October 2016

Cameron defiant

October 22, 2016 in Sports

KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC) – West Indies Cricket Board president Dave Cameron has defended the timing of the decision to sack head coach Phil Simmons, and says he expects the “bold” move by the board to be vindicated in the future. Simmons was controversially fired last month...

Windies A Concede Series With Heavy Defeat

October 22, 2016 in Sports

[caption id="attachment_14820" align="alignright" width="300"] Off-spinner Rahkeem Cornwall claimed four for 87[/caption] DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka (CMC) – A dramatic batting collapse ensured a series defeat for West Indies A as they plunged to 138-run loss on the last day of the third and final four-day “Test” against...

NCB staff donates $2m in cash, supplies to storm-ravaged Haiti

October 22, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_14817" align="alignleft" width="300"] Director general of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management Major Clive Davis (left) receives a donation of cash and supplies from chief executive officer of National Commercial Bank Foundation Nadeen Matthews at the bank’s Atrium offices in Kingston on...

Wyclef Jean Faces Criminal Probe Over Haiti Charity

October 21, 2016 in Regional

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Wednesday October 19, 2016 – Wyclef Jean, the hip-hop artist and former candidate for the presidency of Haiti, says he is “committed to ensuring that things are made right” amid news of a criminal investigation into the finances of his personal charity. The musician’s...