Organizers of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) Twenty20 tournament have introduced severe in-play penalties for teams guilty of maintaining a slow over rate.The CPL recently announced that teams will face penalties up to and including the removal of one player from the field to stop teams from wasting time and to put pressure on them… Read More

“Althea: The Life of Tennis Champion Althea Gibson” by Sally H. Jacobs c.2023, St. Martin’s Press     $32.00       464 pages Love-all. It sounds like a sweet way to start a game, doesn’t it? But you know the score: nobody’s made any points in this tennis game. Basically, the score is zero-zero… Read More

Brandon King lashed a career-best unbeaten half-century as West Indies thrashed India by eight wickets to notch their first Twenty20 International series win over the Asian giants in seven years at the Central Broward Regional Park in Florida recently. Tasked with overhauling 166 in the decisive fifth game, West Indies cruised to 171 for 2… Read More

Suriname club Robinhood is champion of the 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield in St. Kitts and Nevis after posting a 5-1 victory over Martinique’s Golden Lion on Sunday at the SKNFA Technical Centre in Basseterre. CONCACAF said Shaquille Cairo led the way for the five-time CONCACAF Champions Cup runners-up with a pair of goals in… Read More

The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says officers from its Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) in Baltimore, MD have apprehended a Jamaican national convicted in Maryland of carrying a loaded handgun. ICE said on Aug. 10 that deportation officers from ERO Baltimore’s Criminal Apprehension Program took the 19-year-old noncitizen into custody at… Read More

Thousands of Caribbean nationals were among steelpan aficionados on hand on Friday for the historic “Pan in Times Square” ceremony commemorating the historic, inaugural World Steelpan Day. Earlier this month, the United Nations had declared Aug. 11 as World Steelpan Day. A sea of red, representing one of the major colors of the Trinidad and… Read More

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Activists and environmental groups including the Sierra Club sued Puerto Rico’s government Monday over the planned location of dozens of renewable energy projects meant to ease the U.S. territory’s power woes. The lawsuit claims the projects would be built on lands that are ecologically sensitive and of high agricultural… Read More

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — A powerful explosion rocked a bustling market area near the capital of the Dominican Republic on Monday, killing at least three people and injuring more than 30 others as people tried to flee amid the chaos, authorities said. The explosion occurred at a bakery in the city of San… Read More

The East Flatbush Citizens for a Better Community returned to Paerdegat Park Brooklyn on Aug. 12 to celebrate its 19th family day after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. The pleasant sunny day attracted scores of families who were welcomed by Yvette Barrow founder and president of the non-profit, who served as emcee during… Read More

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday that there’s “unimaginable violence” against women and children in Haiti, saying that persistent violence in the French-speaking Caribbean country remains a significant concern for the safety and welfare of its most vulnerable citizens. UNICEF cited reports of an “alarming spike” in kidnapping and other crimes. According… Read More