ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The Cricket West Indies (CWI) Senior Men’s Selection Panel today announced the One-Day International (ODI) and T20 International (T20I) squads for the upcoming series against South Africa. The West Indies will play three ODIs on 16, 18, and 21 March, followed by three T20Is on 25, 26, and 28 March. In the ODIs, Shai Hope will […]
West Indies 116 for 6 (Williams 30, Dar 2-13) beat Pakistan 113 for 5 (Riaz 29, Matthews 2-14) by three runs. Hayley Matthews again led from the front with her second Player-of-the-Match award in a row as West Indies beat Pakistan in a last-ball thriller. The skipper made 20 at the top of the order and grabbed two crucial wickets […]
US-based electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla has issued a recall for more than 362,000 US vehicles to update the Full Self-Driving Beta or test software. This comes after US regulators said the driver assistance system did not adequately adhere to traffic safety laws and could cause crashes. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said the Tesla software allows a vehicle […]
Jamaica’s Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, has called for deepening tourism and trade integration between the Caribbean and the African continent. In a recent address at the opening ceremony for the Global Tourism Resilience Conference 2023 at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus, Mr. Holness argued that African and Caribbean tourism trade presents opportunities for both regions to […]
The average annual export of Jamaica’s fresh produce industry is approximately 34.5 million kilograms (kg), with estimated earnings of US$78.32 million. Currently, Jamaica exports to more than 30 countries worldwide, with the United States of America (USA), Canada, the United Kingdom, and the Cayman Islands being the most important markets for Jamaican produce. “Yam export is a significant contributor to […]
Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz took a 3-nil shellacking from Spain in their opening match of the Cup of Nations at Central Coast Stadium in Australia on Thursday. The Spaniards were in command performance controlling the game from start to finish. Matie Oroz, Esther Gonzales, and Fiamma Benitez put their names on the goal sheet to place their team in a winning […]
Global sandwich chain Subway says it’s exploring a possible sale of the business after almost six decades of family ownership. The firm has been growing rapidly for years but is now facing soaring costs and increased competition. A company sale could be valued at more than $10 billion. Support The Readers Bureau. Buy A T-Shirt Today (4 different colors)! click […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk donated 11.5 million shares, which is equivalent to $1.9 billion of Tesla stock, to charity last year. The donation would make him the second-largest charitable donor in 2022. Musk’s net worth at the end of 2022 stood at $137 billion, so the donation represented about 1 point 4 percent of his net worth at that time. […]
Hope to captain the ODI team and Powell to lead the T20I team, starting with the West Indies tour of South Africa ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) today announced Shai Hope as the new captain of the West Indies Men’s One-Day International (ODI) team and Rovman Powell as the new captain of the West Indies Men’s T20 […]
Jamaica’s Government made history with a trillion-dollar national budget set for the fiscal year 2023/24. Finance and Public Service Minister Dr. Nigel Clarke tabled the historic Estimates of Expenditure for the fiscal year 2023/24 in the House of Representatives Tuesday afternoon. The budget’s largest single item of expenditure is the $338 billion for wages and salaries for public sector employees. […]
