St John’s, August 14th, 2012 – The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States has given life to its newest organ – the OECS Assembly. But four […]
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Michelle found dead in Jamaica canefield
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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.
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Continue readingGovernment defends position on overseas medical assistance for nationals
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Continue readingBIRD REBUKES OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER FOR ASSAULT ON CITIZENS
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Continue readingA Statement by the Hon. Lester Bird – THE FARCE WE CALL WEST INDIES CRICKET
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