
Caribbean T20 League anthem launched
Bahamas News
Caribbean Premier League (CPL) has launched what has been termed an official anthem for the inaugural T20 tournament set to begin in late July. The CPL has described - How We Play - as a dance song that promises to have T20 cricket fans jumping, Caribbean style. The song was written and produced by Tamp;T's Marlon Chen of MRI and Precision Productions and features leading Trinidad soca artiste, ...
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Caribbean Fostering Protection for Coast and Sea Resources
Bahamas News
Necker Island, UK Virgin Islands, May 24 (Prensa Latina) Representatives form governments and entrepreneurs from 15 Caribbean nations gathered in this 74-acre island in the north of the UK Virgin Islands, agreed to start the second stage of an initiative called "Caribbean Challenge" to face the environmental threats in the region, said a local press media Friday. To protect 20 percent ...
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Sports to become big part of ROM Family Fun Day
Bahamas News
By Andrew CoakleyFN Sports EditorThis year's Reach Out Ministries Men United Parade and Family Fun Day at Taino Beach will have even more of a sports appeal than in the past.Last year, the Family Fun Day featured a basketball tournament, which went over pretty good, although organizer Dudley Seide was hoping for a better tournament.In any event, it was the first time that a basketball ...
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CPLs request for Indian players rejected
Bahamas News
Cricket authorities in India have rejected a request from the organisers of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) for Indian players to participate in the inaugural tournament carded to begin next month in Barbados. Trinidad and Tobago Guardian newspaper has reported that the CPL organisers were turned down after making a trip to India to meet officials of the Board of Control for Cricket in India ...
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Caribbean ministers upbeat on a more prosperous region
Bahamas News
Santo Domingo.- The Caribbean must integrate even further to bolster the region's participation in the global economy, and re-launch policies and institutions for a stronger and more confident population, as the only path toward significantly prosperous and progressive societies. Foreign minister Carlos Morales made the statement to open a Special Meeting of the Caribbean Forum's ...
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Midwifery student enjoys incredible cultural experience
Bahamas News
YASMIN?POPESCUFN News Reporteryasmin@nasguard.comThe first student from the Mount Royal University midwifery program is presently in Grand Bahama for her four weeks of training.Rebecca Poitras said she is finishing up her second of four years in the programme and is pleased to be the first student to have been sent to The Bahamas on this programme. She added that it is an incredible cultural ...
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Pakistans tour of West Indies starts July 14
Bahamas News
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has released the schedule for Pakistan's tour of the Caribbean starting July 14. The series will include five One Day Internationals and two Twenty20 Internationals. Guyana will host the first two ODIs, followed by three ODIs at the Beausejour Cricket Grounds in St. Lucia. The Arnos Vale Cricket Ground in St. Vincent will host the two Twenty20 ...
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Cuba make big moves in FIFA rankings
Bahamas News
Caribbean football champions Cuba have made significant gains to remain inside the top 100 of the FIFA World Rankings, according to the July edition. Cuba leaped nine places to 82nd in the world and eighth in the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF), reports CMC. The Dominican Republic also moved up four places to 90th in the world. But Haiti ...
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