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The workshop begins October 5, 2021, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, and ends October 8, with a closing session and press conference at midday. The intensive programme will cover a wide range of topics on best practices in the modern league across several topics aimed at further developing the clubs of the Jamaica Premier League.

Cricket West Indies boasts one of the fastest growing online and social media audiences in sport with the www.windiescricket.com website, over 4 million followers on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and over 2.5m subscribers on YouTube. This growth is a result of the West Indies teams being one of most successful, innovative and loved teams in world sport.

He brings over 25 years of experience in commerce and private sector leadership having held several senior positions in a variety of industries. He has also held the position of chair for a number of large state corporations including the Cheddi Jagan International Airport and Guyana National Shipping Corporation.

He will join President of Concacaf Victor Montagliani and several other regional football association presidents at the grand final scheduled on August 1 at the Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada.

Meanwhile, three Jamaican referees will officiate in this evening's Concacaf Gold Cup semi-final match-ups between defending champions Mexico and Canada at the NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.

The man in the middle will be Daneon Parchment, while Jassett Kerr will be one of two assistant referees, the other being Caleb Wales from Trinidad.

Left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein and off-spinner Kevin Sinclair have been named in the match-day squad as replacements for Shimron Hetmyer and Obed McCoy – who have minor injuries.

West Indies have an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match CG Insurance Series. West Indies clinched the Series with a six-wicket victory on Monday night, after a superb win by 18 runs last Friday night followed by an impressive 56-run triumph on Saturday night.

Addressing the players at the event were experts in the field of Sports Nutrition, Personal Finance, Player Agency and Representation, Social Media and Personal Branding, along with representatives of the West Indies Players Association (WIPA). There was also a question and answer session with former West Indies Test captain Denesh Ramdin, which gave the players the opportunity to discuss a wide range of topics.

The announcement of the Jamaica and Bayer Leverkusen winger was made yesterday by the local governing body for special athletes.

Bailey, who is also ambassador for Food for the Poor Jamaica, said he will give of his best to help his country, especially Jamaicans in need and the most vulnerable.

With over 14 years of international cricket experience, Sammy is celebrated by many in the region, and across the world, as a charismatic and inspirational figure, renowned for leading the West Indies to back-to-back ICC T20 World Cup titles in 2012 and 2016. Daren is the first international cricketer from his native Saint Lucia where the national stadium has been named in his honour.

The 66-year-old was found dead at his home in Portmore, St Catherine sometime after midday today. The cause of his death is unknown and will have to be determined by a coroner’s inquest. 

Lothian spent more than four decades at the state-owned Institute of Sports (INSPORTS) working as a sports officer until his retirement in 2015.

Running with a legal tailwind of +1.6 m/s the sprint phenom eclisped her previous personal best of 10.70 and national record jointly shared with compatriot Elaine Thompson.

With the new mark Fraser-Pryce is the second fastest women in history behind Florence Griffiths-Joyner’s world record of 10.49 established in July 1988.

The time sees Fraser-Pryce leading the world 100m form list and will certainly make her the bookie’s favourite to capture gold at the upcoming Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.