Mr. Cameron and wife making presentation of Cleats to
Mr. Raymond Guishard

A United States national, who was helped through college on a football scholarship, has grown so much to like the sport and the opportunities it provided him, that he is now helping others – including young Anguillian footballers.
He is Mr Cam Cameron of Detroit, Michigan, who donated 20 pairs of cleats (boots), valued at US $2,000, to the Anguilla Football Association for distribution to the youngsters. He made the presentation to Mr Raymond Guishard, President of the Association, on Sunday, February 2, in the Conference Room of the Football Stadium at the Webster Park Annex. Mr Cameron, accompanied by his wife, spent a week on the island. Their stay was facilitated by his brother-in-law who resides in Anguilla.
In thanking Mr Cameron for the gifts, Mr Guishard said the colourful cleats were highly appreciated and would be of much value to the footballers. He indicated that the Football Association was in need of various supplies and would readily accept donations of every kind towards the development of youngsters playing football.

Coach Colin Johnson greets Mr. Cameron and Family

“I am originally from Detroit, Michigan, where I was born and raised. I am the youngest of seven children and I grew up loving football and played it throughout my life,” Mr Cameron told The Anguillian in an interview. “I also fell in love with the opportunities that football provided me including getting into the University of Michigan on a scholarship to play for them – and a lot of other opportunities for my life.”
He continued: “I started my company with football boots because I saw a lot of my close personal friends not being able to play, and receive the same opportunities I had, because of cost prevention and not being able to have good quality boots to play [costing US$300.00]. I wanted to create that 300-hundred dollar pair of boots and offer it for a fraction of the price so that everybody can have that opportunity to have those high-quality boots.”

Mr Cameron, whose company is called “Just Play Soccer Cleats”, is delighted to have extended that opportunity and kindness to Anguillian youth. He added: “The reasoning behind the name is that my cleats are unbranded and do not have the logo of the company because the goal is to just play, and for a player to be his own brand rather than a kind of billboard of another company. The boots are just for them to play and enjoy the passion of football.”
Mr Cameron was grateful to Customs for allowing the free entry of the cleats through the port of arrival having understood that the supplies were gifts. He was also grateful to The Anguillian for directing him to the Football Association when he inquired by email about the appropriate organisation for his gift items.

Members of the Training Team

The much-talked about After School Activity Programme, with which Anguilla is being assisted by the Guyana-based CARICOM Secretariat, was launched at Campus B of the Abena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School on Tuesday, February 4.
Acting Director of Sports, Rollins Richardson, spoke to teachers, students and media representatives about the programme at the brief launching ceremony. “Anguilla has been chosen as one of the pilot countries along with St Lucia and Grenada,” he said. “This is a programme geared towards providing after school activities for young people between the ages of 14-25 years … It came about because we believe, not only in Anguilla, but throughout the Caribbean and the rest of the world, that persons need to be involved in more physical activity as well as living better lifestyles. This programme is geared to persons who are not usually engaged in sporting activities of a competitive nature.”

Students at Launch of Programme

Mr Rollins recalled that last July, Mrs Chanelle Petty Barrett, Permanent Secretary responsible for Sports, received correspondence from the CARICOM Secretariat seeking Anguilla’s approval to be one of the islands for the pilot programme. Following that, personnel from CARICOM visited Anguilla and held discussions with officials in the Ministry and Departments of Education, Youth, Culture and Sports. This was followed by a Trainers of Trainers workshop in which twenty-one persons were trained to conduct the programme. These persons work in the school system, the Island Harbour Care Centre and the Department of Youth and Culture.
Mr Richardson explained that the programme was aimed at providing fun and life-skills for the participants, and would include such activities like wind ball cricket, rounders and a new sport called road tennis. He pointed out that the participating students would have an opportunity to decide on the rules of the sport of their choice.

A demonstration of a Road Tennis Game

“We want to encourage you to sign up with Mr Nigel Linton, the Leader of the programme for Campus B, to join these activity sessions,” Mr Richardson told the students. “You will have the opportunity to engage in physical activities for at least one hour or an-hour-and-a-half after school twice weekly. We are working on transportation to take you home afterwards. We are encouraging you to become engaged in this after school programme so that you can improve your general health through physical activity. We hope that going forward we will have other life-skills that you will learn such as responsibility, integrity, honesty – and we can have a better school population and, in turn, a better Anguilla.”

Children at Launch of Programme

Deputy Principal, Mrs Melsadis Fleming, said the school was honoured to be part of the CARICOM-initiated Caribbean-wide After School Activity Programme. She observed that Campus B had a very strong culture of sporting activities and that the programme would make that even stronger.

“We at the Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School endorse this programme and encourage you, our students, to make it part of your extra-curricular activities,” Mrs Fleming added. “As we build a better Anguilla, we are using this programme to help to change lives.”

SPORTS BRIEFS

Athletics:-
The 8th annual J.W. Proctor’s track and field classic will take place Sunday 23rd February at the J.R.W.P. starting at 1:00 pm. Athletes representing the primary and secondary schools as well as the athletic clubs on the island will participate in sprints and middle distance races, jumps and throwing events. This will be an opportunity for athletes to qualify for the upcoming Carifta games in Martinique scheduled to take place in April, also to assist those from the primary and secondary schools as they prepare for their annual Sports Days on the 3rd and 10 the of April respectfully.

Boatrace:-
The 2014 boatrace season gets on the way on Sunday 23rd February with a B- class race at Sandy Ground starting at 12:30. All boat owners, captains and crew are asked to come out and be on time.

Basketball:-
Date, Home Team,  Away Team,  Top Scorers
15/2/2014, Pointers U-19- 37, West Stars U-19- 38, Anfri Connor top scored with 18 points and 2 rebounds
15/2/2014, Bandits U-19- 47, JR. Hoyas U-19- 51, Alrique Rogers top scored with 30 points and 4 rebounds
14/2/2014 JR. Hoyas U-19- 50, Youngstars U-19 *– 12, Oswald White top scored with 15 points and 17 rebounds

The Junior tournament being played at the North Hill basketball court continued. Results of matched played last week are as follows:

Primary School Basketball:-

The annual primary school tournament begun last Friday at the Stoney Ground Basketball court. All six schools participated in the knockout competition. In the final match of the afternoon, Valley was victorious over Adrian T. Hazell winning 14 to 4.

 Cycling:-

The 2014 cycling season in Anguilla got off to a great and exciting start on Sunday. It was indeed a pleasure to see the young & upcoming cyclists between ages 5 – 15 taking part in the races, a good sign of what is to come. The action got started at 1.50 pm with a number of riders taking part in various categories. Below are the results:

Category 5-9 years Special mention goes to Demitri Niles, Devon Perkins and Young Narine, only 5 years doing his first race.

Category 10-12 years (Boys) 1st place Evon Claxton
2nd place Jauqane Browne
3rd place Deanthony Niles

Category 10-12 (Girls) 1st place Sethrenanda Williams
2nd place Nadeska Brodie
3rd place Emani Conner

Category 14–16 (mix) 1st place Jurvone Duncan
2nd place Xavi Brooks
3rd place Staniesha Crawford

Masters Category 1st Timothy Richardson
2nd Ian Brooks

Elite Category 1st place Benjamin (Donga) Phillip
2nd place Devaughn (Baker) Richardson
3rd place Sherwin (Shortman) Osborne

The next race will be on March 2nd 2014 on the LONG PATH ROAD.

- Contributed

(Published without editing by The Anguillian newspaper.)

Tom Wright Memorial Championship 2014

Angela Lampe, the 2014 winner of the Tom Wright Memorial Championship with
Val Banks (AGA).

In the Ladies event, Angela Lampe crowned the Tom Wright Memorial Champion for 2014.

The fourth annual Tom Wright Memorial Women’s Championship Golf Tournament was held on 22nd February 2014 at the Cuisinart Golf Club. Tom Wright, who passed away on the 10th December 2010, was a steadfast supporter of Women’s Golf in Anguilla. Tom was instrumental in organising the ladies and youth instructional programmes. The keenly contested ladies event was held simultaneously with the AGA’s premier tournament, the Peter Johnstone Claret Cup.
The winner of this year’s Tom Wright Memorial Championship was Angela Lampe with a Gross score of 103.

A Net prize was also awarded to Nathalie Le Senechal for shooting a net score of 75.

The Tom Wright Trust was established to support youth in Anguilla who have an interest in golf. The Trust will support scholarships and equipment. Donations can be accepted through the Anguilla Golf Association at P.O. Box 727, The Valley, Anguilla.

- Press Release

The Peter Johnstone Claret Cup

Theron Loizos, the 2014 winner of the The Peter Johnstone Claret Cup with Val Banks (AGA).

The Peter Johnstone Claret Cup 2014 Golf Championship medal play event was held at the Cuisinart Golf Club on 22nd February 2014.
This is the Anguilla Golf Association’s premier event in the 2014 tournament calendar.
A total of 26 golfers participated in the event with Theron Loizos topping the field with a low gross score of 74 to become this year’s champion and a record 5th time winner of the Cup.
All other players were eligible for five low net prizes.

The five best net winners are as follows:
5th Lowest Net – Larry Stott – 70

4th Lowest Net – James Mauk – 70

3rd Lowest Net – Comfort Paul – 69

2nd Lowest Net – Lester Samuel – 66

1st Lowest Net – Rob Holtet – 63

The Anguilla Golf Association will like to give a special thank you to PGA Golf Professional, Ryan Bowey and Assistant Golf Professional, Maki Kobayashi and the staff of the Cuisinart Golf Club for their support with this and other AGA sponsored events held at the club.

- Press Release

(Published witout editing by The Anguillian newspaper.)

Basketball
The Primary School basketball tournament came to an end on Tuesday the 25th February. There were two exciting games played. Four teams played in the finals were; Alwyn Allison and Valley who played for first place and Adrian T Hazel and Stoney Ground who played for third. The results were as follows:
1st -Valley Primary School – M.V.P – Victor Fructuoso
2nd – Alwyn Allison Primary School -M.V.P – Juan Hodge
3rd – Orealia Kelly Primary School -M.V.P -Jyri Blyden
4th – Adrian .T Hazell Primary School – M.V.P – Muhiyudden Abdul -Ali
5th – Morris Vanterpool Primary School -M.V.P – Remiko Rogers
6th – Vivien Vanterpool Primary School -M.V.P – Steven Rogers
Competition M.V.P – Victor Fructuoso

Cricket
Anguilla’s very own wicket-keeping batsman Jahmar Hamilton continues to make us proud by scoring his second First Class century representing the Leeward Islands. Hamilton came to bat with the leeward in a spot of bother and really put his head down and showed his class and patience as he scored 119 runs from 295 balls to put the Leewards in with a fighting chance and a lead of 262 runs after day 3. In reply the CCC was unable to make the runs giving the Leewards the outright win.

Cycling
The second cycling race of the season was held in Long path on Sunday 2nd March 2014.
Seventeen Cyclists a combination of juniors, Masters, & elite riders took part.
The Race started at 2.43 pm with the Junior Riders doing (3) laps, Masters (6) laps and Elites (8) laps.
In the Junior Category:
1st Place Hassani Hennis
2nd Place Jamari Bryan
3rd Place Jervone Duncan

In the Masters Category:
1st Place Timothy Richardson
2nd Place Ian Brooks
3rd Place Alex Smith.

In the Elite Category:
1st Place Dean Hodge (smx)
2nd Place Sherwin (short man) Osborne.
3rd Place Akeem (chucky) Sasso
4th Place Benjamin (donga) Phillip.
The Anguilla Cycling Association would like to thank all the cyclists for their participation and effort and to the Parents of the Junior cyclists thanks for your support. Special thanks to the Royal Anguilla Police Force for doing a splendid job of protecting the Cyclists and guiding the traffic during the race.
To the crowd who came out to support the event in the different Villages, big thank you and to those who volunteered and help in any way thanks also.
THE NEXT RACE WILL BE ON MARCH 16th 2014 at 1.pm IN BLOWING POINT BY ASHLEY’S SUPERMARKET MORE DETAILS TO COME.

Boat Racing
There was a boat race held for Mr. James Ronald Webster Birthday. The race started at Sandy Ground around 1:30 and finished in Island Harbor around 4:15. The results were as follows:
1st. Storm
2nd. F5
3rd. Legal Right
4th. Stay Up
5th. Alma Gloria

Athletics
Zarnel Hughes continues to make Anguilla Proud

KINGSTON College’s Zharnel Hughes, Calabar High’s Christopher Taylor and Kiara Grant of Alpha Academy shared the spotlight with some scintillating performances at the inaugural Alcor Windows and Doors Corporate Area Development Meet at the National Stadium yesterday.
Hughes, the Carifta and Pan Am Junior 100m champion of Anguilla, cruised to 20.80 seconds into a negative headwind of (-2.0mps) to be the fastest in the Class One 200m.
The powerful-looking Odane Bernard of Donald Quarrie High was second overall with 21.83 seconds, with KC’s Antonio Henry third quickest in 22.06.
Hughes, who trains with the Racers Track Club, got out of the blocks quickly from lane eight, ran the curve hard then cruised home with the minimum of fuss.
Hughes, who is expected to lead the charge for KC in the Class One sprints, missed the Gibson Relays as a precaution after feeling a little discomfort.
“It felt quite comfortable coming off the curve and entering the straight. I felt a little pinch in the hamstring, that’s why I was absent for Gibson. But as I came off the curve, it went away, so I just took my time and came in,” he told the Jamaica Observer.
Hughes, who ran 10.36 at the Western Milo Relays a few weeks ago, said he cruised and was satisfied with his time three weeks before ISSA Boys’ and Girls’ Championships.
That’s the time I was going out for, so I am happy I got it and I am pleased with my run,” he added.

- Press Release
(Published without editing by The Anguillian newspaper.)

Colleagues at Viceroy Anguilla had a day off from work to enjoy a series of fun-filled sporting activities – a culmination of such events over a period of one year.

The varied activities were held at the James Ronald Webster Park on Thursday, February 27. Some seven teams participated. They were the Hurricanes, Iquanas, Earth Tones, Warriors, Sand Sharks, Scorpions and Strikers.

Viceroy’s General Manager, Mr Richard Alexander, spoke to The Anguillian early during the various events which involved a number of the property’s colleagues across all of its departments.

“We have seven fraternities, each one having its own logo and its own lucky mascot,” he reported. “I happened to be part of the Hurricanes fraternity who are currently in the lead with thirty-eight points and our closest adversary is on thirty-six points.

“We have had competitions throughout the year. We had such events as domino, swimming and cycling competitions; and now we have this amazing Olympics sports day with twenty different tournaments. It is a great bonding exercise and everyone is having a fantastic time.

Mr Alexander was asked how the resort, in this somewhat busy period was able to find the time for a sports meet.

“Normally in a hotel environment you have competitions between one department and another – such as Food & Beverage versus Rooms, Housekeeping versus Engineering etc.,” he explained. “But we decided to mix everyone up so each fraternity has a wide diversity of representation from different departments.”

Mr Alexander continued: “The staff members are very competitive, and Anguillians are naturally great athletes, so this gives them an opportunity, an arena, to display their skills.

“It is a fairly unique thing. It reminds me of sports clubs when you have different houses and they compete against each other. But now that we initiated this in 2013, it will be ongoing every year – and each year there will be a new champion hopefully.”
The results of the event were as follows:
1st Place Hurricanes – 135
2nd Place Earth Tones – 115
3rd Place Golden Warriors – 93
4th Place Sandsharks– 71..

L-R: Kenn Banks, Lorna Rogers and Pastor Connie Brooks

Now in its twentieth year, Ashley & Sons Road Race has grown into a considerably large sporting event from a mere single race in 1994.
The event, on Sunday, March 9, in the public road outside the family’s supermarket in The Valley, was a riot of colour as children, attired in the varied colours of their schools, participated in the sporting activities. They represented the six public Primary Schools, the privately-run Central Baptist Primary School and the Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School.

As part of the anniversary observance, Ashley & Sons donated seven BM bicycles to the schools for use in the race. “Being the twentieth anniversary, we felt that we should do something very special to honour our father,” said Connie Brooks, speaking on behalf of the family. “It was truly visionary for him to have looked into the future and see how important this race would have been in the lives of the youths and to empower them to be all they can be. We feel honoured to be able to carry on our dad’s legacy and to empower our young people. If there is ever a time that we, as a nation, need to invest in our youngsters, it is now.”

Ms Brooks was presented with a plaque by Mrs Lorna Rogers, President of the Anguilla Amateur Athletic Association, as a token of appreciation to the family.

Mr Kenn Banks, Past President of the Association, recalled that the late Mr Brooks had readily agreed to sponsor the first road race when he was approached in 1994. He said when Brooks saw the enthusiasm of the young people, he undertook to continue to sponsor the annual event named after his business. “We therefore need to thank Mr Brooks for that dedication. He has started a legacy which we hope will continue far into the future,” Banks added.

Mr Haydn Hughes, Parliamentary Secretary responsible for sports, said the event was indicative of the contribution of the late businessmen to the Anguillian community as a whole. “We must commend Mr Brooks for the support he has given to the social development of the island and for the legacy he has left,” he stated. “We must also commend his children for carrying on that legacy. Just as he has supported us, I hope that support will be reciprocated and that we too will support his family and their business, Ashley & Sons Supermarket.”

The opening ceremony and the sporting event were chaired by Mrs Anita Ruan, Guidance Coordinator at the Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School.

The results of the road race were as follows:

Primary School Girls Relay
1st Valley Primary
2nd Adrian T. Hazell Primary
3rd Morris Vanterpool Primary
4th Alwyn Allison Primary
5th Vivien Vanterpool

ALHCS Girls Relay
1st Yellow House
2nd Pink House
3rd Orange House

Primary School Boys Relay
1st Valley Primary
2nd Adrian T. Hazell Primary
3rd Orealia Kelly Primary
4th Central Christian Primary
5th Morris Vanterpool Primary
6th Vivien Vanterpool Primary
7th Alwyn Allison Primary

ALHCS Boys Relay
1st Yellow House
2nd Pink House
3rd Orange House
4th Purple House
5th Purple House

Bike Race Girls
1st Valley Primary
2nd Vivien Vanterpool Primary
3rd Adrian T. Hazell Primary
4th Alwyn Allison Primary
5th Morris Vanterpool Primary
6th Orealia Kelly Primary

Bike Race Boys
1st Valley Primary
2nd Alwyn Allison Primary
3rd Adrian T. Hazel Primary
4th Morris Vanterpool Primary
5th Central Christian Primary
6th Orealia Kelly Primary
7th Vivien Vanterpool Primary

“And the winner is…!” instantly the thunderous cheers ceased and the wind became the only audible sound echoing above our heads.
Six hours prior to this moment giggles, chit-chats and laughter filled the air. Jubilant voices chorused songs of soon to be triumph around the school grounds; ‘We are Tigers, you’re goanna here us roar…. roooar…’, ‘Blue Eagles are fireworks.., we gonna show you what we’re worth….’ and “We got the eye of the White Wolves and you’re gonna here us howl…..” And the chants went on and on.
It was a beautiful day, the sun smiled at us in all its glory, reflecting the joy of the Orange Tigers, White Wolves and Blue Eagles, all eager competitors. Parents and teachers alike were all equally excited as the first race of the day set things in motion. The applauses, chants, the occasional rain drops, the broad smiles affixed on the faces made the day unforgettable. Visitors looked on puzzled, as ‘Houses’ cheered unconcerned of the color shirt or position of competitors.
It was amusing to see the older students tumbling down the lane in their Sacks. Their brains were as fast as their legs were in the 100m, 200m, 300m and 400m as they swiftly completed their Math and Literacy problems, before running to the finish line. But of all those goose bump, heart-pounding and eye smiling moments with the older students, nothing could compare to the treasured memories the Pre-K and K students left us with. Their Potato, Color, Bean-bag and Late-for-school races had spectators mesmerized and screaming from the side lines at the top of their lungs. Let’s not forget, Cricket-ball-throw and the Relays. Who could forget the relays? Those little feet blazing around the track, all eyes on the finish line? Parents and Teachers played their part by demonstrating in the Parents and Teacher races that they are not only ‘tellers’ but ‘doers’ as well, they practiced what they preached. Well done!
There was not one student who did not participate in at least two events because as ‘OMOLOLU’ states -we are children of God, we will not be defined by any man-made limitations. An awareness of pride saturates the atmosphere; everyone felt a sense of accomplishment: ‘I did it’, declares the expression on the faces.
Now here we are, among all the exquisite gems one must stand out. “The winner is”, “the winner is”, the announcer repeated for the third time, “….The winner is Orange Tigers with 396 points”. Again, the screams and the chants of victory echoed and further intensified the jubilant competitors. White Wolves followed behind with 392 points and Blue Eagles in third position with 388 points.
Now together, we celebrate our successes as individuals, as a school and as a family while Blue Eagles and White Wolves secretly awaits 2015 in the hope of claiming the number one spot this year captured by Orange Tigers.
Omololu International School firmly believes that every child is unique and full of potential and through its holistic program of academics, the arts, music, languages and sports; OIS aims to guide each child to achieve his or her personal best and grow into an open-minded, supportive, well-grounded global citizen. For more information see us at www.omololuschool.org, call 1-264-497-5430 or follow us on Facebook.

- Contributed

(Published without editing by The Anguillian newspaper.)

Master Suarez (right) working with some of the seminar participants.

The Valley, Anguilla – 18 March 2014: AXA ITF TaeKwon-Do hosted Senior Master Ruben Suarez, over the past weekend where he conducted a Training Seminar and Promotion testing. The Seminar was held on Friday 14th and Saturday 15th March. Master Suarez complimented the students on their performance and encouraged them all saying: “Continue to train hard under the coaching of your Instructors. They have a very high technical level.” Also present for the Seminar was Michel Wouterse from St. Maarten who was promoted to 1st Degree Black Belt, just one week prior, by Mr Gregory A. Permuy.

(left to right) Mr G. Vidal Permuy (III Dan), Master Ruben Suarez (VIII Dan), Mr Gregory A. Permuy (V Dan).

On Sunday, Master Suarez conducted an exam for AXA ITF TaeKwon-Do’s Instructors where Assistant Instructor, Mr G. Vidal Permuy, was promoted to 3rd Degree Black Belt; and Chief Instructor, Mr Gregory A. Permuy, was promoted to 5th Degree Black Belt. This Promotion Exam began at 10am and covered all aspects of ITF TaeKwon-Do before successfully concluding at 3:30 pm.

Mr Gregory A. Permuy is a Certified International Instructor and Class A World Championship Umpire.

Master Suarez is an 8th Degree Black Belt from of Queens, New York. He is the President of the National TaeKwon-Do Association, USA and a Member of the Umpire Committee responsible for qualifying International TaeKwon-Do Federation (ITF) Umpires.

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Last Saturday 22nd March, the Anguilla Golf Association hosted the fifth annual 3 Country Tournament between Dutch St.Maarten, French St.Martin and Anguilla.
However, the hosts as reigning Champions, were to relinquish their title to the French in a blaze of colour as 60 golfers of all shapes and sizes, women and men , and various handicaps set about competing for this years title.
The Cuisinart Golf Resort and Spa was yet again produced in its glorious best conditions, the course was immaculately dressed, the greens were very fast yet true and the sunny day and views across the blue sea to St.Martin were stunning.

The golf played was of a very high caliber, the French winning with a huge points total of 516 to a 500 tie between Anguilla and Dutch St.Maarten.

Monsieur Levy of the French team scored an incredible 37 points and cleared the entire filed by 4 points from the second highest score of 33 from Anguilla’s Chad Bourossa.

Marki Kobayashi, Golf Professional at the Cuisinart Golf Resort and Spa, presented the trophy to the French Captain Yannique.
Mr Noel Egan, President, on behalf of the Anguilla Golf Association, thanked his counterparts Messrs Olivier La Taste (French St.Martin), Keith Graham (Dutch St.Maarten) for organizing their teams for the day, he went on to thank the Director of Cuisinart Golf, Don Johnson, the Course Superintendent Thomas Peabody, Head Professional Ryan Bowey and Marki Kobayashi for a wonderful presentation of the course.

Cultural Exchange through Basketball -
Anguillian and American youth

The Davis Family (l to r): Mrs. Davis, Eli, Dr. Davis and Lexi

The JC Recreational Centre in South Hill would like to say a heartfelt thank-you to Doctor of Radiology and high-school basketball coach, Jason Davis MD, who volunteered his time between 21st – 29th March 2014 to give impromptu basketball clinics at the JC Recreational Centre – a registered Anguillian Non-profit Organisation. It was a week of positive skills development and cultural exchange between Anguillian and American youth.

Dr. Davis, of Bloomington Illinois, along with his two talented off-spring – son Eli, aged 14yrs, and daughter Lexi, aged 16 yrs – coached and encouraged (at times) over 20 Anguillian youth through rigorous basketball drills which added a new dimension to the practice and pick-up games that are conducted at the Centre on an ongoing basis. At the end of the week the Davis’ were presented with certificates of appreciation from the Director of the JC Recreational Centre, Jaine Rogers, for their contribution to youth development and also for their kind donation of basketballs and a ball pump.

Dr. Davis (also known as Coach Davis) said of the experience, “It was a rewarding time for us” and hoped it would be “…the first of many”.
The JCRC looks forward to more collaboration like this which helps to fulfill its Mission:
“To direct and harness children’s energies into positive channels, which include organised sports, fitness classes and tutoring sessions to facilitate and enhance their social development”.

For more information about the JC Recreational Centre, or to find out how you can collaborate with it, or contribute to its goals, visit its website at www.jcrecreationalcentre.org.

- Contributed

The Glasgow Commonwealth Team, the BBC film crew, a number of bearers of the Queen’s Baton in Anguilla, and other invited guests, were hosted at a reception at Government House on Tuesday evening, March 31, by Her Excellency the Governor, Christina Scott.

In welcoming the visitors, the Governor commended the baton bearers for their willingness and patience. She also spoke about the excitement she had witnessed as she sailed around the coast from Road Bay to Island Harbour with some of them, or met them there.

President of the Anguilla Commonwealth Games Association, Kenn Banks, joined in thanking the baton bearers on Monday, and urged other persons to participate in the continued event on Tuesday.
Ms Fortuna Bellrose, Vice President of the Commonwealth Games for the Caribbean Region, was pleased with the general involvement of the people of Anguilla in the Queen’s Baton Relay, and thanked the Governor for her role in the planning of the event.

She also praised the members of the Anguilla Commonwealth Games Association for their work, as well as the members of her team who accompanied her to Anguilla.

Louis Rosa, the Team Leader from Glasgow, gave a description of the baton. Among other matters, he referred to a “secret” message which the Queen enclosed on a rolled parchment which she will read at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games. He also spoke about a collection of gemstones in the head of the baton, one of which was to be presented to Anguilla, and all other countries, at the end of the tour of the baton.

Meanwhile, during the reception, Anguillian Sixth Form student, Jose Vanterpool, was given an opportunity to join others around the Commonwealth in registering his views for a seminar about issues facing young people and what Governments should do. The young leaders’ conference, as the event is called, will be held in Glasgow by the Royal Commonwealth Society a few weeks before the Commonwealth Games.

Mr Vanterpool told the media that he had written a challenge to Government leaders to reduce the increasing rate of unemployment in the various Commonwealth member countries, including Anguilla, and to promote social and economic development.

The reception also featured cultural presentations by the Mayoumba Folkloric Theatre whose performances – folk singing and dancing – were well received.

BBC online photo

Anguillian fast-runner, Zharnel Hughes, has recorded another feat which has made the people of the island proud of him.

The 18-year-old sprinter, now in school in Jamaica, made headlines last weekend when he won the 100m race at the Jamaican Inter-Secondary Schools Boys and Girls Athletic Champions. He beat the record of 10.21 seconds previously held by Jamaican Sprinter Yohan Blake. Hughes, the Anguillian athlete, set a new record of 10.12 seconds.

The BBC sport reporter, Graham Fraser, stated on Monday, April 1, that Zharnel Hughes “who trains with Usain Bolt, could be one of the stars for Britain at the Olympic Games in the next few years.”

Fraser’s article continued: “Anguillians can compete at the Commonwealth Games and World Champions but, as a British Overseas Territory, athletes from the island are unable to enter the Olympics as Anguilla is not recognised by the International Olympic Committee.
“If Hughes wants to perform on the biggest stage of all, he may choose to follow in the footsteps of Shara Proctor – the British record long jumper – who decided to transfer her allegiance from Anguilla to Team GB in 2010.

“The prospect of representing Britain is certainly on Hughes’ mind as he prepares to compete in the 200m at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.”

The BBC reporter quoted Zharnel as saying: “It is something I always think about. I think that (competing for Great Britain) would be the best choice.”

Like every year, the Primary Schools’ Sports Day on Thursday, April 3, was an impressive event both in terms of the colourful parade and the keen performances at the Ronald Webster Park.

It was a very exciting time for the participating students and cheer leaders, as well as the mass crowd the event attracted from around 9 am to sundown.

The keenly-contested sports day event was won by Valley Primary School with a score of 623 points. The other scores were as follows: Adrian T Hazell School: 463; Orealia Kelly School: 376; Alwyn A Richardson School and Morris Vanterpool School tied at 254; Central Christian School: 238; Vivien Vanterpool School: 236; and Omololu International School: 57 points.

The Late
Mr. Silwood Connor

Pink House Athletes

Pink house is pleased that Aronel contributed 15 cases of water to its member for Sports Day. The decorated water bottles showing the pictures of both Mr. Silwood Connor and pink house winning contestants were done to highlight power players of the pink panthers. Christina Davis’ and Shaquan Davis’ photos were added to highlight students who exhibited perseverance and good sportsmanship to become the winners of the 2014 ALHCS fifth year pageant.

Mr Silwood Connor’s photo was for him to be remember as a power player who was devoted to the house and the wellbeing of the students.

Sil was a loving, compassionate, and caring individual. From the time he joined the staff, he said “ I’m pink all the way pink.” He loved Pink House as a student as well as when he joined the ALHCS Staff.

Sil gave his ALL to Pink House and his willingness to help with big and small tasks was remarkable. He specifically succeeded when brainstorming for an idea to motivate a large number of Pink House students to enter the Road Race. His commitment to Pink House ran very, very deep. He was an amazing person.

- Contributed

The Late Jamida Webster

The Anguilla Cycling Association in collaboration with Jamida Webster’s Family will host the annual Jamida Memorial Cycle Race, which is held in memory of The Late Jamida Webster who was a lover of cycling. The race will be held on Sunday, April 27, 2014 at 11:00a.m., will take place in Island Harbour, beginning at the wharf.
The Jamida Memorial Cycle Race will have a Juniors Category race and also races for the following ages:

Girls Boys
Ages 6-9 Ages 6-9
Ages 10-12 Ages 10-12
Ages 13-15 Ages 13-15
The top three places for each category will be awarded.
We are kindly seeking the assistance of the each school on the island in sharing this information and encouraging the children to participate in the races.

Please share this information with parents and students as we would be happy to have any and all kids that would be interested in participating in the races. We are hoping that we can have the same or better participation this year.

In 2013 the race was quite exciting and a great number of children turned out to participate and did display spectacular cycling talent.

If any further information is required, please feel free to contact us.

Thank you for your cooperation and assistance and we look continue to work towards the further development of the sport of cycling in Anguilla

- Press Release

April Medals Sponsor – Mr Tommy Astaphan hands over the medals to AGA vice president Mr Val Banks

Larry Stott – AGA Men’s Medal winner

Nathalie Le Senechal – Ladies Medal winner

Nathalie Le Senechal became Anguilla’s first Female Gold Medallist and Larry Stott the Island’s first Male Gold Medallist as the Anguilla Golf Association’s new Monthly Medal Tournament got underway at the spectacular Cuisinart Golf Resort and Spa on Saturday.
Yet again the Course looked stunningly beautiful as 28 golfers set out in hot, sunny conditions for the Islands inaugural new prize and the golf befitted the high standard of the course.
The Monthly Medal will now continue for 9 more rounds finishing in May 2015 after a short break during September and October.
Each month, a gold, silver and bronze medal will be competed for in a net stroke play format.
Points will be awarded to all golfers competing and a League Table will be produced to determine the Islands Golfer of the Year Award in both the Male and female categories’.
The Golfers of the Year will be awarded their trophy at an Awards Dinner slated for end of March 2015.
The April 2014 winners are:
FEMALE GOLD…. Nathalie Le Senechal
FEMALE SILVER….Angela Lampe
FEMALE BRONZE….Althea Turner
MALE GOLD….Larry Stott
MALE SILVER….Glenford Gumbs
MALE BRONZE….Nigel Donaldson
The Anguilla Golf Association wishes to thank the Staff of the Cuisinart Golf Club for their sterling efforts again on Saturday and also the Chef and staff at the Italia Restaurant for the after match repast.
Match Referees Maki Kobayashi and Ryan Bowey.
A special mention goes out to the April Medals Sponsor… Mr Tommy Astaphan.
Finally, the AGA wishes to thank all of its members who took part in this very tough yet exciting Tournament and looks forward to Round 2 on May 10th.

- Contributed

(Published without editing by The Anguillian newspaper.)

The Athletes, Mrs Heather Richardson, Manager/Coach and Mr. Winston Duncan, Coach

Five of Anguilla’s six participants in the 2014 CARIFTA Games in Martinique left the island on Thursday morning, for the French Territory, accompanied by two officials – Mrs Heather Richardson, Manager/Coach and Mr Winston Duncan, Coach. They will be joined in Martinique by Zharnel Hughes – the sixth member of the team – who is temporarily based in Jamaica where he is undergoing athletic training.

The CARIFTA Games are scheduled to take place from Saturday, April 19, to Monday, April 21. The full team from Anguilla (three female and three male athletes) comprises Artesha Richardson (400m); Rechelle Meade (high and long jumps); Jonicia Richardson (800m); Mauriel Carty (200m); Aiden Hazzard (400m and 800m); and Zharnel Hughes (100m and 200m).

President of the Anguilla Amateur Athletic Association, Ms Lorna Rogers, speaking at a press briefing on Monday, April 14, said the purpose of the briefing was to let the public know who the athletes, and those travelling with them, were. The parent of the athletes and members of the Athletic Association were also present.
Ms Rogers said this year there were more Anguillian athletes for the regional competition compared with last year. She was grateful to the coaches for ensuring that they were well trained to the expected qualified standard, and to the parents for their support.
“It is a regional competition and it happens to be the year for the Olympic trials as well as for the Youth Olympics later on – and the CARIFTA Games have been designated the trials for the Caribbean,” Mrs Rogers explained. “All the islands in the region will be coming with their A-teams, so we expect our Anguillian athletes to compete to the best of their ability.” The athletes at the press briefing, some of whom were at the CARIFTA Games before, joined her in promising to perform well and in expressing their excitement.

Funds for the participation of the team in the CARIFTA Games were provided by the Sports Department, the Anguilla Commonwealth Games Association and the Anguilla Amateur Athletic Federation – to which Ms Rogers expressed thanks.

Team’s Coach(Cuthbert Jackson), Members of the Rogers Family in white( Foster Rogers, Shellya Rogers, Hon. Leroy Rogers), A.L.H.C.S’s Spartans Basketball Team.

The Anguilla Amateur Basketball Association officially started their regular league tournament on Thursday 10th April with their first set of games. The Albena Lake Hodge Comprehensive School’s Team was pleasantly outfitted in brand new maroon and Gold Uniforms sponsored by Mary’s Bakery. Usually wearing regular T-shirts among the other uniformed teams, the school’s team is now equally well dressed.
Mary’s Bakery was founded in 1968 by the already established professional photographer, seamstress, farmer, and baker Mary Rogers Petty. Mother of 9 she was a dedicated philanthropist, advisor and supporter to many in her community and Anguilla. Today, Mary’s Bakery remains one of the leading bakeries in Anguilla offering a wide assortment of sandwiches, cakes, pastries and food.
Mary’s eldest son and second nominated member of the House of Assembly, The Honourable Mr. Leroy Rogers said, “we have sponsored many teams in the past and though the financial climate on the island is fraught, our family remains committed to giving back to the youth of Anguilla and the communities that have supported Mary’s bakery for decades.” He also noted, “Mummy would be proud of this venture as she too was always giving back”.

The Management and staff of Mary’s Bakery wish the Spartans Team the best of luck this season.

- Press Release

14 April, 2014

(Published without editing by The Anguillian newspaper.)