May 1, 2021
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by
Annan Boodram
It has become rather perplexing that, in spite of the gelling of the West Indies cricket team, the nations of the Caribbean refuse to use this model for all sports. This issue has been mooted from time to time in various Caribbean media starting almost two decades ago but has never been addressed by Caribbean governments, sporting bodies and CARICOM. In the 2016 Olympics, the English-speaking Caribbean tallied 17 medals. In 2012 that number was 43.