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Grenada to Rename National Stadium After Gold Medalist Kirani James
Above: Kirani James’ victory parade in Grenada By Lincoln Depradine ST GEORGE’S – More than EC$730,000 in cash, real estate, treasury bonds and jewelry has been donated to Kirani James, the Grenadian superstar athlete, who won gold on August 6 […]
Bahamas Opens New National Stadium
Above: the opening ceremony of the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium (BIS Photo/Derek Smith and Patrick Hanna) The Bahamas has officially opened its new 15,000-seat national stadium. The Thomas A Robinson National Stadium is the culmination of a two-year project […]
China Officially Hands over $30 Million National Stadium to Bahamas
Ambassador Hu Shan and Cabinet Secretary Anita Bernard (BIS Photo/Peter Ramsay) The new Bahamas National Stadium, a $30 million gift from China to the Bahamas, was officially handed over yesterday. Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham held the ceremony for the project, […]
China’s Lequan Visits New Bahamas National Stadium Project
Bahamian track legend Thomas Robinson with Wang Lequan (BIS Photo/Gena Gibbs) China’s Wang Lequan, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of China’s Communist Party, visited the new Bahamian national stadium this week, which was a joint Sino-Bahamian […]
New Lights for Grenada’s National Cricket Stadium
By the Caribbean Journal staff Nighttime cricket is coming to Grenada. The country’s government has been guaranteed a $4.08 million USD loan from the Canadian Bank Note Company to erect light fixtures at the island’s National Cricket Stadium. The news […]
Bahamas Breaks Ground on National Baseball Stadium
Above: the groundbreaking last week (BIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas has officially broken ground on a national baseball stadium. The Andre Rodgers National Baseball stadium, named for the first Bahamian to make the Major Leagues, will […]
There’s a New Baseball Stadium in The Bahamas
Miami Marlins star Jazz Chisholm just might be the most famous baseball player ever from The Bahamas. But the reality is that Chisholm is part of a growing wave of high-level baseball talent coming from The Bahamas, a growing baseball […]
Hard Rock International’s Newest VP
Hard Rock International has promoted Andrew Nasskau to be its new vice president of operations development, the company announced in a release. Nasskau had been serving as area vice president of operations, responsible for management, operations and preopening of Hard […]
A New $40 Million Stadium, Built by China, Opens in Grenada
A major new project By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Grenada has a major new athletic stadium. The $40 million, Chinese-built stadium opened this weekend at an official ceremony. The 8,000-seat facility replaces the original athletics stadium which was destroyed by […]
Grenada: Work to Begin Soon on China-Funded Athletic Stadium
Above: Grenada By the Caribbean Journal staff Work will soon begin on a $25.19 million athletic and football stadium (EC $68 million) in Grenada funded by the government of China. The National Athletic Stadium project is scheduled to be completed […]
Usain Bolt Wins 100M at Jamaica National Senior Trials
Above: Usain Bolt By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s Usain Bolt glided to victory after a relatively slow start in the 100M Friday at Jamaica’s senior senior trials in Kingston. Bolt finished in 9.94 after finishing second in the semi-finals […]
Spain Tops Haiti, 2-1, in Hard-Fought International Friendly
By the Caribbean Journal staff For a while, it was looking like Spain would cruise to a 2-0 shutout against Haiti. But in the 75th minute, Wilde-Donald Guerrier made it through Spain’s defenders and put one home, giving Haiti its […]
China Earmarks $31.5 Million For Grenada Stadium Project
Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff China’s government has earmarked $31.49 million for the rebuilding of the National Athletic and Football Stadium in Grenada, according to Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell. The project is part of what […]
Bahamas Mourns Thomas Robinson, National Sporting Hero
Above: Thomas A Robinson with China’s Wang Lequan at the handover of the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium last year (BIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas is mourning the death of Thomas A Robinson, one of the […]
Haiti’s National Team Falls 1-0 to Harvard
By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s national soccer team fell to Harvard College’s squad Sunday on a goal in the 86th minute. The game, which was the second of a two-match charity series that began with a similar 1-0 defeat […]
Commentary: Why Grenada Should Establish a National Sports Hall of Fame
By Michael Bascombe CJ Sport Contributor One of the biggest lessons learnt from Grenada’s campaign at last weekend’s IAAF World Championships in Istanbul, Turkey is to prepare for disappointments during the careers of our top-flight competitors – Kirani James and […]
Antigua and Barbuda’s National Football Team Gets New Name
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 […]
The Bahamas Just Installed a New Solar Park
By the Caribbean Journal staff Continuing a push toward green energy, The Bahamas just installed a new solar park at its Thomas A. Robinson national stadium. The new park, which also includes a carport and two electric vehicle charging stations, […]
UAB, Ohio to Play in Bahamas Bowl
By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas has long been at the forefront of sports tourism in the Caribbean, and that trend continues this year with another high-profile NCAA Football bowl game hosted right in New Providence. UAB and Ohio […]
Barbados’ Must-Visit Summer Carnival: Crop Over
What to know about Barbados’ must-visit event: Crop Over By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Trinidad’s pre-Lenten Carnival is the Caribbean’s most famous festival, but Crop Over, the mid-summer Bajan bacchanal that traditionally marks the end of the sugar cane […]
Muhammad Ali and Jamaica
Jamaica’s love affair with the Greatest. By David Rowe CJ Contributor Jamaicans first embraced then-Cassius Clay in 1964 after listening to his upset victory over the champion Sonny Liston on rediffusion radio. He was then young and brash and declared […]
How Grenada Is Putting the Focus on “Local”
A new campaign on the Spice Isle By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Grenada has a new focus on “local.” The country’s Ministry of Economic Development, Planning, Trade, Cooperatives and International Business has launched its new National Buy Local and Made […]
Usain Bolt Will be Competing at the World Relays Bahamas
Above: Usain Bolt By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican superstar Usain Bolt will be competing at the upcoming IAAF/BTC World Relays Bahamas in May, the local organizing committee said Tuesday. The Jamaican Athletics Administrative Association confirmed that Bolt would be […]
England to Play First-Ever Test Cricket Match in Grenada
Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff England will play its first-ever test cricket match in Grenada next year, the government announced. The match at the National Stadium in Grenada will take place during England’s three-test tour in […]
Jamaica Sets World Record in Men’s 4x200M at IAAF World Relays
Above: the Jamaican squad in Nassau By the Caribbean Journal staff Yohan Blake helped Jamaica’s men set a new World Record to win gold at the 4x200M event of the first-ever IAAF World Relays in Nassau this weekend. The team […]
Bahamas Names Executive Team For IAAF World Relays
Above: the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium By the Caribbean Journal staff The Executive Members of the IAAF World Relays Bahamas 2014 have been officially announced to the public. The group, which was announced during a recent press conference at […]
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 […]
Barbados Looking to Attract Athletes Training for 2016 Olympics
Above: Barbados (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados is an ideal training ground for athletes preparing for the 2016 Olympics in Rio, according to Sports Minister Stephen Lashley. The Minister, who was addressing the Pan American Sports Organization’s […]
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