Daily Archive: Thursday, October 16, 2014

Articles published on Thursday, October 16, 2014

 Dave Cameron

WICB endorses WIPA as players’ agent, urges peaceful resolution

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The West Indies Cricket Board says it fully endorses the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) as the sole body to negotiate on behalf of the region’s players, and says it will only get involved in the ongoing impasse between the players union and the West Indies squad in India, if invited to do so.

Photo shows Shantel Scott (fourth from right) with Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire  (third from right) and others at her admission ceremony.

Former paralegal admitted to local Bar

A former paralegal at the Fraser, Housty and Yearwood law firm, Shantel Scott was admitted to the local bar last Tuesday after attorney-at-law and partner at the said firm Stephen GN Fraser presented her petition to Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire.

Opener Miller gets his chance to shine

Kingston, Jamaica – Enterprising opener Horace Miller has expressed pleasure at being one of five players drafted by Jamaica’s franchise for the upcoming West Indies Cricket Board Four-day Tournament season, which commences next month.

WDFA to stage year-end football tournament

WDFA President Nigel Garraway, said that in keeping with his association’s mandate and following discussions with the body’s executives and general council, his association will be hosting an inaugural yearend tournament.

Privilege of power

Dear Editor, It was reported that the Minister in the Ministry of Finance gave instructions to the Chairman of the NPTAB to remind procuring entities of an apparently unfilled obligation of theirs under the Procurement Ac, in other words to ensure that they comply with the law.

Bread basket or basket case

Congratulations are in order for the 30 groups of students who conceptualised, cooked and presented healthy food made from local products at this year’s Secondary Schools Home Economics Competition which was held on Tuesday last.