ICC official approves pavilion

Published March 21, 2003

ST GEORGE’S (Grenada), March 20: The International Cricket Council’s security adviser has determined that Grenada’s facilities are safe, officials said .

Bob Smalley visited this Caribbean island two days late last month to inspect the Queen’s Park Stadium, which was built in 1999 and has hosted several one-day internationals since then, the Grenada Cricket Association said.

West Indies is scheduled to play Australia at the venue in a pair of One-day Internationals on May 30 and June 1.

Smalley reviewed general safety at the stadium and wanted to ensure that crowd access to players would be restricted to meet the standards of London-based ICC.—APP/AP

Opinion

Editorial

Doctor attacked
09 Jun, 2026

Doctor attacked

AN act of reprehensible violence has shaken the medical community. On Saturday, an employee of the Provincial Civil...
AJK flare-up
Updated 09 Jun, 2026

AJK flare-up

The situation started deteriorating after a trader affiliated with the JAAC was reportedly shot in an altercation with law-enforcers.
Fault lines
09 Jun, 2026

Fault lines

THE April 8 ceasefire that halted hostilities between Israel and Iran has encountered its most serious test yet....
Soft on traders
08 Jun, 2026

Soft on traders

THE Fixed Tax Asaan Scheme for traders with an annual turnover of up to Rs200m has been designed as a ‘pragmatic...
Ceasefire in name
Updated 08 Jun, 2026

Ceasefire in name

Both sides accuse the other of violating the truce that was supposed to halt the conflict in April, yet neither appears willing to abandon negotiations altogether.
Damaged childhoods
08 Jun, 2026

Damaged childhoods

CHILD abuse is so prevalent that the UN ranked Pakistan as the least safe country for children. Even so, more than...