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Barbados’ karate team has won a second medal at the Central Caribbean Cup Karate Championships, securing another bronze at the Gimnasio Roberto Durán venue in Panama. Team captain Sheridan Greaves delivered a nail-biting victory in the senior men’s over-84-kilogramme division, battling his way to an 8-6 triumph over Curacao’s Ruviene Mathilda. Earlier in the competition, Delano Allsopp captured the first bronze medal for Barbados in the under-21 75kg category. In other results, Ric-Anne Brathwaite narrowly missed out on bronze in the senior women’s under-68kg kumite match. Joseph Tseu reached the quarter-finals of the senior men’s kata repechage, while Shannan Skeete was eliminated in the first round of the senior women’s kata.

A double women’s cricket tournament is set for the Easter weekend from April 18 to 22 at the Mapp Hill Ground. It’s the 2025 edition of the West Indies Women’s Softball International Cricket Festival, which will have nine teams from the five participating countries in two zones. The two tournaments will be a one-day T6 competition followed by the Hamilton Lashley Challenge Shield. Hosts Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, and St. Vincent will field two teams each, while Antigua has one. Organiser Rodney Simpson highlighted what’s up for grabs. The Barbados’ teams are being sponsored by Managing Director of Tree Trimming, Dave Lovell, who presented the shirts to captain Kim Waldrond. Mr. Simpson believes softball cricket has helped to develop cricket in the entire Caribbean over the years, and now it is not being taken as seriously as it should.

Dr. Kishore Shallow has officially been returned as President of Cricket West Indies, with Azim Bassarath continuing as Vice President. This follows the annual general meeting held over the weekend at the St. James Club in Antigua and Barbuda. Both were unopposed and will begin a new three-year term, effective immediately. In a unanimous vote, all territories supported Dr. Shallow, securing 12 votes, while Bassarath received the backing of four territories, amassing eight votes. This marks the first three-year term under CWI’s recently implemented governance reform, which introduces term limits to enhance accountability and long-term sustainability. Dr. Shallow first took office in 2023 and has been at the forefront of transformational changes within CWI, focusing on governance modernisation, high-performance development, and strengthening stakeholder engagement. The AGM was attended by all member shareholders representing Barbados, Leeward Islands, Jamaica, Guyana, Windward Islands, and Trinidad & Tobago.