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  Virgin Islands Challenge
Thomas, USVI - January, 1999 - Officials of Team Caribbean, the Virgin Islands Challenge for the America's Cup, announced today the campaign has formed an association with Team Dennis Conner to move forward the goal of winning the oldest trophy in sports.
Holmberg also states that, "while regional sponsors and private donors have done more than their share of funding the VI Challenge, the anticipated corporate sponsorship to complete the fund raising program has not materialized in time to meet the design and building deadlines of a new boat".
He is representing the Cortez Sailing Association of San Diego in his quest for the Cup and is excited about the association.
www.amcup.vi   (599 words)

  
  Martinique Caribbean Regional
The time was 1902; the plate was the Caribbean island of Martinique.
The company is the lead sponsor of Caribbean sports teams including the...
GeotimesDominica: The Caribbean "Nature Island"Geotimes, VA - Dec 18, 2006Nicknamed "Nature Island," Dominica is nestled between Guadalupe and Martinique in the eastern Caribbean.
www.iaswww.com /ODP/Regional/Caribbean/Martinique   (365 words)

  
 Caribbean 1500 Cup - Cruising Rally Association
The Caribbean 1500 will again be sailing to hospitable Village Cay Marina on Tortola, in the British Virgin Islands.
The Caribbean 1500 is both a rally and a cruise in company from the US to the British Virgin Islands.
Some 900 boats have chosen to join the Caribbean 1500 in making their passage to the islands, and they find it a very special experience, as our many repeat participants attest.
www.carib1500.com /c1500/index.htm   (952 words)

  
 Caribbean Net News: Curacao prepares for Digicel Caribbean Cup   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
As Curacao prepares to host the Group A countries in the Digicel Caribbean Cup Football Tournament, the country’s sports administration is gearing up to put on their best football show, as they ready themselves to host Caribbean neighbours Suriname, Guyana and Grenada - September 6-10 at the Ergilio Hato National Stadium.
Trinidad & Tobago’s success in the 2006 FIFA World Cup proves the potential of Caribbean football and the Digicel Caribbean Cup is not only an important tournament in its own right, to find the best team in the Caribbean, but a great platform for us to develop for future World Cup qualifying campaigns.
Following the success of the first Digicel Caribbean Cup in 2004/5, an additional investment is being made by Digicel to expand the tournament, thereby increasing the number of matches and providing fans the opportunity to experience more international football.
caribbeannetnews.com /cgi-script/csArticles/articles/000029/002985.htm   (647 words)

  
 Century-old stadium readies for World Cup Cricket - Caribbean - World - Travel
If the 2006 World Cup of soccer highlighted the friendliness of the German hosts, tournament organisers in the Caribbean - a region already known for its parties - aim to show they can be efficient too.
Designed for its Caribbean setting, the stadium has underground tanks to drain thousands of gallons of rainwater during tropical downpours, and the roof will have translucent panels to soften the shade's contrast with the bright sun.
WORLD CUP CRICKET: The March 11-April 28 event, to be held in the Caribbean, is expected to attract 100,000 visitors to see 16 teams play matches in Jamaica, Barbados, St Lucia, St Kitts, Antigua, Grenada, Trinidad, St. Vincent and Guyana.
www.smh.com.au /news/caribbean/centuryold-stadium-readies-for-world-cup-cricket/2006/10/12/1160246245348.html   (1075 words)

  
 The Digicel Caribbean Cup Trophy unveiled - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
The inaugural Digicel Caribbean Cup trophy was unveiled for the first time at a press conference in Barbados on Thursday in advance of the Digicel Caribbean Cup Finals taking place from February 20th to 24th.
The Caribbean Cup is a tournament for the Caribbean federations currently serving biannually (in odd years).
Over the years, the tournament was named after its sponsors: Shell Caribbean Cup, Shell/Umbro Caribbean Cup, Interforever Caribbean Cup and in 1999 and 2001, it was referred to as Caribbean Nations Cup.
www.jamaicaobserver.com /sports/html/20050211T200000-0500_74929_OBS_THE_DIGICEL_CARIBBEAN_CUP_TROPHY_UNVEILED.asp   (673 words)

  
 Digicel Trophy Unveiled for regional tournament   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The Digicel Caribbean Cup finals will also qualify three teams to the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup (Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football) scheduled July 6-24 in the USA.
As sponsor of the Caribbean Football Union Cup, Digicel unveiled the sterling silver trophy with fl granite base that incorporates flags from each of the CONCACAF nations.
The cup's modern design and engraved flags from many nations, embodies Digicel's commitment to make the tournament a premier international event, viewed and enjoyed by football fans from around the world.
www.mycaribbeannews.com /sport/050211.htm   (472 words)

  
 CONCACAF Gold Cup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The CONCACAF Gold Cup is the main national football (soccer) competition of the CONCACAF nations.
The participating nations are from North and Central America and from the Caribbean islands.
The UNCAF Nations Cup (Central America) and the Caribbean Cup serve as qualification tournaments for the Gold Cup.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/CONCACAF_Gold_Cup   (270 words)

  
 Prime Minister Mitchell Says World Cup will Help Create a More Unified Region   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Other countries have won subsequent World Cups but I have a strong feeling that the wheel has almost gone full circle and that India and the West Indies are due for another World Cup victory.
But World Cup 2007 is likely to strengthen and consolidate that force and assist in the process of regional integration.
Because of the Cricket World Cup our Caribbean governments are now integrating some of their legislation as well as their immigration and customs.
caricom.org /jsp/regional_news/pmmitchell_worldcup_unified_region.jsp   (2047 words)

  
 West Indies Cricket Board WICB staging Cricket World Cup in Caribbean International Cricket Council ICC news on ...
ST GEORGE’S – Caribbean leaders have promised to speed up planning for the 2007 Cricket World Cup after eight Caribbean countries were chosen to host matches.
Caribbean officials are discussing using charter flights, ferries and cruise ships to transport players, tourists and journalists during the tournament.
The allocation of matches in what, with 16 teams, will be the biggest of the nine World Cup tournaments since the first in 1975, is scheduled to be declared on July 13 at a ceremony in Montego Bay, Jamaica.
www.caribzones.com /bdsbusinessworldcup.html   (894 words)

  
 Caribbean Cup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Caribbean Cup was also an informal mini-competition within Bobsleigh at the 1988 Winter Olympics
The Caribbean Cup, also known as Copa Caribe and Caribbean Nations Cup (1999-2003), previously officially called Caribbean Championship (1989-1990) then the Shell Caribbean Cup (1991 -1998), and now Digicel Caribbean Cup (2005), is a football tournament, held for the CONCACAF national teams of the Caribbean.
In the group stages of the 1994 tournament, there was an unusual match between Barbados and Grenada.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Caribbean_Cup   (411 words)

  
 Haiti Caribbean Regional
Other Caribbean countries scoring lower than Jamaica were Haiti (1.8), Guyana (2.5), Dominican Republic (2.8), Trinidad and Tobago (3.2), and Cuba (3.5).
Other Caribbean nations received far less but considering the size of the population and...
Latin America and the Caribbean in the last 12 months, if we exclude Guyana, which belongs to the English-speaking club, and we include Haiti, an ambidextrous...
www.iaswww.com /ODP/Regional/Caribbean/Haiti   (732 words)

  
 February 23, 1998
Preparations are currently being made by the Team Caribbean America's Cup Challenge to travel to Auckland, New Zealand, in April to compete in what has been dubbed "The Mini America's Cup Regatta".
Team Caribbean is one of a number of official America's Cup Challengers to be invited by Team New Zealand and the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron to the regatta which will run from April 14 to 26.
While the boats used in the Mini America's Cup Regatta will be two identical IACC (International America's Cup Class) yachts approximately 75 feet in length, Holmberg believes the high performance Sonars are the perfect platform for practicing fundamental match race sailing.
www.amcup.vi /980223.html   (523 words)

  
 CONCACAF
Cuba won the 2007 Digicel Caribbean Cup Second Round Group I after holding the host, Martinique to a scoreless draw at the Stade de Dillion in Fort de France on Sunday.
The Dominican Republic progressed to the 2007 Digicel Caribbean Cup Second Round after defeating the host US Virgin Islands by a score of 6:1 in the final match of the First Round Group C at the Lionel Roberts Stadium in St. Thomas on Sunday.
Bermuda claimed a spot into the second round of the Digicel Cup, which is the Caribbean Qualification to the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup™, after winning the Group C First Round title by defeating the Dominican Republic 3:1 at the Lionel Roberts Stadium in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands on Friday.
www.concacaf.com /competitions/goldcup/list_all.asp   (1131 words)

  
 USSoccerPlayers - 2005 Gold Cup   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
A pair of U.S. wins in recent World Cup qualifiers against Costa Rica and Panama demonstrated that the United States along with Mexico are the dominant teams in the region.
Costa Rica is the reigning champion of Central America, having beaten Honduras in penalty kicks in the final of the UNCAF Cup in February.
Cuba beat Trinidad and Tobago in the semifinals of the Caribbean Cup, and lost to Jamaica 1-0 in the final.
www.ussoccerplayers.com /rno/appreviewgoldcup2005.html   (1615 words)

  
 Caribbean Net News: Digicel Caribbean Cup Group J fixtures announced
With Bermuda, Haiti and the Dominican Republic all qualifying as third placed teams in the three second round groups of the Digicel Cup played in November, the winning side will be the eighth and final team to qualify to Trinidad to compete in the highly competitive Digicel Caribbean Cup Finals.
The final game in the Digicel Caribbean Cup qualifying Group J will be at 5pm (17.00) kick off, again at the Hasley Crawford and will match Bermuda against Haiti.
Commonly viewed as the two favorites for Group J this should present a showpiece finale as the ultimate qualification game to the Digicel Caribbean Cup Finals commencing in Trinidad on January 12.
caribbeannetnews.com /cgi-script/csArticles/articles/000048/004861.htm   (408 words)

  
 Cayman Net News: Digicel signs up with Caribbean Football Union to sponsor Caribbean Cup soccer
The inaugural tournament was officially launched on Sunday, 2 May in Grenada, with Mr Mandela scheduled to help with the launching of the Caribbean Cup.
The first match of the tournament was between Digicel Caribbean All-Stars and the Moroccan National Team at Grenada Stadium.
The Digicel Caribbean Cup involves the Cayman Islands and 29 other countries across the region that will play for the coveted prize in a tournament that will run from October to April.
www.caymannetnews.com /2004/05/650/soccer.shtml   (558 words)

  
 Haitian Diaspora: Haiti, Caribbean, World cup football, World Cup soccer
Trinidad and Tobago might be the smallest team ever to qualify for the World Cup but the T 'n' T side promises to offer the tournament an interesting blend of vitality and skill.
And while getting to the second round of the World Cup would trigger non-stop parties in the home of carnival and partying, former national coach, Bertille St. Clair, captured the spirit wonderfully well when he “said all the boys have to do is play well and represent their country.”
From Jamaica in the north to Guyana in the south, the English-speaking Caribbean (formerly the British West Indies) are rooting for the Soca warriors.
haitiandiaspora.com /lifestyle/sports/worldcup06/tntworldcup2006.htm   (550 words)

  
 CONCACAF
The ninth edition of the bi-annual UNCAF Nations Cup will consist of two groups for the first round, with Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua and the host, El Salvador more...
The Digicel Caribbean Cup Final Round will consist of two groups of four from 12-18 January with the top two advancing to the next round but also qualifying directly to the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup™ from 6-24 June.
The ninth edition of the Gold Cup, the tournament that crowns the region’s top national team, will feature five venues that have hosted Gold Cup games before and one that is new to the event.
www.concacaf.com /competitions/goldcup   (360 words)

  
 Football/Soccer - Caribbean Digicel Cup Second Round unveiled - Foire d'Opinions Haitiennes
The second round groups and venues for the Digicel Cup, which is the Caribbean Qualification to the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup™, were unveiled today.
The Digicel Caribbean Cup Second Round will have Barbados staging Group G, which consists of Bahamas, Bermuda and St. Vincent and The Grenadines, from 19 — 23 November, while Antigua and Barbuda, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe and the host Guyana are in Group H that runs from 24-28 November.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The groups and venues for the final qualifying round of the Digicel Caribbean Cup were announced on Wednesday by the Caribbean Football Union.
www.haitiwebs.com /forums/showthread.php?t=40204   (1222 words)

  
 Jamaica, Grenada, TT advance in Gold Cup qualifier   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Jamaica's new-look Reggae Boyz fought off a spirited St Lucia in the second leg of their quarter-final Digicel Caribbean tie by defeating the Eastern Caribbean nation, 2-1, at the National Stadium yesterday.
Meanwhile Damani Ralph, who was a vital member of Jamaica's failed Germany World Cup campaign, trained with the Boyz on Saturday, but wasn't on the bench for yesterday's game as he was said to have begged for rest after returning from rigorous trials in Spain recently.
Canada, winners of the Gold Cup in 2000 and third place in 2002, are already in the 2005 tournament.
www.mycaribbeannews.com /sport/041220d.htm   (1044 words)

  
 Caribbean cricket magazine Cricket Test Match news articles Caribbean world cup forums Caribbean holiday cricket test ...
Farley made the charge as he spoke on behalf of the Government at the official launch of World Cup Barbados Inc. at the Barbados Pavilion.
“We in the Caribbean have an opportunity to show why this region has defied all of the odds, why this region has overcome small size and why this region has overcome a limited resource base, to become a stable, democratic, peaceful and generally prosperous oasis in an otherwise turbulent world,” Farley said.
Farley said that in many respects the hosting of the ICC World Cup 2007 by the West Indies Cricket Board and the people of the Caribbean could be compared in terms of its importance with the inaugural Test tour of England by the West Indies in 1928.
www.caribzones.com /reginaldfarley.html   (439 words)

  
 Cricket World Cup and Caribbean security - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
For these measures will affect hundreds of thousands of people who will be travelling throughout the Caribbean during the time of the Cricket World Cup, and the organisers and Caribbean governments, we are sure, would prefer to lessen or, as much as possible, avoid chaos among travellers.
As well, any such confusion would hurt the Caribbean's chances of staging events of this magnitude in the future and erode our image as a visitor destination of choice.
Given the scale of the event and the fact that the thinking among Caribbean leaders is for long-term use of the security measures, we expect that the authorities will not wait until March next year for implementation.
www.jamaicaobserver.com /editorial/html/20060707T160000-0500_108565_OBS_CRICKET_WORLD_CUP_AND_CARIBBEAN_SECURITY_.asp   (374 words)

  
 Caribbean News Blog
Jamaica was finally relegated to Davis Cup Americas Zone Group Three after years successfully avoiding the drop, when it lost to the Netherland Antilles in front of a partisan crowd.
EU trade offer to be reviewed by Caribbean officials
Instead of turning out to be the big party that the hype promised, the Cricket World Cup in the Caribbean turned out to be more of a damp squib plagued by a variety of misfortunes.
news.solysol.com   (640 words)

  
 Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday : newsday.co.tt :   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
FORMER French footballer Jocelyn Angloma was recently in Guadeloupe to endorse the 2006/2007 Digicel Caribbean Cup.
One of the opening preliminary rounds of the Digicel Caribbean Cup will take place at the Abymes Stadium on September 20 to September 24.
A record number 25 Caribbean teams will compete in the 2006/2007 Digicel Caribbean Cup resulting in a total of 73 competitive matches.
www.newsday.co.tt /sport/0,43597.html   (462 words)

  
 Football fever as Trinidad makes World Cup :: ttgapers.com
Friday, November 18, 2005 - 04:28 PM The soccer-mad Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago came to a euphoric standstill yesterday as an official public holiday was declared to celebrate the national football team's qualification for the World Cup finals.
The Soca Warriors, named after the Caribbean nation's idiosyncratic blend of music, have come nail-bitingly close to the World Cup finals twice, but missed out, first to Haiti in 1973, then to the United States in 1989.
Trinidad and Tobago, which has won the Caribbean Cup eight times, is the fourth Caribbean team to qualify for a World Cup finals, after Cuba in 1938, Haiti in 1974 and Jamaica in 1998.
www.ttgapers.com /Article1360.html   (571 words)

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