49th Annual Colgate Women’s Games Registration Day at the Armory

49th Annual Colgate Women’s Games Registration Day at the Armory

By Jared McCallister | Photo credit: COLGATE WOMEN’S GAMES Braving brisk pre-winter weather on Saturday, November 30, athletes, parents, coaches and supporters from across the Northeast attended the first registration day for the 49th Annual Colgate Women’s Games, the nation’s longest-running indoor track and field series for girls and women.  Now through January 5, 2025, girls enrolled […]

Cricket can Inspire a New Generation and Unlock Fresh Avenues for Economic Growth across CARICOM

Cricket can Inspire a New Generation and Unlock Fresh Avenues for Economic Growth across CARICOM

Cricket can inspire a new generation and unlock fresh avenues for economic growth across CARICOM” – Dr Rowley   Following the Second CARICOM-India Summit in Georgetown, Guyana, CARICOM Leaders gathered at the CARICOM Secretariat on Thursday 21 November for the Twenty-First Meeting of the Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee (PMSC) on Cricket.  Chair of the Prime Ministerial […]

For Some NBA Draftees who Overcame Adversity, making the Transition to Fame and Fortune is no Slam Dunk

For Some NBA Draftees who Overcame Adversity, making the Transition to Fame and Fortune is no Slam Dunk

By Rob Book, THE CONVERSATION | Editorial credit: Natursports / shutterstock.com  When a young athlete is drafted into the NBA – as 58 players were on June 22, 2023 – it is often seen as a life-changing event. The money makes it so. Salaries for first-round draft picks this year are projected to range from about $2.4 million at the low […]

Mayor Adams Awards Key to the City of New York to Women’s National Basketball Association Champions, New York Liberty, at Ceremony Following Ticker Tape Parade

Mayor Adams Awards Key to the City of New York to Women’s National Basketball Association Champions, New York Liberty, at Ceremony Following Ticker Tape Parade

Photo courtesy of nyc.gov    NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today awarded the Key to the City of New York to members of the New York Liberty, the 2024 Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) champions. This is the first time in the franchise’s history that the team has won the WNBA Championship. […]

Liberty Lovers Young and Old Celebrate Championship That Was ‘Long Time Coming’

Liberty Lovers Young and Old Celebrate Championship That Was ‘Long Time Coming’

Thousands of fans packed into the Canyon of Heroes in Lower Manhattan to watch the Liberty’s championship parade. Credit: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY By Katie Honan and Gwynne Hogan | thecity.nyc Hundreds of supporters clad in the team’s signature Statue of Liberty aquamarine lined Broadway’s Canyon of Heroes. Office workers at the windows above dumped reams of shredded paper […]

Saint Lucia Prepares to Welcome Golden Girl Julien Alfred in September

Saint Lucia Prepares to Welcome Golden Girl Julien Alfred in September

By Staff Writer | Photo credit Julien Alfred Facebook Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Ernest Hilaire has promised a grand celebration for Saint Lucia’s Olympic star, Julien Alfred, when she returns to the island next month. Speaking at Monday’s pre-cabinet press briefing, Hilaire emphasized that Alfred, who made history as Saint Lucia’s first Olympic champion and […]

Team Jamaica 2024 WorldSkills Competition: “We Have What It Requires to Compete at the International Level”

Team Jamaica 2024 WorldSkills Competition: “We Have What It Requires to Compete at the International Level”

 Photo courtesy: Jamaicans.com As Heart NSTA continues to prepare its students for the future, the 2024 WorldSkills Competition in Lyon, France, marks a significant milestone. According to Dwayne Bent, Director of Institutional Infrastructure Development, Team Jamaica is ready to show the world that they have what is required to compete at an international level, and […]

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