CaribPR Wire

CaribPR Wire, Brooklyn, NY. Tuesday, July 13, 2010: Four teams competing for the title of LIME/Caribbean American Netball Association champion 2010 moved closer to grabbing the trophy after topping their respective divisions last weekend. 

 Volcanoes4 moved to the top in the Junior round while Pitons3 moved up to top the Intermediate round. Upsetters2 and Crusaders1 moved atop the Seniors 2 and Seniors divisions at the end of last weekend’s eighth round of competition at the Lincoln Terrace Park courts at East New York and Buffalo Avenues in Brooklyn, New York.

 Both Saturday and Sunday featured a near full schedule of sixteen matches but it was Upsetters2 and Pitons3 who jumped ahead of the standings after scoring two wins each.

 With half of the schedule still outstanding, Pitons3 crushed the competition twice on the weekend to set off whispers about a promotion to the senior division next season.

 They separated themselves from Crusaders3 in every department, winning 39-15 on Saturday and returning on Sunday to put the exclamation on a badly outclassed Islanders2 team 37-18.

 Pitons3 share top billing at this stage with Senators2 – 15 points. Senators 2 remained unbeaten with a lopsided 42-28 win over Volcanoes Inc.

 Crusaders1 moved to 17 points and the top spot in the ladies division, easily outscoring Pitons1, 40-26.  Upsetters1 which has the same points total, did not play on the weekend.

 With Pitons2 dropping full points to Senators1, 31-27 for their first loss of the season on Saturday afternoon, former champions Upsetters paraded one of the best unit in the park, literally walking over a Spice Girls team that clearly did not come to play. The final score in the match was a woeful 45-13.

 It was a bad weekend for Pitons2 and one they will want to quickly forget. With a chance to at least share the division lead, they stumbled badly, dropping their second match inside 24 hours, failing miserably against the run and shoot, up tempo style of Upsetters2, 52-27. It was clear that they were still recovering from the bruising on Saturday, that had the two teams at each other’s throat and umpire Andre Edwin, hot under the collar.

The pair of Captain Sharon Pierre and Sarah Marcelle did well to keep Pitons2 in the game up to the end of the third quarter, when a questionable call by umpire Edwin, forced a time-out. Senators played the final quarter under protest and almost lost their cool had it not been for the red hot shooting of Karen Charles on offence and Tanika Mercurius.

Other results on the weekend were; Untouchables1/United1, 37-34; Volcanoes3/Typhoon1, 25-31; Sunsplash2/Typhoon2, 38-22; Volcanoes4/Sharecroppers, 32-16; Antillian1/United1, 36-38; Untouchables1/Spice Girls, 40-19; Crusaders2/Sunsplash1, 33-29.

 The tournament continues with 14 matches this weekend – July 17th and 18^th, respectively.  Start time for each match is 4 p.m.

PHOTO CAPTION: 

A Volcanoes teammate left, erupts for one of her team’s 25 points but that would not be enough as rivals Typhoon (center) blew by for a winning 31-25 score-line in LIME/CANA tournament (senior2 division) action at Lincoln Terrace Park, Brooklyn on Saturday, July 10, 2010.

CaribPR Wire, BROOKLYN, NY., Tuesday, July 6, 2010: The LIME (Cable & Wireless) sponsored Caribbean American Netball Association, (CANA), 2010 summer league continues at the Lincoln Terrace Park (East New York & Buffalo Avenues), Brooklyn, NY, on Saturday and Sunday, July 10th and 11th.

 The two day, weekend schedule of fifteen matches will see teams in the hunt for vital points and a chance to boost their division standings.  This coming weekend schedule covers rounds 7 and 8 of the regular season and will be an important marker, following last weekend’s one day break to facilitate the Sunday, July 4th Independence holiday.

 With six matches making up last Saturday’s round six schedule, former league, state and national champions Upsetters scored two impressive wins in the senior division to stay in touch with Volcanoes in the race for top honors.

 With the pivotal height advantage in their favor, Volcanoes’ second team used quick, accurate passing and shooting to separate themselves from Crusaders first team. A five points difference, (36-31), separated the teams at the end of a contest that was even too hot for the umpires to handle.

 Pitons2 were 35-29 winners over Typhoons1 and Volcanoes’ third team were 25-20 winners over Untouchables in another senior division match, but the fireworks were on court 2 where Upsetters had to pull out all the tricks in the playbook in grounding rivals Flying Targets, for a final 45-37 score.

 With both teams parading national talent, there were no easy goals or points. Upsetters held a one point lead, 10-9, at the quarter, a 3 points lead, 22-19, at the half and a six points margin, 32-26, after 3 quarters.

 In one other senior division match, Upsetters2 defeated United1 32-26. In the intermediate division, United2 won a face-saver 27-25 over Typhoon2 in a game marked by poor shooting under the basket.

 This is the 13^th season for the CANA summer league and the first for LIME as sponsors. Tip off for Saturday’s schedule of matches is at 4 p.m.

ABOUT LIME

LIME, (formerly Cable & Wireless), is the Caribbean’s leading telecommunications company. LIME has kept the people of the Caribbean connected for more than 100 years. LIME is focused on providing products and services that improve the lives of Caribbean people every day whether they live in the region or are part of the Diaspora.

LIME’s aim is to deliver the best communication services at the best value across the board–full stop. LIME–for living every day.

aribPR Wire, BROOKLYN, NY.  June 30, 2010:  The 13^th season of the LIME/Caribbean American Netball Association, (CANA), will continue at the Lincoln Terrace Park courts (East New York/Buffalo Avenues), Brooklyn on Saturday, July 3, 2010. Five matches in three divisions are on the schedule with tip-off time set for 4 p.m.

 There will be no games on Sunday, in observance of the Fourth of July Independence Holiday celebrations.

 Last weekend, it was time for top clubs, Upsetters, Crusaders and Pitons to shine.

 On Saturday, former champions Upsetters seniors held off bitter rivals Crusaders 30-28, in what may be a precursor to the mid August league championship showdown. Ninety minutes earlier, Upsetters’ second team left no questions which is the better outfit, finishing with a 20 point (53-33), run away victory margin over Antillians.

 Senators’ second team defeated United2 34-27 and Pitons3 came away 33-20 winners over Volcanoes in the intermediate division. In Saturday’s only junior division meeting, Typhoon recovered from a three goal, third quarter deficit for a 7-7 tie against Sunsplash. Latoya Jaipaul (Sunsplash) was outstanding at goal shoot (GS), while Jorine Bynum and Chelsea McFarlane were outstanding at defense for Typhoon.

 Sunday’s highlights belonged to the trio of Crusaders, Upsetters and Pitons. With a colorful crowd forming the perfect backdrop, Crusaders managed a one goal (39-38) advantage in the night cap against Flying Targets. The stage was set earlier when Sunsplash seniors defeated Volcanoes 33-25 and before that, Upsetters seniors and Pitons playing to a memorable 33-33 tie.

 Other winners on Sunday’s full schedule were; Junior division, Volcanoes4 over Islanders3 14-10, and Sharecroppers besting Senators3, 13-6. Intermediate division, Crusaders3 defeating Typhoon2, 25-20 and Sunsplash playing a better brand of n-ball for a 37-23 win over Islanders. In two other senior division matches, Senators were no match for Typhoons, going down 19-26, while Pitons2 were 10 goals/points better (43-33) than Crusaders2.

 The 2010 netball season which runs through the summer, is being sponsored by LIME, formerly Cable & Wireless, the regional telecommunications conglomerate. The partnership is already paying off for the players, who belatedly, were presented with their awards for last season, during opening day ceremonies and festivities on June 5.

 Thirty-two teams drawn in four divisions and representing 16 clubs, are contesting the league championship which will be decided in mid-August.

 All sixteen clubs will be in action next weekend when the season reaches it half way mark.

LIME, (formerly Cable & Wireless), is the Caribbean’s leading telecommunications company. LIME has kept the people of the Caribbean connected for more than 100 years. LIME is focused on providing products and services that improve the lives of Caribbean people every day whether they live in the region or are part of the Diaspora.

LIME’s aim is to deliver the best communication services at the best value across the board–full stop. LIME–for living every day

 PHOTO CAPTION: 

Little Keanna Williams (center), of Typhoon Netball Club, gets a leg up on the competition during a junior division match with Sunsplash NC in the LIME/CANA Summer League at the Lincoln Terrace Park, Brooklyn, on Saturday, June 26. The match ended in a 7-7 tie.

$50,000 in Guaranteed Prizes

 NEW YORK and LAS VEGAS, March 9 /PRNewswire/ — DominoesStars.com, Hornitos Tequila, DominoUSA, NPDPA and R. Paniagua, Inc. present the FID World Domino Championship at the Las Vegas Hilton, Memorial Day weekend May 26th – 29th with guaranteed prizes of $50,000.

 A classic “Double Six” tournament will be supervised by the DominoUSA Federation. The “High Five” tournament will be administered by domino legend Travis Newsome, President of the NPDPA.

 ”Hundreds of players from all over the world have confirmed their participation,” said Manny Oquendo, President of DominoUSA Federation.

 ”We are elated to have the High Five version of dominoes as part of this prestigious tournament. We look at this as the beginning of a great, long term marriage between High Five and Classic Six domino tournaments,” Mr. Newsome added.

 R. Paniagua, Inc. and DominoUSA will produce the World Domino Championship event at the Las Vegas Hilton.

 RPI first presented the World Domino Tournament at the Hilton and aired the tournaments on T.V. “Now with the alliance forged with the two leading organizations that represent the major style of domino play, this event will continue being the # 1 tournament in quality and fair play. In addition the tournament guarantees its cash prizes,” said Ralph Paniagua, RPI’s President.

 ”And with the event taking place over the Memorial Day weekend, the players and their families will have the opportunity to enjoy Las Vegas,” concluded Paniagua.

 The event is sponsored by DominoesStars.com, the online home of Dominoes and Hornitos Tequila.

 Participants and their guests are being offered an $89.00 daily rate with breakfast.

 For Hotel Reservations contact the Hilton (Idalia or Rose): Direct (702) 732-5060. Toll Free U.S. 1-866-278-6712; Mexico 001-866-278-6712; Venezuela 0-800-100-2630.

 TRADITIONAL DOUBLE-SIX CHAMPIONSHIP: Manuel Oquendo: 407-252-2689; Lucas Guittard – Venezuela: + 58 414-326-36-06; Ralph Paniagua: 212-679-6755; Ricardo Arias – Mexico: 001-521-686-569-3553 or visit DominoUSA.org or VivaDomino.com.

 HIGH FIVE TOURNAMENT: Travis Newsome 816-536-1962 [email protected]. Learn to play dominoes or register online at: www.DominoesStars.com.

 For further information please visit DominoesStars.com, DominoUSA.org and VivaDomino.com.

– Digicel brings the Caribbean Diaspora an exciting day of football with special guest Jamaican International Reggae Artiste, Shaggy



Monday, September 7 th

Evaluation team completes comprehensive two-day tour



TORONTO, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ – The Pan American Sports Organization’s (PASO) Evaluation Commission left Toronto today, impressed by the city’s bid plans for the 2015 Pan / Parapan Am Games, following a busy two-day visit of proposed venues.

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“”Toronto has all the conditions to play host to the Pan American Games in 2015,”" said Dr. Julio C

CaribPR Wire, Monday, August 31st 2009

CaribPR Wire, BROOKLYN, NY, Fri. Aug. 28, 2009: Jamaica and St. Vincent are set to clash in this weekend`s Digicel Caribbean Cup semi-finals while St. Lucia will face-off against Grenada.

The Digicel Caribbean Cup enters its semi-final round this Sunday, August 30th as the four teams battle it out for a final spot on September 6th.

Match times are 4 and 6 p.m. at the Jefferson High School Field, 125-08 Flatlands Avenue, Brooklyn, New York (near Shepherd Ave)

Digicel is the largest mobile operator in the Caribbean and recent entrant to Central America and recently announced its title sponsorship of the Caribbean Soccer Cup.

The Caribbean Cup New York tournament is in its 17th year and features 12 representative teams from the Caribbean and South America. It is currently entering the playoff stages of the tournament, with Jamaica and St. Vincent leading the build up to the final, which takes place on Sunday, September 6th in Brooklyn, New York. Digicel will provide much-needed funds to the staging of the weekly rounds of the tournament, as well as marketing support and investment in player development.

For more information, log on to www.digicelfootball.com

CaribPR Wire, Monday, August 24th, 2009

WHAT: The Digicel Caribbean Cup continues this Sunday, August 23rd, with the second round play-offs featuring Antigua & Barbuda taking on five-time champions St. Vincent & the Grenadines in the first game and Grenada challenging last season`s runners-up St. Kitts & Nevis in the final match.

WHEN: Sunday, August 23rd. Match times

Carib PR Wire, Monday, August 17th 2009

CaribPR Wire, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Aug. 14, 2009: WHAT: Digicel Caribbean Cup New York Play Offs featuring East Zone leaders Barbados taking on St. Lucia and defending champions, Jamaica facing-off against Trinidad and Tobago.

WHEN: Sunday, August 16 th . Match times

Monday, August 10th 2009

WHAT: Digicel Caribbean Cup New York



WHEN: August 9



MATCH TIMES:



2:40 P.M. – Guyana vs. Dominica;



4:30 P.M. – St.Kitts Nevis vs. St. Lucia;



6:15 p.m. – Jamaica vs. St. Vincent & The Grenadines



WHERE: Jefferson High School Field, 125-08 Flatlands Avenue, Brooklyn, New York (near Shepherd Ave)



Digicel is the largest mobile operator in the Caribbean and recent entrant to Central America. The company announced its title sponsorship of the tourney on August 5, 2009. The Cup is in its 17th year and features 12 representative teams from the Caribbean and South America. It is currently entering the playoff stages of the tournament, with Jamaica and St. Vincent leading the build up to the finals, which takes place on Sunday, September 6 th in Brooklyn, New York.





PRESS CONTACT: Felicia Persaud, 718-476-3616

-The 12-team tournament – which is in the playoff stages