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(CWI) On this International Women's Day, Cricket West Indies proudly celebrates the remarkable progress we've achieved in championing gender equality and empowerment within our cricketing community.

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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Legendary former West Indies batsman Sir Everton Weekes, the last surviving member of the distinguished Three Ws, died here yesterday following a long illness.

The oldest surviving West Indies cricketer and third oldest surviving men’s Test player, Sir Everton passed away at his Christ Church home at age 95, bringing to an end one of the finest ever chapters in West Indies and world cricket.

Fellow Barbadian and Test great Sir Gordon Greenidge on Wednesday hailed Sir Everton as a “favourite of all West Indians”.

In a statement on behalf of Cricket West Indies, president Ricky Skerritt, endorsed Sir Everton’s “amazing legacy” and humility.

Born just outside the storied Kensington Oval on February 26, 1925, Sir Everton became a member of the famous Empire Cricket Club where he played alongside another legendary former West Indies captain Sir Frank Worrell.

LISTED Hotelier, African Sun limited (ASL) recorded a loss of $218 million during the first half of 2020 from $757 million prior period as the curtailment of economic and social activities due to COVID-19 lockdowns affected business. BY FIDELITY MHLANGA Tourism and hospitality business took a knock as authorities across the globe, Zimbabwe included, announced lockdowns to contain the spread of the lethal virus, resulting in the closure of hotels in April, with limited services restored at the end of May. “COVID-19 represents the most significant challenge that our industry has ever faced. Our key source markets such as Europe, the Americas and South Africa are amongst the worst affected. The half year results reflect the significant curtailment of economic and social activities due to COVID-19 lockdowns across the world and the subsequent temporary suspension of operations at all our 11 hotels and two casinos,” ASL chairman Alex Makamure said in a statement accompanying the hotelier’s half year results. Makamure said the promising performance recorded in the first quarter was diluted by the subdued performance of the second quarter due to COVID-19 with inflation-adjusted revenue for the period going down 48% at $461,85 million split as 63% and 37% between domestic and foreign currency, respectively.Prior year revenue was $890 million. Occupancy closed at 22%, a significant reduction of 23 percentage points compared to 45% recorded in the same period last year. Room nights sold dropped by 52% to 63 116 from 132 525 reported last year. “The decline in room nights was across all market segments, with export and domestic reducing by 62% and 49% respectively mainly due to the COVID-19 lockdowns and the related reduction in travel and tourism, resulting in the complete or partial suspension of hotel operations,” Makamure said. The decreases in revenue and volumes resulted in the group posting inflation-adjusted EBITDA loss of $53,61 million. After completing the entire month of April without business, in May, the group took a decision to reopen its hotels on a phased approach following the easing of lockdown measures. Under phase one, Holiday Inn Harare, Holiday Inn Mutare, Holiday Inn Bulawayo and Great Zimbabwe Hotel were reopened on May 11, 2020. Subsequently, Troutbeck and Caribbea Bay Resorts were opened under phase 2 on July 1, 2020 and August 1, 2020 respectively. As the business positions itself to benefit from the reopening of the economy, the Group reopened Monomotapa Hotel and Elephant Hills Resort and Conference Centre on September 1 and 14, 2020, respectively, under phase 3. The group is likely to reopen the remainder of the Victoria Falls properties at the end of this quarter. The group shelved the refurbishment programme, to preserve cash and increase financial flexibility, leaving it with total cash and equivalents of $466,57 million as at June 30 2020 compared to $519,93 million as at December 31 2019. “As we look at the remainder of the year, we are confident that we have enough liquidity to continue to n

Residents say they've had no water delivered for two weeks and are demanding that President Cyril Ramaphosa address them on the crisis.

Each of the expo participants will receive a bag of fresh, local produce from local farmers.

(Trinidad Guardian) Former West Indies batting coach Toby Radford says that the reason Jamaican Jermaine Blackwood, a right-hand player could have scored his valuable 95 to take West Indies to victory over England, had all to do with him controlling his emotions.

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The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed | An Online Reference Guide to African American History by Professor Quintard Taylor, University of Washington

1492 Christopher Columbus makes his first voyage to the New World opening a vast new empire for plantation slavery. 01-01

1494 The first Africans arrive in Hispaniola with Christopher Columbus. They are free persons. 01-01

1501 The Spanish king allows the introduction of enslaved Africans into Spains American colonies. 01-01

1513 Thirty Africans accompany Vasco Nunez de Balboa on his trip to the Pacific Ocean. 01-01

1517 Bishop Bartolome de Las Casas petitions Spain to allow the importation of twelve enslaved Africans for each household immigrating to Americas Spanish colonies. De Las Casas later regrets his actions and becomes an opponent of slavery. 01-01

1518 King Charles I of Spain grants the first licenses to import enslaved Africans to the Americas. 01-01

1518 The first shipload of enslaved Africans directly from Africa arrives in the West Indies. Prior to this time, Africans were brought first to Europe. 01-01

1520s Enslaved Africans are used as laborers in Puerto Rico, Cuba and Mexico. 01-01

1522 African slaves stage a rebellion in Hispaniola. This is the first slave uprising in the New World. 01-01

1526 Spanish colonists led by Lucas Vasquez de Ayllon build the community of San Miguel de Guadape in what is now Georgia. They bring along enslaved Africans, considered to be the first in the present-day United States. These Africans flee the colony, however, and make their homes with local Indians. After Ayllons death, the remaining Spaniards relocate to Hispaniola. 01-01

1527-1539 Esteban, a Moroccan-born Muslim slave, explores what is now the Southwestern United States. 01-01

1540 An African from Hernando de Sotos Expedition into the Lower Mississippi River valley decides to

In Ethiopia, a team from Awi zone to Addis Ababa collects plastic bottles for recycling, contributing to ending plastic pollution. They buy from collectors, sort by color, and sell, creating income. Addis Ababa struggles with waste, especially plastic bags.

If information which surfaced over last weekend that there could have been manipulation of Leon Bailey to openly criticise the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) is true, then it would be most unfortunate.

It seems quite mind-boggling that Cricket West Indies (CWI) continues to guard the audit report that it commissioned last year as close as my granny used to guard her thread bag under the mattress.

Now, the man who was mentioned as the lead actor in what seems like a high-budget film, Whycliffe Cameron, who lost in his unrealistic bid to preside over the affairs of West Indies cricket again last year, is taking CWI to court to squeeze the report out of the organisation's hands.

Prime Minister Holness, Cabinet minister Olivia “Babsy” Grange, and Member of Parliament Pearnel Charles Jr were at National Heroes' Park to mark the 97th anniversary of the birth of the humble Jamaican man from Martha Brae in Trelawny.

Well, apart from serving as Jamaica's third prime minister (PM), he was one of the finest men to have walked the length and breadth of this north Caribbean island.

Travel regulations have been revised to make flying less cumbersome over the December holidays.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies will be without key batsmen Darren Bravo and Shimron Hetmyer when they leave in a few days for their historic “bio-secure” tour of England, but two newcomers have been included in a squad that chief selector Roger Harper believes is up to the challenge of holding onto the Wisden Trophy.

Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced in a statement yesterday that left-handers Bravo and Hetmyer, along with all-rounder Keemo Paul, had opted out of the 14-man team selected for the three-Test series that will be played behind closed doors from next month, amid the COVID-19 pandemic that has already infected close to 280 000 people in the United Kingdom and caused almost 40 000 deaths.

The new faces are middle-order batsman Nkrumah Bonner, making his Test squad debut after being one of the leading batsmen in the 2020 West Indies Championship with 523 runs in seven matches at an average of 58.11; and 22-year-old fast bowler Chemar Holder, the leading fast bowler in the West Indies Championship with 36 wickets in eight matches at 18.91 each, and a member of the successful ICC U-19 World Cup winning side in 2016.

More than half of the squad were involved in the victorious Test series against England in the Caribbean last year so they will bring that experience, that knowledge and belief with them and marry it to the enthusiasm and vitality of the newcomers,” Harper said.

England is a tough team when playing in home conditions; however, I think the West Indies has a good chance of retaining the Wisden Trophy.