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Grenada Prime Minister Urges Creation of OECS Sports Academies
Above: Kirani James By the Caribbean Journal staff How can the Caribbean develop more athletes like Kirani James? Once-in-a-generation talents like the Grenadian star don’t come around often, but that doesn’t mean the region can’t develop more high-grade athletic stars […]
Casa de Campo to Open “Golf Learning Center”
By the Caribbean Journal staff A major new golf academy is coming to the Caribbean’s leading golf resort. The Dominican Republic’s Casa de Campo is opening a new Golf Learning Center, the property announced this week. Charlie Epps, a 40-year […]
Why Roberto Alomar Went to the Bahamas
Is the Bahamas the next major breeding ground for MLB stars? While baseball has been popular in the 700-island archipelago for some time, with a robust little league, Major League Baseball is now getting more deeply involved. MLB held its […]
Caribbean Idea: Should an MLB Team Open an Academy in the Bahamas?
Above: the Bahamas Baseball is extremely popular in the Spanish and Dutch-speaking Caribbean. Players from the Dominican Republic account for more than 10 percent of all players in Major League Baseball, and some of the best young prospects in the […]
Major League Baseball to Host Showcase in Dominican Republic
Above: Dominican-born star Jose Reyes (Photo: Miami Marlins) By the Caribbean Journal staff Major League Baseball will be hosting a showcase for top amateur players in the Dominican Republic this month, the league said in a release Friday. The Sept. […]
Nigel Spence: 50 Years of Jamaican Food
By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor This is a stellar year in Jamaica’s history, as Jamaicans and well-wishers everywhere will soon be celebrating the country’s 50th Anniversary of Independence. Easily one of the most beautiful places on earth, Jamaica is not […]
Major League Baseball, Dominican Republic Sign Deal on Athlete Education
Above: the signing of the agreement (Photo: CIG) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Republic’s Ministry of Labour, Major League Baseball and two other agencies have signed an agreement on vocational training and youth employment in the country’s baseball […]
Interview with Clinton Bush Haiti Fund CEO Gary Edson
Above: Employees at an atelier in Port-au-Prince (Photo: CBHF) By Alexander Britell Soon after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, former US Presidents Bill Clinton and George W Bush, at the behest of President Barack Obama, founded a fund aimed at […]
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