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Clem John
Clement John (born 29 March 1941) is a former cricketer and senior civil servant from Dominica. Cricket career Clem John was a middle-order batsman who played first-class cricket for the Windward Islands and the Combined Islands from 1961 to 1969. He was the Windward Islands’ best batsman in their match against the touring Australians in 1965, scoring 77 and 27. He captained the Combined Islands in the inaugural season of the Shell Shield in 1965–66. After drawing their first two matches and losing their third, they beat Trinidad in their fourth match, John making 94, the highest score on either side in the match. Later life After his playing career was over, John served as a selector for the Dominica cricket team for 10 years. A cricket stand at Windsor Park Stadium in Roseau is named in his honour – the Clem John and Kelleb Laurent Stand. He was awarded the Sisserou Award of Honour in 2002, and was inducted into the Dominica Cricket Hall of Fame in 2010. John was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roseau
Roseau ( Dominican Creole: ''Wozo'') is the capital and largest city of Dominica, with a population of 14,725 as of 2011. It is a small and compact urban settlement, in the Saint George parish and surrounded by the Caribbean Sea, the Roseau River and Morne Bruce. Built on the site of the ancient Island Carib village of Sairi, it is the oldest and most important urban settlement on the island of Dominica. It is on the west (leeward) coast of Dominica and has a combination of modern and colonial French architecture. Roseau is Dominica's most important port for foreign trade. Some exports include bananas, bay oil, vegetables, grapefruit, oranges, and cocoa. The service sector is also a large part of the local economy. There are several private institutions registered in Dominica, like Ross University, Ballsbridge University, international university for graduate studies, All Saints University, New World University, Western Orthodox University. There is a prominent diocese c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Windsor Park (Dominica)
Windsor Park is a multi-purpose stadium in Roseau, Dominica. It serves as the country's national stadium and is used mostly for cricket and association football matches. Other uses have included the World Creole Music Festival, the Finals of the Calypso Competition and the Miss Dominica pageant. The stadium is of International Cricket Council (ICC) international standard with facilities featuring 12,000 seats, private boxes, a media centre, practice nets, a players' personality complex, digital score boards and five cricket pitches. History The ground was named after Windsor, England, and is situated on the eastern side of Roseau. It was levelled out of a rubbish dump previously known as Cow Town. It was a popular venue for sports of all kinds, carnival activities, horse and donkey racing, state parades and played a central role in island life. In 1999 a national stadium was planned for the site, but after demolishing all of the existing stands and adjoining buildings, inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Windward Islands Cricketers
Windward () and leeward () are terms used to describe the direction of the wind. Windward is ''upwind'' from the point of reference, i.e. towards the direction from which the wind is coming; leeward is ''downwind'' from the point of reference, i.e. along the direction towards which the wind is going. The side of a ship that is towards the leeward is its "lee side". If the vessel is heeling under the pressure of crosswind, the lee side will be the "lower side". During the Age of Sail, the term ''weather'' was used as a synonym for ''windward'' in some contexts, as in the ''weather gage''. Because it captures rain, the windward side of a mountain tends to be wet compared to the leeward it blocks. Origin The term "lee" comes from the middle-low German word // meaning "where the sea is not exposed to the wind" or "mild". The terms :de:Luv_und_Lee, Luv and Lee (engl. Windward and Leeward) have been in use since the 17th century. Usage Windward and leeward directions ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Combined Islands Cricketers
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People From Roseau
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Living People
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1941 Births
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January–August – 10,072 men, women and children with mental and physical disabilities are asphyxiated with carbon monoxide in a gas chamber, at Hadamar Euthanasia Centre in Germany, in the first phase of mass killings under the Action T4 program here. * January 1 – Thailand's Prime Minister Plaek Phibunsongkhram decrees January 1 as the official start of the Thai solar calendar new year (thus the previous year that began April 1 had only 9 months). * January 3 – A decree (''Normalschrifterlass'') promulgated in Germany by Martin Bormann, on behalf of Adolf Hitler, requires replacement of blackletter typefaces by Antiqua (typeface class), Antiqua. * January 4 – The short subject ''Elmer's Pet Rabbit'' is released, marking the second appearance of Bugs Bunny, and also the first to have his name on a title card. * January 5 – WWII: Battle of Bardia in Libya: Australian an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caribbean Community
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM or CC) is an intergovernmental organization that is a political and economic union of 15 member states (14 nation-states and one dependency) throughout the Caribbean. They have primary objectives to promote economic integration and cooperation among its members, ensure that the benefits of integration are equitably shared, and coordinate foreign policy. The organization was established in 1973 with its four founding members signing the Treaty of Chaguaramas. Its primary activities involve: * Coordinating economic policies and development planning. * Devising and instituting special projects for the less-developed countries within its jurisdiction. * Operating as a regional single market for many of its members (Caricom Single Market). * Handling regional trade disputes. The secretariat headquarters is in Georgetown, Guyana. CARICOM is an official United Nations Observer beneficiary. CARICOM was established by the English-speaking parts of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Organization Of American States
The Organization of American States (OAS; es, Organización de los Estados Americanos, pt, Organização dos Estados Americanos, french: Organisation des États américains; ''OEA'') is an international organization that was founded on 30 April 1948 for the purposes of solidarity and co-operation among its member states within the Americas. Headquartered in the United States capital, Washington, D.C., the OAS has 35 members, which are independent states in the Americas. Since the 1990s, the organization has focused on election monitoring. The head of the OAS is the Secretary General; the incumbent is Uruguayan Luis Almagro. History Background The notion of an international union in the New World was first put forward during the liberation of the Americas by José de San Martín and Simón Bolívar who, at the 1826 Congress of Panama (still being part of Colombia), proposed creating a league of American republics, with a common military, a mutual defense pact, and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sisserou Award Of Honour
The Sisserou Award of Honour is a national award of the Commonwealth of Dominica. Created in 1967, it is the second highest honour presented by the President of the Commonwealth of Dominica on behalf of the state. The Dominican Awards are sparingly presented, with up to two Sisserou Awards of Honour being granted in any one year. The award is named after the sisserou, the national bird of Dominica, which is unique to the island. The sisserou also appears on the national flag and coat of arms. Insignia The badge of the Sisserou Award of Honour is an oval-shaped golden coloured medallion. The outer ring of the medallion bears the inscription in relief ''THE SISSEROU AWARD OF HONOUR''. The centre of the medallion depicts the Coat of arms of Dominica. The breast medal is suspended from a ring attached at the top, and hangs from a yellow ribbon with a centre stripe of black bordered on its outside by white. Grades : One grade Notable recipients * Anthony Bailey, interfait ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelleb Laurent
Kelleb John Laurent (21 June 1941 – 28 April 2010) was a cricketer, schoolteacher and politician from Dominica. Career Laurent was an off-spin bowler who played first-class cricket for the Windward Islands and the Combined Islands from 1965 to 1973. His best bowling and batting figures came in his last match, in 1973, in Windward Islands' victory over Leeward Islands, when he took 2 for 44 and 6 for 39 and made 38, Windward Islands' top score, in the first innings. He took his best match figures against Guyana in 1966-67: 6 for 76 and 5 for 94. Later he served as Dominica's national coach and selector for many years. Laurent spent his working life as a school teacher in Dominica, including some years as a principal. After his death the St Joseph Junior School in St Joseph Parish was renamed the Kelleb John Laurent Primary School in honour of his contribution in the development of St Joseph and Dominica. Laurent also served as a member of the House of Assembly of Dominica. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominica National Cricket Team
The Dominica national cricket team represents the country of Dominica in cricket. The team is not a member of the International Cricket Council, but the Dominica Cricket Association is a member of the Windward Islands Cricket Board of Control, which itself is a member association of the West Indies Cricket Board, and players from Dominica generally represent the Windward Islands cricket team at domestic level and the West Indies at international level. Dominica has however played as a separate entity in matches which held Twenty20 status, but has not appeared in first-class or List A cricket. The team's captain, as of December 2013, is Liam Sebastien. History A Dominica cricket team first appeared in West Indian cricket in the 1912/13 Hesketh Bell Shield against Saint Kitts at the Antigua Recreation Ground. The team is next recorded playing twelve years later in the 1925/26 Hesketh Bell Shield, with Dominica playing in the Shield until 1932, later playing in the Cork Windward I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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