By Fabian Belgrave Guest Contributor WILDEY, Barbados (Thursday, July 21, 2022) — Forty-eight groundsmen in Barbados are now better prepared to carry out their job, after completing a four-week training course, held by the National Sports Council (NSC). Permanent Secretary in the Ministry ...
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Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Olivia Grange (third left) and ‘Team Jamaica’ supporters, share a moment with Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (fourth left), following her victory in the women’s 100-metre event at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon on ...
Read More »Herb Carnegie Inducted Into Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2022
TORONTO, Ontario (Tuesday, June 28, 2022) — Herbert H. Carnegie — regularly considered the best Black hockey player to never play in the NHL — has been inducted, posthumously, into the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Class of 2022, in the ...
Read More »West Indies’ Under-19 Cricket Team To Participate In South African Tournament
By Fabian Belgrave Guest Contributor ST. MICHAEL, Barbados (Wednesday, June 22, 2022) — The West Indies will be represented at the inaugural Under-19 Cricket Tournament, being held at the University of Pretoria, in South Africa. Minister of Youth, Sports and ...
Read More »Remembering David Holford: Cricket Legend; “The Best Captain West Indies Never Had”
“My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” – Psalm 73:26 By Basil Springer Contributing Colunist David Anthony Jerome Holford passed away on Monday, May 30. He has been ...
Read More »How Do We Protect Kids From Abuse In Sport Without Creating A ‘Culture Of Suspicion’ That Ruins It For Everyone?
By Blake Bennett Guest Contributor Although sport is often touted as a vehicle for positive experiences, many investigations into sporting cultures – particularly high performance sport – have highlighted how predatory or abusive behaviour by coaches can emerge and be tolerated. ...
Read More »New Documentary, Heart and Sole: The Dylan Kalambay Story, Released
TORONTO, Ontario (Friday May 6, 2022) — A new documentary short film, Heart and Sole: The Dylan Kalambay Story, that traces the high school basketball star’s return to the court, after life-saving heart transplant, was released, last Friday. Directed by Michael ...
Read More »Jamaica Supports Olympic Bobsleigh Team With US$20,000
KINGSTON, Jamaica (Tuesday, February 1, 2022) — Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, announced that a new tourism product to be launched will rely heavily on sport and entertainment, as the two areas have large followings. The Minister made the comments, ...
Read More »Marble Cricket In Barbados Revived By Lodge Old Scholars
By Julie Carrington Guest Contributor ST. JOHN, Barbados (Friday, November 26, 2021) — Marble cricket, a well-loved Barbadian past-time that was used as the launch pad for the cricketing career of some of the island’s top players, was revived, Wednesday, ...
Read More »Being Good At Maths Might Help You Become Great At Sports: Emma Raducanu Showed Us Why
By Laurence Shaw Guest Contributor Following her triumph in the recent US Open tennis tournament, Emma Raducanu was interviewed by Chinese media outlet, CGTN, and revealed that maths was her favourite subject at school. Raducanu told the interviewer she was “a numbers ...
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