Tag Archives: Sports

  1. SOL RALLY BARBADOS 2012 – Safety, Safety and more Safety, watchword for Organisers

    The region’s largest independent oil company, Sol was represented by Barbados Country Manager, Ezra Prescod, who said {CLICK ON FOLLOWING LINK FOR FULL AUDIO};- “Sol is pleased to have partnered with the BRC to grow the event over the past five years. We recognize the value it brings to the island’s sports-tourism product, particularly in these [...]

    May 22, 2012Featured, SportsNo comments
  2. 100 DAYS TO GO UNTIL THE BEST EVER PARALYMPICS

    In 100 days’ time, the most watched, most accessible and most integrated Paralympics of all time will begin in London. Jeremy Browne, FCO Minister with responsibility for the Olympics and Paralympics said: “This Paralympics will be the biggest, best, most celebrated and most watched that has ever taken place. In Britain we are the inventors [...]

    May 20, 2012Featured, OlympicsNo comments
  3. OLYMPIC FLAME HANDED TO LONDON IN GREECE

    Today the Olympic Flame will be handed to London for the third time since the birth of the Olympic Games. Its journey to the UK and the Opening Ceremony of London 2012 will begin. During an hour-long ceremony at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens, the Olympic Flame will be handed to HRH The Princess Royal, [...]

    May 17, 2012Culture, OlympicsNo comments
  4. RUGBY BARBADOS SEVENS GOES UNDEFEATED IN POOL, LOSES IN QUARTER FINALS

    Barbados Select Rugby Sevens recently competed in the Ashby 7’s tournament in Leicestershire, England. The team won all their pool games by scores of 38-7, 24-17 and 41-0 to Sutton Boddington, Loughborough Students and Team Damage. They lost in extra time in the quarter finals to G-Force, a select side. The tournament culminated a four day [...]

    May 17, 2012RugbyNo comments
  5. British High Commission hosts London 2012 Olympics Photo Competition

    The British High Commission has recently launched their official London 2012 Olympics Photo competition and would like to encourage persons to submit entries under the theme “Caribbean Sporting Endeavor.” Photos must be emailed to ukinbarbadoscomp@gmail.com along with a sentence or two on why you think London is a great venue for the Olympic Games. For [...]

    May 14, 2012Olympics1 comment
  6. THE RISE OF JAMAICAN BOXING: REALITY SERIES “THE CONTENDER” GAINS POPULARITY

    The rise of boxing in Jamaica may require a well laid out thesis when all angles of the investigation required are done and that information is presented chronologically. But to encapsulate the rise we first have to look at the early entrance of the sport into national life. When the former Premier of Colonial Jamaica, [...]

    May 9, 2012Featured, SportsNo comments
  7. Fuel Conglomerate Sol Caribbean Seeks To Give Bajan Football Club Kickstart A Boost

    Sol in Barbados is pushing ahead with its youth development and outreach programme as evidenced by the company’s latest contribution to the Kickstart Football Club. Recently, Sol made a donation to the Club to assist with the purchase of uniforms for its senior team, an example of Sol’s expressed commitment to work closely with the [...]

    April 26, 2012FootballNo comments
  8. UK minister visits Barbados: Henry Bellingham MP will have a number of bilateral talks

    Henry Bellingham MP, Minister for the Caribbean, will be making his first visit to Barbados from 25 to 26 April as part of a wider Caribbean visit including the British Overseas Territories of the Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands. Minister Bellingham will have a number of bilateral meetings with Barbados government ministers and will [...]

    April 24, 2012PoliticalNo comments
  9. U.S. Embassy and Partners Launch #Youth #Tennis Program #usa #bridgetown

    Dozens of eager children from three different primary schools got the opportunity to swing a tennis racket for the first time yesterday when a new youth tennis program was launched. Through the project launched by the United States Embassy in association with the Barbados Tennis Association (BTA) and the National Sports Council (NSC), 60 children [...]

    April 20, 2012SportsNo comments
  10. JAMAICAN BEVERAGE CONGLOMERATE WRAY & NEPHEW’S BOXING SERIES, “THE CONTENDER” – BATTLIN’ BABSY?

    Opposition Spokesperson for Sports Olivia “Babsy” Grange takes fighting lessons from the Foska Boxing Mascot – April 11

    April 20, 2012Photo Gallery, SportsNo comments
  11. Moves like Jagger? Day one of the second Test in the current Digicel Home Series, West Indies versus Australia

    Digicel is the lead sponsor of Caribbean, Central American and Pacific sports teams, including the Special Olympics teams throughout these regions. Digicel sponsors the West Indies cricket team and is also the title sponsor of the Digicel Caribbean Cup. In the Pacific, Digicel is the proud sponsor of several national rugby teams and also sponsors [...]

    April 19, 2012Cricket, Photo GalleryNo comments
  12. 100 days to go to the opening of the #London 2012 #Olympics By #UK Prime Minister, David #Cameron

    In just 100 days time, the 2012 Olympics will open in London – a spectacular start to the greatest show on earth. We want to share these fantastic Olympic and Paralympic games with the people of Barbados and that’s why my message to you today is this: “welcome”. These games – and this summer – [...]

    April 18, 2012OlympicsNo comments
  13. #BVI Bound Rower Gets Ready With A Test Row #aids #charity #fundraiser #rowing #canaryislands #azores

    Before Victor Mooney of Queens, New York makes his solo row from the Canary Islands to the British Virgin Islands, the intrepid rower has been invited to help promote the XIX International AIDS Conference 2012 with a six-hundred mile solo coastal row from New York City to Washington, D.C. in July. Mooney will make ceremonial [...]

    April 14, 2012Sports, Travel, TravelNo comments
  14. #Barbados rises in IRB #Rugby Rankings #sports #caribbean #grenadines

    The Barbados senior men’s rugby team handily defeated St. Vincent last weekend to move up significantly in the IRB rankings. Barbados captain Dwight Forde proved the match-winner with a hat-trick of tries in the34-3 victory over St Vincent & The Grenadines at the Arnos Vale Stadium in Kingstown, St. Vincent , although Sean Ward, Stephen [...]

    April 13, 2012RugbyNo comments
  15. Capoeira in Barbados – Sport Relief 2012 at “Ben Mar” Official UKHC Residence #capoeira #barbados #uksportrelief #britain #diplomat

    Starting around 1814, Capoeira and other forms of African cultural expression suffered repression and were prohibited in some places by the slave masters and overseers. Up until that date, forms of African cultural expression were permitted and sometimes even encouraged, not only as a safety gauge against internal pressures created by slavery but also to [...]

    April 2, 2012Martial Arts, Video Gallery1 comment
  16. Trini Posse celebrates 20th Anniversary; 20 Years and still batting! #cricket #trinidad #party #fete

    2012 marks the 20th anniversary of the famed collective of T&T sports enthusiasts and supporters known internationally as the ‘Trini Posse’. The group will celebrate this milestone in fine fashion and festivity during the start of the second test of the Digicel Series 2012 West Indies vs Australia at the Queens Park Oval from Sunday [...]

    March 31, 2012CricketNo comments
  17. DIGICEL CRICKET EXPERIENCE CONTINUES IN ST. LUCIA #castries #vieuxfort #digicelcricket #sportscaribbean

    The Digicel Cricket Experience events continued in St. Lucia this past week as the Digicel Series 2012 swept through the island. The Experience events are happening throughout the Digicel Series venues to enhance the WICB Digicel Grassroots cricket development programme. Held at the Corinth Playing Field, the coaching clinic for the more than 30 St. [...]

    March 29, 2012Cricket, CultureNo comments
  18. Sport Relief 2012 in Barbados – Fundraiser at “Ben Mar” Official UKHC Residence #londonolympics #britain #ukinbarbados #sportrelief #charity

    The money raised at the British High Commission is coordinated by UK’s Comic Relief to help people living incredibly tough lives, both Britain and across the world’s poorest countries. It goes a long way too. From transforming the lives of people in the UK’s most disadvantaged communities, or those living with poor mental or physical [...]

    March 28, 2012Featured, Olympics, Video Gallery1 comment
  19. French Version of “Whose Life Is It Anyway?” meets “The Bucket List” – The Intouchables #quadriplegic #french #paris #caretaker #paragliding

    A true story of two men who should never have met – a quadriplegic aristocrat who was injured in a paragliding accident and a young man from the projects.

    March 26, 2012Cinema, Controversy, Health, Video GalleryNo comments
  20. Barbados Polo – Deejay saved my Life? Gero makes Lion Castle roar! #barbadospolo #unitedkingdom #nissanbarbados #bulova #barkeeping #discotheque

    There’s not a problem that I can’t fix ‘Cause I can do it in the mix And if your man gives you trouble, just move out on a double And you don’t let it trouble your brain ‘Cause away goes trouble down the drain Indeep – Last Night A DJ Saved My Life Lyrics This [...]

    March 25, 2012PoloNo comments
  21. Advocate for St. Lucia disabled joins Digicel 4th ODI Coin Toss #cricket #odi #digicelcricket #castries #beausejour #digicel #physicallychallenged

    West Indies and Australia Captains, Sammy and Watson, respectively, were joined by a very special young man at the crease for the coin toss signalling the start of the 4th Digicel One Day International, held at the Beausejour Cricket Ground in St. Lucia. An advocate for the differently-abled young people in St. Lucia, 17-year old [...]

    March 24, 2012CricketNo comments
  22. Jamaica College Old Boys wins the 2012 Ziadie Cup #soccer #jamaica #miami #ziadie

    The Jamaica College Old Boys defeated the St. George’s College Old Boys to claim the 2012 Ziadie Cup – it was their second Ziadie Cup win since the tournament began 8 years ago. The Jamaica College over-40 team played the St. George’s College over-40 team to a 2-2 draw in the Grand Masters match. In [...]

    March 23, 2012FootballNo comments
  23. DIGICEL KICK START ACADEMY VIDEO WINS PRESTIGIOUS GOLD ADDY AWARD #sunderland #soccer #digicel #youth #sports #caribbean

    Digicel proudly received the prestigious Caribbean Advertising Federation (CAF) Gold ADDY award for its 14 minute mini-documentary about the Digicel Kick Start Academy. The annual Digicel Kick Start training programme sees over 800 aspiring young footballers from across the Caribbean and Central America put through their paces by England and Liverpool football legend, John Barnes. [...]

    March 20, 2012Football, Video GalleryNo comments
  24. Harlequin Hotels & Resorts arrive at Rodney Bay, St Lucia, and partners with local charities.

    Harlequin Hotels & Resorts, the owner and developer of the planned Marquis Estate in Babonneau, has recently acquired the Village Inn and Spa in Rodney Bay, St. Lucia. The agreement to purchase the property from Rainbow Investments Limited was finalized in early February in Castries, and Harlequin Developments has already commenced an extensive refurbishment program [...]

    March 20, 2012Business, TravelNo comments
  25. WICB and Harlequin sign deal for school training programme

    The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and Harlequin Hotels & Resorts (Harlequin) have signed a significant development deal for a Secondary Schools Cricket Training Programme, which will be provided to ten schools in St Vincent and the Grenadines. The training programme, which falls under the WICB age group cricket initiative, will be conducted after school [...]

    March 19, 2012CricketNo comments