Devika Ragoonanan, Author at Caribbean Life

Cricket player batsman hitting a ball with a bat shot from below against a blue sky

Sports

CWI hails legends Lara, Richards, and Richardson for ‘Mission India’ success

By Devika Ragoonanan

Julien Alfred of Team Saint Lucia celebrates winning the gold medal during the Women's 100m Final on day eight of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on Aug. 3, 2024 in Paris, France.

St Lucia

St. Lucian Olympic Champ Alfred launches jewellery line

By Devika Ragoonanan

Hayley Matthews of West Indies celebrates with West Indies Head Coach Shane Deitz following the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 match between Bangladesh and West Indies at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Oct. 10, 2024 in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

Sports

West Indies Women begin preparations for a hectic 2026 campaign

By Devika Ragoonanan

West Indies coach Daren Sammy ahead of the 5th T20 International between the West Indies and England at Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium on Nov. 17, 2024 in Gros Islet, Saint Lucia.

Sports

Sammy blasts West Indies’ performance against Bangladesh in ODI Series

By Devika Ragoonanan

Akeal Hosein of West Indies bowls during the 2nd International T20 match between England and West Indies at Seat Unique on 8 June 2025 in Bristol.

Sports

Historic win

By Devika Ragoonanan

Lynette Burnley, aunt of Chad Joseph, who family members believe was killed in a U.S. military strike on a boat in the Caribbean, lights a candle at an altar for Joseph in the family home in Las Cuevas, Trinidad and Tobago, Oct. 22, 2025.

Guyana

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

Dylan Carter of Trinidad and Tobago prior to the Men's 100m Freestyle Final during the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup 2023 - Meet 1 on Oct. 07, 2023 in Berlin, Germany.

Sports

Carter splashes to 50m freestyle bronze

By Devika Ragoonanan

Julien Alfred of Team Saint Lucia celebrates winning the gold medal during the Women's 100m Final on day eight of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on Aug. 3, 2024 in Paris, France.

Sports

Julien Alfred’s spikes fetch 75,000 at auction

By Devika Ragoonanan

Bangladesh's Rishad Hossain poses with the 'player of the match' trophy at the end of the first One-Day International (ODI) cricket match between Bangladesh and West Indies at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Oct. 18, 2025.

Sports

Spin Magic!

By Devika Ragoonanan

Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, speaks onstage during the 2024 Concordia Annual Summit at Sheraton New York Times Square on Sept. 24, 2024 in New York City.

Sports

‘Unsustainable’: Guyana’s president blasts BCCI for banning players from overseas leagues

By Devika Ragoonanan

West Indies' Roston Chase walks off after losing his wicket during the Second Test against England at the Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain on July 20, 2020.

Sports

India defeats WI to sweep Test Series

By Devika Ragoonanan

Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., Sept. 26, 2025.

Bahamas

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

West Indies' Shai Hope in action against England during the Second One-Day International at the Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales, Britain on June 1, 2025.

Sports

Grit and Grace

By Devika Ragoonanan

West Indies coach Daren Sammy ahead of the 5th T20 International between the West Indies and England at Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium on Nov. 17, 2024 in Gros Islet, Saint Lucia.

Sports

Auguste in maiden ODI call up

By Devika Ragoonanan

Rest of the World XI's Brian Lara in action during a game against Help for Heroes XI in the Cricket for Heroes T20 Charity Match at The Kia Oval on Sept. 2015.

Sports

Lara honored with Lifetime Achievement Award in India

By Devika Ragoonanan

The unbranded tools for a cricket player

Sports

CWI supports grassroots cricket with Coach Training Program

By Devika Ragoonanan

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