Month: December 2024

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‘From the HeArt’

Ruel "Doc" Wallace, born in Montego Bay, Jamaica, and started drawing at age 6, recently displayed his work of art, "From the HeArt," at Nazareth High School in Brooklyn. Wallace told Caribbean Life over the weekend that the display, which he described as "exposition," drew rave reviews from attendees. Just as someone with unique handwriting, Wallace said he described his style as "realistic." "It has been said that all art […]

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Seales, Roach, Joseph improve Test Bowling rankings

Three West Indies fast bowlers, which included Jayden Seales, Kemar Roach, and Alzarri Joseph, moved up in the ICC Test bowling rankings following their impressive performances in the first Test against Bangladesh at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua. Seales advanced three spots up to 11th; Roach, four places up to 17th; and Joseph, three places up to 29th. Seales picked up five for 87, Roach four for 50, […]

todayDecember 4, 2024 1

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Athletics Weekly names Alfred its Female Athlete of the Year

St. Lucia’s sprint queen Julien Alfred has bagged yet another distinguished award as she was named the Athletics Weekly (AW) International Female Athlete of the Year for 2024. Alfred, who won St. Lucia’s first-ever Olympic medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics when she succeeded in winning gold in the women’s 100 meters and silver in the 200 meters, beat out several other nominees, including Belgium’s Nafi Thiam, the Netherlands’ Sifan […]

todayDecember 4, 2024 1

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Taylor unavailable for West Indies tour of India

Stafanie Taylor will not be available for the West Indies senior women’s multi-format tour of India. The team will compete in this series in three T20 Internationals and three One-Day Internationals (ODIs). The Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced that Captain Hayley Matthews will lead the squad. However, Taylor remains sidelined due to an injury. The tour starts on Dec. 15 with the T20I series at the Dr. DY Patil Sports […]

todayDecember 4, 2024 1

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Winning start

The West Indies wrapped up the opening Test against Bangladesh in only 40 minutes on the fifth and final day of the match and took a 1-0 lead in the two-match series at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua. Pacer Alzarri Joseph took two wickets as Bangladesh resumed on their overnight total of 109 for seven in pursuit of 334 for victory. They were however limited to 132 for […]

todayDecember 3, 2024 1

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IPL franchises snapped up Rutherford, Shepherd, and Powell

West Indies teammates Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, and Rovman Powell were all selected by franchises on the second day of the 2025 IPL Mega Auction in Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, other West Indians, such as Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Akeal Hosein, Shai Hope, Kyle Mayers, and Roston Chase, all went unsold. The 26-year-old Rutherford secured the biggest payday of US$317,000 after being picked up by the Gujarat Titans. Rutherford entered the […]

todayDecember 3, 2024 1

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Seizures of illicit guns surge in the Caribbean

Studies recently done by Matt Schroeder, senior researcher at the Small Arms Survey at the Graduate Institute of International Development Studies, revealed a notable increase in seizures of firearms shipments to the Caribbean and Latin America during the period 2016-2023. The findings were disclosed in the research titled “Trends in Trafficking:  Comparing US-based Firearms Trafficking to the Caribbean and Latin America.” The newly acquired data came through the US Customs […]

todayDecember 3, 2024 1

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