The furore over Trinidad and Tobago’s deportation of Jamaican nationals points to an ongoing issue rather than a new one. It originates out of a clear misunderstanding of who qualifies for consideration under Articles 45 and 46 of the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas 2001 for “Free Movement of People.” Both …
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The following is a transcript of West Indies captain Darren Sammy’s post-game comments, transcribed by ESPNCricInfo, after he led his team to a four wicket win over England in the 2016 World Twenty20 Cup in India: I want to thank the Almighty, because without him nothing is possible. We have …
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Today we’re all West Indians. United under the maroon flag, we possess a power so magical that with a single win, we transformed Dwayne Bravo’s inanity into a global anthem of victory. Champion! Champion! Under the unity flag of West Indian triumph, however, lies the troubling West Indian reality of a …
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The findings of a Commission of Inquiry into the murder of Guyanese intellectual and political activist Dr Walter Rodney, 36 years ago, are an indictment not only against the Forbes Burnham dictatorship that ruled Guyana for 21 horrible years, but also other Caricom governments and countries that never condemned Burnham’s …
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West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) president Wycliffe “Dave” Cameron has been promised a smooth ride by regional member directors as the embattled sport body looks to carry on in the face of US$42 million lawsuit from the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India). CARICOM officials met the WICB …
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A West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) director, speaking on the condition of anonymity, has questioned CARICOM’s ability to solve the present impasse between the regional cricket body and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and suggested that only the International Cricket Council (ICC) can save West Indies …
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