By Ivan Clifford CMC Contributing Writer HAMILTON, Bermuda, November 11, 2017 (CMC) – The America’s Cup, sailing’s blue-riband sailing event, staged earlier this year on Bermuda’s Great Sound, will generate a US$330 million boost to the island’s economy, while the ...
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Feed SubscriptionFormer FIFA Vice-President, “Jack” Warner, Files Appeal Against Court Extradition Ruling
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, Nov 3, 2017 (CMC) – Former Vice-president of the International Football Federation (FIFA), Austin “Jack” Warner, has filed an application, challenging the ruling of a High Court that cleared the way for his extradition ...
Read More »Former FIFA Official Austin “Jack” Warner Loses Fight Against US Extradition
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, September 28, 2017 (CMC) – Former politician and international football official, Austin “Jack” Warner, yesterday, lost his lawsuit, challenging his extradition to the United States. Warner is wanted by authorities to answer charges of ...
Read More »Sporting Events On A Budget – It’s Possible With A Plan
By Carla Hindman PRIDE Finance Columnist Season ticket holder or first-timer, watching your team take the field or visiting new teams in a different venue, gripping your seat tightly during the finger-biting last minutes of a close game or cheering ...
Read More »World Tourism Organization Invites Usain Bolt To Serve As Special Ambassador
KINGSTON, Jamaica, August 17, 2017 (CMC) – The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) says Usain Bolt has been invited to serve as a Special Ambassador for the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development. JTB said it is “vital that the ...
Read More »Country Mourns Death Of Jamaica Football Federation President, Horace Burrell
KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 8, 2017 (CMC) – The Jamaica government has led the tribute to the President of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), Captain Horace Burrell, who died, on Tuesday, in the United States. He was 67 years old. Prime ...
Read More »West Indies Cricket Team Flattens Pakistan
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, May 5, 2017 (CMC) – A rampant West Indies cricket team flattened Pakistan for a record-equaling low at Kensington Oval, as they romped to an emphatic 106-run victory in the second Test Match here, yesterday, to level the ...
Read More »Jamaica-born Athlete Killed In Motorcycle Crash
KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 20, 2017 (CMC) — Jamaica-born Olympic high jumper, Germaine Mason, was killed in a motorcycle crash here, early today. The police report that the athlete, who switched allegiance to represent Great Britain in 2006, and won silver ...
Read More »Rod Tricks Every Angler Should Know: Tips For Tight Situations
While out on the water, you’re going to encounter many different scenarios. Sooner or later you’re going to have to get your lure/fly/bait into a tight spot or change up your retrieve to help entice a strike. In this article, ...
Read More »Gayle Makes Stunning Move To Patriots
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts-Nevis, December 16, 2016 (CMC) – The St. Kitts Patriots cricket team acquired the services of Twenty20 batting sensation, Chris Gayle, yesterday, in a stunning transfer move for the next season of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). A ...
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