ST JOHN’S, Antigua, Friday July 18, 2014, CMC – A women’s rights group in Antigua has condemned as “sexist”, remarks made by Jamaica Tallawahs captain […]
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The Antigua & Barbuda Tourism Authority Invites You to #LOVEANTIGUABARBUDA
St. John’s, Antigua (July, 15 2014) – Caribbean Premier League (CPL) ‘Local Partner’, the Antigua Barbuda Tourism Authority (ABTA) recently launched its #LOVEANTIGUABARBUDA social media […]
Continue readingAntigua & Barbuda National Hero, Sir Vivian Richards promotes Sweet, Sweet Cricket
(St. John’s, Antigua) February, 17th 2014 – Antigua & Barbuda continues to celebrate its cricket heritage with the release of a new destination video featuring […]
Continue readingWICB president meets regional dignitaries
St. John’s (Antigua), June 18 (IANS/CMC) The president of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Dave Cameron has described a series of meetings he has […]
Continue readingBodies of two Dominicans found in Antigua
(Jamaica Observer) ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Antigua and Barbuda police have appealed to people both here and in Dominica for assistance as they investigated the […]
Continue readingDOMINICA GOVERNMENT QUIET ON OECS ASSEMBLY
St John’s, August 14th, 2012 – The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States has given life to its newest organ – the OECS Assembly. But four […]
Continue readingRecalling moments shane
(The following is an extract from An Unassuming Love (BlackMemory, A Traveloguer And Cricket) by Steinberg Henry, June 2011)
April 24, 2012
… first test at Galle in Sri Lanka (is) drawn with my island’s Shane Shillingford taking 4/123 in the first innings and attracting cricket drama spotlights when suddenly the ICC noticed a strange action in his bowling.
In our cocoyea-swept yards we would accuse a bowler of stoning when he did not swing the hand right through. Stoning. Hmmm. Shane was not stoning. The ICC spoke of an illegal bowling action … Ossie Lewis in his usual Friday night conversation on sports with Dominica Broadcasting’s Ted Dailey, thought that from then forward, given an ICC call for rehabilitation, Shane’s only problem would be the psychological – the fact that all eyes would be on him for about three weeks; the stresses involved in lab tests, bowling tests and, the ever-present radio, television and Internet reporting on the slightest comment regarding his delivery angled and hoaned in an unknown yard-time, space and place.
Continue readingBIRD REBUKES OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER FOR ASSAULT ON CITIZENS
St John’s, 7 March… Antigua and Barbuda’s Opposition Leader Lester Bird has rebuked the Office of the Prime Minister for describing persons who picketed outside […]
Continue readingALP again calls on Baldwin Spencer to explain his role in “special constable” appointment
St. John’s, January 23….. The Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ALP) has again called on Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer to explain his role in the […]
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