Author: Clivette

Muirhead to step down as WICB CEO

September 02, 2016 in Sports

ST.JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC-Michael Muirhead is stepping down as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), the board has confirmed today. A WICB statement says Muirhead will not be renewing his contract and will officially demit office on October 14 this year. The 59-year-old...

Elaine Thompson pips Schippers in all-star 200m

September 02, 2016 in Sports

ZURICH, Switzerland (AFP) — Recently crowned double Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson maintained her winning ways by holding her form to claim victory in an all-star women's 200m at the Diamond League meet in Zurich on Thursday. Dutch world champion Dafne Schippers, who won silver behind...

Doctors Fear Zika Is A Sleeping Giant In Haiti

September 01, 2016 in Regional

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Thursday September 1, 2016 – At the Mirebalais Hospital in Haiti’s central plateau, Dr. Louise Ivers and Dr. Roman Jean-Louis are examining a baby girl who was born in early July with microcephaly, a smaller-than-normal skull often associated with Zika infections. The baby, named...