It has been seven years since the West Indies last won a One-Day International (ODI) Series 3-0 in the Caribbean, and the regional side did just that yesterday with a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka in Antigua to sweep the series. That win was set...
Music and dance have played a major role in the culture of Jamaica. So much so, that the art forms have gained tremendous exposure worldwide with pioneering musical artistes such as Bob Marley and the Wailers and iconic dancers such as Ivy Baxter....
Passing by the Amy Bailey (Model) Basic School on Camp Road in Kingston, one would probably not think twice about the woman behind the name. However, the school's namesake, Amy Bailey, was a Jamaican educator, social worker and women's...
She wore many different hats - influential political activist, journalist, music producer, playwright, artist, lecturer and businesswoman. Among those many hats, Amy Ashwood-Garvey was also co-founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association...
Gladys Bustamante, “Lady B” as she was affectionately called, was a fierce supporter of women’s and workers’ rights. Through her work for the betterment of the working class and children, and her association and partnership...
After scoring his tenth One Day International century on Wednesday to lead the West Indies to a comprehensive eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka, batsman Shai Hope is urging his team to remain focused as they try to seal consecutive victories today...
March 1, 2020, was the last time Shai Hope represented the West Indies in a One Day International (ODI), and in that game, the right-hander scored 72 against Sri Lanka in Pallekele. Fast forward to a year and nine days later, and the Barbadian...
The West Indies will be looking to get their One Day International (ODI) mojo back, as they kick off the three-match series against Sri Lanka, starting with the opening game today at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua at 8:30 a.m. Jamaica...
Gender parity within sports is ever-increasing, with several women being more and more involved at varying levels, both locally and internationally. Cricket has been a gentleman’s game for centuries; however, more and more females are carving out a...
The Jamaican saying “We little but we Tallawah” personifies Clarendon-born singer and songwriter Millicent Dolly May Small aka Millie Small. A true icon in her own right, Small was a pioneer, becoming the Caribbean's first...
Edith Dalton-James was an outstanding social worker and political activist. The astute pedagogue was a leading educator in the 20th century who used her platform as a teacher to instil knowledge, discipline and seeds of social change in students....
Dr Cicely Williams was not only Jamaica's first female doctor but also a pioneer of maternal and child health globally. Dr Williams was always a caring, nurturing soul, and it was those qualities that led her to travel to the UK to pursue her...
She's most recognisable as Miss World 1976 as well as the mother of Damian ‘Jr. Gong’ Marley, but Cindy Breakspeare is so much more. Though a successful entrepreneur today, after starting a business in 1979, with friend Donna Coore...
West Indies T20 captain Kieron Pollard says his team will need to play more smart, situational cricket, if they are to get the better of the Sri Lankans and claim a two-nil series win when the teams meet for the second time today in Antigua...
The coronavirus pandemic has certainly jolted the sporting world, with cricket being no exception. The new bio-secure playing conditions have become the new norm, and the sport’s governing body has had to reshuffle and reschedule matches and tours...
Veteran Jamaica and West Indies batsman Chris Gayle has his eyes firmly set on the ICC T20 World Cup later this year, as the regional side gets ready to face Sri Lanka in three T20 Internationals in Antigua, starting tomorrow. The 41-year-old Gayle...
West Indies head coach Phil Simmons said the inclusion of veteran players Chris Gayle and Fidel Edwards will be an added boost for the team, as they get ready to square off with Sri Lanka in a three-match T20 series, which bowls off on Wednesday in...
Mary Seacole was born Mary Joan Grant in Kingston, Jamaica in 1805 to a Creole mother and a Scottish father. It was from her mother that she inherited her interest in nursing. Mary's mother, nicknamed “the Doctress”, kept a lodging...
Erna Brodber was a literary giant, who used her brilliance with the pen to fight for the downtrodden. Her many titles are a testament to the brilliance of the St Mary native, who grew up in the farming community of Woodside. Sociologist, check!...
Edna Manley is, today, agreed to be one of the most important artists and art educators in Jamaica’s history. Her work and influence transformed the landscape locally, with creatives countrywide being able to thank her for a continuous churn...
They say that behind every successful man, there is a woman, and that can be said about Amy Euphemia Jacques Garvey, the second wife of National Hero, Marcus Garvey. Jacques Garvey was a pioneering female black Journalist, activist and publisher in...
Despite half-centuries from opener John Campbell and Brandon King, the Jamaica Scorpions could not replicate the same bowling performance from previous encounters and succumbed by six wickets to the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force in their Regional...
As part of the efforts to develop Caymanas Park into a first-world racing destination, Supreme Ventures Racing and Entertainment Limited (SVREL) is pulling out all the stops with the sweetening of the pot for the Road to the Triple Crown, and the...
The first semi-final in the 2021 Regional Super50 Cup gets under way today at 12:30 p.m., with the Jamaica Scorpions taking on arch-rivals Trinidad and Tobago Red Force at the Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua. Both teams have had contrasting runs...
Ricky Skerritt famously ousted Dave Cameron in his run to the presidency of Cricket West Indies, but with just one term under his belt, maybe his administration is coming apart at the seams with challenges springing up with the claim he has not...
