Health of justice system synonymous with society it serves says McGowan
Text of the 2014 Grand Court Guest Lecture presented on Thursday 3rd April 2014 by Ms. Maura McGowan Q.C. CRIMINAL LAW – THE CHALLENGES NOW AND IN THE YEARS AHEAD GRAND COURT CAYMAN ISLANDS Public confidence in a State’s ability,…
Dear BBC: Don’t cut African Caribbean journalist
From obv A powerful group of individuals including the most senior Black person- Pat Younge- the BBC has ever employed- have written to senior bosses at the BBC urging them not to axe a key journalistic post dedicated to covering…
Teen charged for Jamaican schoolgirl’s murder in London
From Caribbean360 LONDON, England, Friday March 28, 2014 – A 15-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of Jamaica-born schoolgirl Shereka Fab-Ann Marsh, who died at a house in Hackney, East London on Saturday after being shot in the…
Pietersen in Caribbean Premier League draft
From Breitbart AFP: England exile Kevin Pietersen’s career as a freelance cricket for hire is set to take him to the West Indies after the star batsman announced Friday he’d entered the draft for this year’s Caribbean Premier League. Despite…
Gayle leads West Indies to comprehensive warm-up win over England
From Caribbean360 FATULLAH, Bangladesh, Wednesday March 19, 2014, CMC – Chris Gayle smashed a typically stroke-filled half-century as West Indies crushed England in their first official warm-up match of the Twenty20 World Cup here Tuesday. Chasing a modest 132 for…
Expat Scots demand a vote in independence referendum
By Belinda Goldsmith From Reuters A million Scots living outside of Scotland should be allowed to vote in a referendum this year on whether their country becomes an independent nation, one of them said on Monday as he sought backing…
Waiting for Caribbean sunrise
By Madhu Jawali, Bangalore, From Deccan Herald As strong contenders West Indies begin their defence of World T20 title in Bangladesh, it is hard not to reflect on their triumph in Sri Lanka where they had dashed home hopes in…
A fitter and more adventurous generation leaps, climbs, and pedals into retirement
By Tara Bahrampour, From Washington Post A generation ago, Americans’ idea of retirement travel might have involved a Caribbean cruise, a casino vacation or a European shopping trip. It would not have typically included trekking in the Himalayas, clearing invasive…
World T20 2014 West Indies: Dream team tailor-made for T20s
By R Vishal from Cricket Country The packed Colombo crowd was silenced by flamboyance and the indomitable self-belief that had once epitomised the men from the Caribbean Isles with the ‘Gagnam Style’ played in the blaring speakers all night long….
Windies go down in exciting finale
From Caribbean360 Barbados-born seamer Christopher Jordan proved to be England’s hero, snatching three for 39 from his four overs, including the crucial wicket of Ramdin in the penultimate over. BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday March 13, 2014, CMC – West Indies failed…