Yearly Archives

2014

SKNFA Matches for Tuesday 3rd & Wednesday 4th June, 2014

(Sports Page) — Tuesday 3rd June Junior League At Gardens Playing Field 5:00pm - Hobson Enterprises Garden Hotspurs vs. Winners Circle Newtown United Officials: Travester Richards, Delroy Jeffers & Jason Rouse Division 1 At St.…

3rd Test to be played in Barbados

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board today advised that the Third Test between West Indies and New Zealand will be played at the Kensington Oval in Barbados. The dates of the Test – June 26 to 30 – remain. The WICB thanks the…

Shiv, Samuels among runs on first day

CAVE HILL, Barbados, (CMC) – Stroke-maker Marlon Samuels and veteran left-hander Shiv Chanderpaul both struck form on the first day of the West Indies’ two-day practice match against a Barbados Select XI here Monday. The right-handed…

Jacobs makes Kiwi batsmen struggle

FALMOUTH, Trelawny, (CMC) – New Zealand’s batsmen had a disappointing outing on the opening day of their final three-day warm-up match as they struggled against leg-spinner Damion Jacobs here Monday. The visitors were reduced to 203 for…

Johnson, Carter lift HPC to decent total

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, (CMC )– Half-centuries from left-handers Leon Johnson and Jonathan Carter helped West Indies High Performance Centre to a challenging total on the opening day of their second four-day “Test” against Bangladesh A here…

Defending champions warm up for big tournament

(Sports Page) — The Nevis Masters’ team, the current defending champions of the Leeward Islands Masters’ Cricket title, warmed up for the big annual tournament which bowls off in Nevis, this coming weekend with another practice match at the…

Long room takes Gold in Inaugural Customs Relay Meet

(Sports Page) — The Customs and Excise Department held its inaugural inter Department road relay on Friday 30th May. The run commenced in the vicinity of the Horsfords Valu Mart Supermarket and continued along the Long point Road and…

Winfes’ Race Meet definitely on

(Sports Page) — CJ Bartlette of the Nevis Drag Race Office has indicated that the now annual WINFES’ Drag race meet is well and truly on. The race meet will be held at the St.James’ Raceway, this coming weekend, Saturday June 7th and…

Pele’s son sentenced to 33 years for money laundering

SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian judge has sentenced the son of soccer legend Pele to 33 years in prison after finding him guilty of laundering money for a drug gang. Judge Suzana Pereira says Edson Cholbi do Nascimento must surrender his…

Florida judge accused of punching attorney in courthouse

VIERA, Florida (AP) -- A judge on Florida is accused of punching an assistant public defender during an altercation in a hallway outside a courtroom. WFTV in Orlando reports that Judge John Murphy hit assistant public defender Andrew…

Four killed in St Ann over weekend

OCHO RIOS, Jamaica — The St Ann police were kept busy over the weekend with four murders in the north coast parish. All four murders were committed in communities under the Ocho Rios police command. The first victim, Courtney Edwards, a…

30 Years Celebrating Child Month

(ZIZ)-- The Early Childhood Development Unit of the Ministry Of Education is celebrating Child Month throughout the month of June, as it has for the past 30 years. The theme this year is “Child Month at 30—Celebrating Our Achievements.”…