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HERO CPL’S ST. LUCIA TEAM ANNOUNCES ITS NEW BRAND IDENTITY

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Hero CPL’s St. Lucia team announces its new brand identity
The Hero Caribbean Premier League’s St. Lucia Zouks has launched a new visual and brand identity known as St. Lucia Stars with a logo that is inspired from the home country of the team, St. Lucia.

The new logo and the identity is meant to give the team, St. Lucia Stars, a new bold and vibrant identity. The decision comes from the franchise owners and management who decided to rebrand the name, keeping in mind the line-up of the team’s superstars.

The Chairman of the franchise, Jay Pandya, who leads this change said, “We wanted the identity to represent St. Lucia and anyone who supports the team associates with the traits of being St. Lucian. When we were making the decision to bring this change and we were looking for inspiration, we just had to look within and bring out the spirit of St. Lucia. They are stars in every might and proud to be Born Lucians.” He feels positive and looks forward to this year’s CPL.

The design of the logo stems from the home country of the team. Three core elements that form the logo are The World Heritage Pitons, the colour of the flag and the cheer – Born Lucian. The Pitons signify the height this team can achieve and the impact it can have on the people of Saint Lucia. The colours of the flag are splashed on the logo which everyone around the globe associates with St. Lucia.

St. Lucians are warm, welcoming and are deeply connected to their roots which is what makes them ideal global citizens of this world. They take pride in what they do and make sure they are the best while playing the sport in the right spirit. They also enjoy these moments to the fullest just like every proud St. Lucian does. The cheer – “Born Lucian” – captures this and the team represents these traits making them one of the most likeable teams in the Hero Caribbean Premier League.

The captain of the team, Daren Sammy, is excited about this new identity. He said, “We definitely want to live up to what the logo represents and play like stars as we look to win the CPL this season. Hopefully, this change will bring in good luck for us. To be “Born Lucian” means we take pride in what we do and we do it wholeheartedly. And we want this to resonate with our fans and make them feel proud.”

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Barbados-bound Dwayne Smith determined to regain Hero CPL title

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Barbados-bound Dwayne Smith determined to regain Hero CPL title

Dwayne Smith believes that the Barbados Tridents are well placed to mount a charge to regain the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL). But the prodigal son, who transferred from Guyana Amazon Warriors in the close season, believes that this year will be the most competitive across all six franchises.

In an exclusive interview ahead of the Hero Player Draft which takes place in Barbados on Friday (10am local time), the West Indies international, who played in 33 T20 internationals has scored 1,061 Hero CPL career runs in 41 games for the Tridents and the Amazon Warriors to date, said that he is as motivated as ever to help the Tridents regain the title they last won in 2014.

During that season, the 33-year-old lit up the tournament top-scoring with an unbeaten 110 and chipped in with another century and a fifty to propel Kieron Pollard’s men to the title for the first time.

Looking ahead to the fifth instalment of the biggest party in sport, Smith said: “Winning competitions has always been my motivation. So, for me, to perform and get my team into a position where we can win a competition would be great. But yes, it is a challenge, because there are some other good teams around. I’m sure that St. Kitts (& Nevis Patriots) is going to be boosted by Chris Gayle, Trinidad (TKR) has always been good, St. Lucia is getting better.”

*In Part 2 of this exclusive interview, which will be released on Friday following the Player Draft, Dwayne talks about returning to Barbados, what it means to him and his insights on the squad.

ABOUT THE HERO CARIBBEAN PREMIER LEAGUE:

The HERO Caribbean Premier League (CPL) is a franchise-based T20 format cricket tournament that combines two of the most compelling aspects of Caribbean life – dramatic cricket and a vibrant Carnival atmosphere. Over 149 million fans watched the 2016 season, combining broadcast and digital viewership, to make it one of the fastest growing leagues in world cricket. Jamaica Tallawahs are the current Hero CPL champions and the other competing teams are Barbados Tridents, Guyana Amazon Warriors, St. Kitts & Nevis Patriots, St. Lucia Stars and Trinbago Knight Riders.

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Nevis Agriculture Open Day 2017 preparations progressing smoothly, says Agriculture official

Eric Evelyn, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture on NevisNIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (March 17, 2017) – Eric Evelyn, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture says preparations for staging the Department of Agriculture’s 23rd Agriculture Open Day are progressing smoothly.
The two-day event, hosted by the Department of Agriculture from March 30, 2017, at The Villa grounds in Charlestown, will be held under the patronage of Ms. Tyzena Brookes, a long serving field worker at a government-owned farm. The theme is “Embracing climate-smart agriculture to achieve greater food security”.

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Boozies on the Strip was broken into

Published 21 March 2017

Thieves break in to Boozies on the Strip

 

Basseterre, St. Kitts-Thieves on Tuesday morning broke into beach bar Boozies on the Frigate Strip and made off with many valuable items.

The burglars made off with a significant amount of top-shelf drinks, juices cigarettes as well as uncooked chicken wings. The management will issue pictures and video from the security camera footage of the burglary in progress.
Police have confirmed that they are investigating the matter as well as a robbery of Pizza Boys restaurant in Frigate Bay on Saturday Evening

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Nevis’ Deputy Premier challenges participants at historic women’s forum to come up with meaningful strategies for advancement of women in sub-region

Hon. Mark Brantley Deputy Premier of Nevis and Senior Minister in the Ministry of Social Development at the opening ceremony of the Sub-Regional Women’s Forum on the Sustainable Development Goals hosted by the Ministry of Social development in collaboration with the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians and support from the Organization of American States at the Mount Nevis Hotel on March 22, 2017
Hon. Mark Brantley Deputy Premier of Nevis and Senior Minister in the Ministry of Social Development at the opening ceremony of the Sub-Regional Women’s Forum on the Sustainable Development Goals hosted by the Ministry of Social development in collaboration with the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians and support from the Organization of American States at the Mount Nevis Hotel on March 22, 2017NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (MARCH 22, 2017) — Hon. Mark Brantley, Deputy Premier of Nevis and Minister responsible for Social Development,  challenged participants  at the Sub-Regional Women’s Forum on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on Nevis to come up with meaningful contributions for the advancement of women in the region.

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