Warm-ups Begin At Cricket World Cup

Mar 05, 2007
Associated Press

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados”“It’s been a long time coming to the Caribbean.

With construction ongoing at stadiums and infrastructure across the nine scattered venues, the West Indies begin the dress rehearsal phase of the World Cup in one of four warm-up matches today.

The West Indies, winners of the first two cricket World Cups in 1975 and ’79 in England and runner-up in ’83, faces Kenya at Trelawny Stadium near Montego Bay.

No.1-ranked South Africa plays Cup debutante Ireland at Trinidad, England is against Bermuda at St. Vincent and 1996 champion Sri Lanka takes on Scotland at the 3Ws stadium in Barbados in today’s other matches.

Australia, seeking an unprecedented third consecutive World Cup title, had a boost yesterday with all-rounder Andrew Symonds hitting a dozen cricket balls in a net practice.

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Fans Blast Shabby West Indies Team

Jamaica Gleaner
March 4, 2007

It Would appear that the West Indies team created an unfavourable impression on their arrival at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay on Friday afternoon as airport workers were clearly not impressed with their manners and general attitude.

Having missed the arrival of the West Indians because news of their arrival was not communicated on time, when the local media turned up for the back-to-back arrival of Kenya and the Netherlands he complaints about the Caribbean side were plenty.

“I felt insulted by the appearance of our players (West Indian). They looked like a bunch of rebels with mismatched clothing and their shirts out of their pants,” said a female airport worker. “All the other teams came in looking quite smart – either in their blazers or suits.”

One male airport worker, who described himself as a long-standing Brian Lara fan, said he found the West Indies captain’s attitude towards the fans, which were clearly quite happy to see him, most disappointing.

“He just walked by with his two earphones stuck in his ears not even a smile of acknowledgement despite the attempts by the fans to catch his attention,” said the airport worker. “Personally, I feel insulted by the attitude of our (West Indies) players.”

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World Cup Cricket 2007 Schedule – West Indies

 World Cup Cricket 2007 Schedule

GROUPINGS:

Group A: Australia, South Africa, Scotland and the Netherlands

Group B: India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Bermuda

Group C: New Zealand, England, Kenya and Canada

Group D: Pakistan, West Indies, Zimbabwe and Ireland

For the actual schedule click the read more link

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Caribbean To Check Passports Using Interpol Database

By MARC LACEY
Published: March 2, 2007

All travelers to the Caribbean for the Cricket World Cup in March and April will have their passports checked against an international database of lost or stolen travel documents, making the islands the first region in the world to put such a system in operation.

Before the nine countries involved in the World Cup along with the Bahamas jointly began operating the screening system, only Switzerland was checking all incoming passports against Interpol’s database of 13.4 million lost or stolen travel documents.

“The Caribbean is living proof that it can be done,” Ronald K. Noble, the secretary general of Interpol, said in a telephone interview yesterday from New York.

“It’s not a question of money,” he said. “It’s not a question of population size. It’s not a question of the size of the police force.”

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Nevis Retired Professionals And Skills Corps Launched

Charlestown Nevis (March 2, 2007)
An organisation to promote intergenerational harmony and build youth adult partnership was launched in Nevis on Wednesday February 28, 2007 at the Mt. Nevis Hotel.  The group now known as the Nevis Retired Professionals and Skills Corps (NRPSC) is an initiative of Ministry of Health and Community Development.

Minister of Social Transformation and Community Development, Hon. Hensley Daniel said that the establishment of this organisation is an opportunity for reintegration and to utilize the expertise and skills of those who are retired.

“We have an army of people who have passed 55 years of age and who are not 65 years of age and have retired and they are not playing that critical role that we wish them to play. This organization we hope to bridge that gap.

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