Cricket With Dalchand The West Indies defeated Bangladesh by 10 wickets last Tuesday, in the first Dhaka Bank Test which was played at the Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown, St. Vincent and go 1-0 up in the two-match series. The home side took less than two hours on the final as Bangladesh lost five wickets for […]
By Gerald V. Paul Then: Caribbean icon Dr. Rex Nettleford told a distinguished gathering of some of the best Black minds at a Policy Conference in Ottawa that he was treated with disrespect and racism at the border on his way to speak at the event. Eyes documented the injustice. (Eyes endured the same “medicine” […]
By Dalchand Bissoon Shiv Chanderpaul, the veteran West Indies middle-order batsman, hammered a brilliant century (183) in a three-day tour match between St. Kitts & Nevis and the touring Bangladesh team. Bangladesh elected to bat first and scored 377 for seven wickets declared with centuries from skipper Mushfiqur Rahim, 106 not out and Nazir Hossain, 100. St. […]
By Dalchand Bissoon The West Indies Cricket Board Selectors announced a 13-member squad for the first Dhaka Bank Test against Bangladesh which starts tomorrow at Arnos Vale Multiplex in St. Vincent. The full squad: Denesh Ramdin (Captain) Sulieman Benn, Jermaine Blackwood, Kraigg Brathwaite, Darren Bravo, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Kirk Edwards, Shanon Gabriel, Christopher Gayle, Jason Holder, […]
Denesh Ramdin and Darren Bravo recorded centuries as West Indies crushed Bangladesh by 91 runs and completed a 3-0 whitewash of the three-match one-day Internationls in the Dhaka Bank Cup Series last Monday, at Warner Park, Basseterre, St. Kitts. Ramdin scored 169 and Bravo 124 – a record-breaking third wicket double century partnership of 258 […]
WICB, Gibson agree to end coach contract The West Indies Cricket Board and Head Coach Ottis Gibson mutually agreed to terminate their association with immediate effect. The announcement was made by the WICB on Tuesday. The WICB expressed its gratitude to Gibson for his “unwavering commitment and professionalism” during his tenure as coach for the West Indies […]
West Indies one-day squad vs Bangladesh The West Indies Cricket Board Selectors on Saturday announced a 13-member squad for the three One-Day Internationals (ODI) in the Dhaka Bank Cup home series against Bangladesh, which starts on Aug. 20 at the National Cricket Stadium in St. George’s, Grenada. The full squad: Dwayne Bravo (Captain), Darren Bravo, Kirk […]
Wilson Baptiste and Magdalene Cooman want to promote tourism to St. Lucia via their new business. By Jasminee Sahoye Two St. Lucian nationals residing in Ottawa are creating a buzz among fellow St. Lucians around the world with their slogan: Marketing is everybody’s business. Since their business, Gems of St Lucia, was launched in April […]
