Sport
Antigua and Barbuda’s National Football Team Gets New Name
February 22, 2012 | 11:41 am | 0 Comment
By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda's national football team has received a new name, following a nationwide text-voting campaign. The club, which is ranked 90th in the world according to FIFA, is now the "Benna Boys." But while it's now official, that name has, in fact, been in use for some time. "We'll just chalk it up to irony that the more...
CARICOM to Set Up Regional Task Force on Sports Tourism
February 7, 2012 | 3:51 pm | 0 Comment
Above: Grenadian World Champion sprinter Kirani James By the Caribbean Journal staff The CARICOM Council on Human and Social Development has agreed to establish a regional task force on sports tourism, following the group's meeting in Guyana last week. The task force would develop a strategy for harnessing the Caribbean's potential in sports to aid more...
From Haiti to Jamaica, Super Bowl XLVI Full of Caribbean Connections
February 5, 2012 | 4:41 pm | 0 Comment
Above: Giants Defensive End Jason Pierre Paul By the Caribbean Journal staff Sunday's Super Bowl in Indianapolis was not without a Caribbean connection, with a number of players both for the Giants and Patriots boasting Caribbean heritage. For the Patriots, Safety Patrick Chung is of Jamaican descent (his mother, Sophia George-Chung was a reggae artist in the more...
Kirani James Signs Partnership with LIME
January 25, 2012 | 9:09 pm | 0 Comment
Above: Kirani James signs the deal with LIME Grenada GM Angus Steele By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenadian star sprinter Kirani James has signed an endorsement deal with LIME, the company announced today. James, the current world champion in the 400 metre race, will represent the brand in the Caribbean. "LIME has had a long relationship with Kirani, more...
Guyanese Cricket Looks to Regroup
January 17, 2012 | 9:48 am | 0 Comment
Above: Guyana's national stadium (Photo: GINA) By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyanese Sports Minister Dr Frank Anthony is leading the effort to resolve the cricketing issue in the country, looking to bring in all stakeholders to help with the newly-formed Interim Management Committee and to address criticisms surrounding its formation. The IMC, which replaced more...
New General Secretary for CONCACAF
January 2, 2012 | 4:20 am | 0 Comment
Above: Ted Howard By the Caribbean Journal staff Longtime CONCACAF Deputy General Secretary Ted Howard has been installed as the organization's acting general secretary, the organization announced today. CONCACAF is the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football, the governing body for association football in the region including more...
St Lucia’s Arnold Henry on Life, Basketball and His New Book
December 1, 2011 | 2:33 pm | 0 Comment
By Alexander Britell After an extremely difficult childhood growing up in Castries, St Lucia, Arnold Henry became the first St Lucian to receive a Division 1 Men’s College Basketball scholarship in the United States as a freshman at the University of Vermont. Since finishing college in 2009, Henry has worked to inspire others to overcome the kinds of challenges he more...
Baseball, Bahamian Style
November 15, 2011 | 3:39 am | 0 Comment
The islands of the Bahamas could be the next great source of prospects for Major League Baseball, with the country turning baseball into a potentially fruitful sport. Caribbean Journal takes a look at the growing popularity of baseball in the Bahamas, the humble roots of the modern incarnation of the sport -- and the new wave of talented Bahamians making their way across more...
A Young Caymanian’s Football Odyssey
November 3, 2011 | 2:10 pm | 0 Comment
Above: Sebastian Martinez By the Caribbean Journal staff Cayman native Sebastian Martinez, all of 13 years old, has signed an 18-month contract with the Swindon Town Football Club in England. Martinez is currently playing for the club's U13 development team, where he has already scored his first goal for the club in a game against Bournesmouth. "Sebastian is more...
From Grenada to England, via Netball
October 1, 2011 | 1:54 am | 0 Comment
By the Caribbean Journal staff While Kirani James has been making quite the name for Grenada's sporting culture in Europe, he might have some competition. Prime Minister Tillman Thomas has congratulated Grenadian netballer Lottysha Cato on her accomplishments in the sport, now readying for a second round in the English Professional League. Cato, who recently paid more...
