Bahamas
is being hailed as a significant move
for the wider Caribbean region.
(More...)
Sport:
Eldine Baptiste appointed Head Coach of Stanford Superstars -
Roger Harper is Assistant Coach
July 02, 2008:
COOLIDGE, ANTIGUA –Stanford 20/20 has
appointed former West Indies fast
bowling all rounder Eldine Baptiste as
head coach of the Stanford Superstars
team to take on England in US$20 million
game on November 1st at the Stanford
Cricket Ground in Antigua.
(More...)
Entertainment:
Rap Meets Reggae At Sumfest 2008
June 29, 2008:
CARIBPR NEWSWIRE, NEW YORK, NY,
He`s earned titles such as `Hottest MC
in the Game` and `Best MC` while his
2008 album has sold more than a million
copies in only the first week of
release.
(More...)
Sport:
The Middle Order Was A Disaster – Gayle
June 29, 2008:
ST GEORGE'S, GRENADA – West Indies
captain Chris Gayle, who top scored in
the Third Digicel One Day International
with 53, had some stinging words of
criticism for his middle order batsmen
who failed to capitalize on an opening
stand of 86 in 17.4 overs.
(More...)
Sport:
The Batting Was A Big Disappointment – Gayle
June 28, 2008:
ST GEORGE'S, GRENADA – West Indies
captain Chris Gayle said he was
extremely disappointed with the way some
of his batsmen got out as they chased
204 runs from 41overs after the
Duckworth/Lewis Calculations shifted the
Australian total of 213 for 5 from 50
overs.
(More...)
Sport:
Chanderpaul And Sarwan Will Play Second Digicel ODI – Gayle
June 26, 2008:
ST GEORGE'S, GRENADA – West Indies
captain Chris Gayle confirmed that
despite carrying niggling injuries, he
along with senior batsmen Ramnaresh
Sarwan and Shivnarine Chanderpaul will
all play in the Second Digicel One Day
International at the Grenada National
Stadium on Friday June 27.
(More...)
Region:
Ocean Style Magazine and KerryManWoman Home Celebrate the
Success of DESIGNED: FASHION SHOWCASE 2008
June 26, 2008:
CARIBPR NEWSWIRE, NEW YORK, NY, June 26,
2008: DESIGNED: Fashion Showcase 2008
"NYC's Bryant Park in the Caribbean"
hosted by Ocean Style Magazine and
KerryManWomanHome took place on Saturday
May 31, 2008 in the Cornwall Room of the
magnificent Half Moon Hotel in Montego
Bay, Jamaica.
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UN:
International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
June 25, 2008: The slogan of the United Nations Office
on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) anti-drugs
campaign to be launched on 26 June, the
International Day against Drug Abuse and
Illicit Trafficking, is "Do drugs
control your life? Your life. Your
community. (More...)
Region:
Caribbean need to protect its tertiary education sector, says PM
Douglas
June 24, 2008:
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, JUNE 24TH 2008 (CUOPM)
- Caribbean nations are opposed to the
full-scale liberalisation or opening up
of the region’s tertiary education
sector, which is seen as a public good
and not as an economic or commercial
enterprise.(More...)
Jamaica:
Killing Field - The numbers are chilling
June 23, 2008:
" Inexplicable" was the word chosen by
Jamaica's Deputy Commissioner of Police
Mark Shields when questioned about the
95% hike in murder reported last month
across the country.
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