Stories about Grenada from April, 2007
Caribbean: Farewell to a cricketing legend
In the early ’90s, the West Indies' dominance of the international cricket scene entered its long decline. There were fewer victories to celebrate, fewer exceptional demonstrations of the brilliance to which West Indian fans had become so accustomed. And when there were bright spots, they often came courtesy of one man: Brian Charles Lara. Lara played his last ever international cricket match in Barbados on April 21, 2007, in front of thousands of fans and visitors. The Caribbean blogosphere pays tribute to the man some consider the greatest cricketer of all time.
Grenada: Windies vs. South Africa Today
Today, the West Indies plays South Africa in Grenada. Writing for ttgapers.com, Garth Wattley emphasizes how much is hinging on this particular game: “Both teams need no reminding that any more errors could be fatal now.”
Grenada: Drying the Cocoa
t13hman posts a great shot of the cocoa-drying process in Grenada circa 1970, accompanied by a photo stream of slides taken in Puerto Rico in the 1940s.
