Caribbean Times 46th Issue - Thursday 7th July 2016
Caribbean Times 46th Issue - Thursday 7th July 2016
Caribbean Times 46th Issue - Thursday 7th July 2016
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<strong>Thursday</strong> <strong>7th</strong> <strong>July</strong> <strong>2016</strong> c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g 17<br />
SeaView Academy’s Annual After-Assessment Lime will be<br />
held this year at the school campus at Scott’s Hill on Friday,<br />
<strong>July</strong> 24, <strong>2016</strong> from 12 noon to 6 p.m. The event will be a<br />
great opportunity for the entire family to participate in fun<br />
activities, movies and games, enjoy great food and spend<br />
quality time together!!! Entrance is FREE!! Tickets for delicious<br />
BBQ meals are available for sale: $15 – Chicken; $20<br />
– Fish. Don’t miss out on the best event, with exam students.<br />
Call 461 6555 TODAY for your tickets!<br />
The Antigua and Barbuda Athletic Association will host the<br />
<strong>2016</strong> National Athletics Championship on Saturday <strong>July</strong> 9<br />
and Sunday <strong>July</strong> 10, <strong>2016</strong> at the home of Athletics – Yasco<br />
Complex. Vendors who wish to ply their trade in and outside<br />
the Yasco Complex are asked to contact: The Treasurer - Ms.<br />
Judy Blackman at telephone # 728 8500 for Registration.<br />
Please note that spaces are issued at a “First Come” basis<br />
and that there are limited spaces available both inside and<br />
outside.<br />
Are you a Building Technology student and are interested in<br />
furthering your education in this field? Or are you thinking<br />
of entering the field of Architectural Technology? Earn a full<br />
scholarship to the Antigua and Barbuda International Institute<br />
of Technology (ABIIT) to pursue an Associate Degree<br />
in Architectural Technology. Simply apply to ABIIT and enroll<br />
in the Architectural Technology program and write a 500<br />
word essay on “Why the field of Architecture is important<br />
and how will attaining a degree in this field enable you to<br />
achieve your academic and professional goals” Submissions<br />
may be dropped off at the Coolidge campus or emailed to<br />
dmartin@abiit.edu.ag and kbjoseph@abiit.edu.ag. Deadline<br />
for submission is 2nd September <strong>2016</strong>.<br />
The St. Paul’s Community in conjunction with the the Hon<br />
E.P. Chet Greene is inviting all seniors in the area to be part<br />
of an excursion on <strong>Thursday</strong> 28th <strong>July</strong> starting from 9:00<br />
a.m.Interested persons are asked to register with their respective<br />
congregation or by visiting the office back of Yasoso<br />
Bakery Monday - Friday from 9 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.<br />
You can also call either Tonya Robinson 771-0323 0r Paulet<br />
Hinkson 770-9547 for further information.<br />
All vendors desirous in plying their trade at the Annual Mango<br />
fest <strong>2016</strong> on 24th and 25th <strong>July</strong>, at Victoria Park, Botanical<br />
Gardens, is asked to collect a registration form, from the<br />
Ministry of Agriculture Lands Fisheries and Barbuda Affairs<br />
on Independence Drive. Space rental for a 10x10Tent space<br />
is $50Ec and 20x20 is $100Ec.Registration ends <strong>July</strong>, 15th,<br />
<strong>2016</strong>. Remember the date <strong>July</strong> 24 & 25, <strong>2016</strong>.<br />
Grays Green suffer<br />
first loss in two years<br />
By Carlena Knight<br />
Defending Mixed champions in the Village netball<br />
league, Grays Green have suffered their first defeat in two<br />
years.<br />
In the highly competitive match at the YMCA Sports<br />
complex on Tuesday night, the westside team fell to Potters,<br />
17-11.<br />
Grays green struggled to pull together early in the first<br />
half thus resulting in a double digit lead for Potters.<br />
Despite, a few changes, the champions could not find<br />
their winning formula.<br />
In other the other mixed game of the night, St. Georges<br />
defeated Bolans, 26-23 while in the senior division, Freetown<br />
bounced back from their disappointing loss to defeat<br />
Parham, 23-17.<br />
Bolans intermediate however did not follow in the footsteps<br />
of the mixed as they trumped Old Road, 17-2 while<br />
Seatons did away with Potters 21-6.<br />
No Leewards player<br />
in WI Test Hopefuls<br />
President’s X1 Team<br />
By Vanroy Burnes<br />
The West Indies Cricket<br />
Selectors have overlooked<br />
players in the Leeward Islands<br />
as they selected a<br />
twelve-man squad known<br />
as the WICB President’s X1<br />
test hopefuls team to play<br />
against India.<br />
The two 2-day matches<br />
will be played at Warner<br />
Park in St. Kitts on <strong>July</strong> 9 th<br />
& 10 th and again on <strong>July</strong> 14 th<br />
& 16 th .<br />
Leon Johnson will lead<br />
the team which also consist<br />
of Jermaine Blackwood, Rajendra<br />
Chandrika, Roston<br />
Chase, Shane Dorwich, Shai<br />
Hope, Damion Jacobs, Keon<br />
Joseph, Marquino Mindley,<br />
Vishaul Singh and Jomel<br />
Warrican.<br />
The team will be coached<br />
by Henderson Springer, Rayon<br />
Griffith is the Manager/<br />
Coach, and Ariane Mangar<br />
is the Physiotherapist, while<br />
Hector Martinez-Charles as<br />
the Strength & Conditioning<br />
Coordinator.<br />
The warm up matches<br />
paved the way for the four<br />
test matches between West<br />
Indies and India, the first of<br />
which will be played here at<br />
the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium<br />
from <strong>July</strong> 21 st to 25 th .