CWI president says there have been pros and cons to Covid-19 pandemic
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By Neto Baptiste
Cricket West Indies (CWI) President, Ricky Skerritt, said that there have been pros and cons associated with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, adding that the way his administration functioned throughout the last year of his two-year term was affected either way.
Speaking recently on the
Good Morning Jojo Sports Show, Skerritt said however that his administration has found creative ways to get the job done.
“Covid in the second year, certainly threw a lot of things off track in terms of just our ability to get together. The platform like Zoom, that came about were very good in allowing us to have communication and there were areas where we did better than we thought we could. For instance, with coaches’ education, we were able to reach more coaches than we anticipated because of the Zoom platforms and others. We have 286 new coaches across the region, 79 level ones and 81
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Former PM hails Clarvis Joseph for role in bringing WICB headquarters to Antigua
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Former prime minister and National Hero, Sir
Lester Bird, has described his past relationship with the now deceased Clarvis Joseph as a “reasonable” one, listing a move they spearheaded in 1998 to have the headquarters of the West Indies Cricket Board relocate to Antigua as one that is still benefiting the twin island state today.
Speaking on the Good Morning Jojo Sports Show, Sir Lester said that although they may have sat on different sides of the political divide at the time, the focus then remained on ensuring Antigua and Barbuda became the hub for West Indies Cricket.