Caribbean Times 7th Issue - Tuesday 28th February 2017

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e 12 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g Tuesday 28th February 2017 Flow and Manchester United team up to deliver the Ultimate Football Experience to Caribbean footballers MIAMI, Fla., - Up-andcoming Caribbean footballers between the ages of 13 and 16 will not be able to contain their excitement, as news breaks that Flow and Manchester United will host The Ultimate Football Experience, a skills-based competition, supported by the Caribbean Football Union. The programme seeks to give youngsters, the chance-of-a-lifetime to participate in a talent development football camp; and even earn a trip to Old Trafford, Manchester to see Man Utd vs Crystal Palace on May 21 st 2017. The good news gets even better as registration opens this week for the football competition which runs from March through to May 2017. Here’s how it works: skilled boys and girls can register online at https://discoverflow.co/flowmanutd. Registered participants will then be instructed to appear at designated football festivals across all Caribbean markets in which Flow operates. The participants will engage in a Manchester United Soccer School’s international programme, which has been specially devised for the campaign and will be delivered by CFU coaches. Throughout the competition Manchester United legends will also be making an appearance at the festivals to offer their tips and advice. This is a proven Manchester United Soccer School programme designed to build and test the skills of young footballers across the globe. As the competition evolves, two participants from each market, along with their respective coach, will advance to a two-day skills session in Trinidad and Tobago to experience one-on-one training with CFU and Manchester United Soccer School Coaches. There, they will participate in a series of drills designed by the coaches and compete for the chance for two finalists and their coach to win a oncein-a-lifetime trip to Old Trafford in Manchester, England. Considered to be the highlight of the development initiative the two winners along with their coaches will travel to the world-famous football stadium to witness first hand Manchester United’s final Premier League game of the season against Crystal Palace. This VIP experience will also include a visit to the Manchester United Museum and Tour, taking in the history of the club followed by a tour of the iconic stadium. Manchester United’s Group Managing Director, Richard Arnold said, “Youth development is at the heart of this Club’s traditions and success. The Manchester United Soccer Schools were developed to help spread this spirit to as many children as possible. In recent years our partners have been instrumental in helping the great work of our Soccer Schools coaches reach young people around the world. We’re proud to work with Flow on this project.” “Like Manchester United, Flow also has a deep sense of commitment to youth development as can be seen by our support of several programmes throughout the region that help to hone the skills of young footballers,” said Garfield Sinclair, Flow’s newly appointed President of the Caribbean. Sinclair also said “We’re therefore proud to work in partnership with Manchester United to offer this once in a lifetime experience to our talented youngsters across the region.” The Caribbean Football Union’s (CFU) President Gordon Derrick gave a ringing endorsement of The Ultimate Football Experience, as he added: “The CFU is proud to be a partner with Flow on this exhilarating and beneficial initiative. Hundreds of young footballers in 15 countries – half of the CFU’s membership – will have the opportunity to compete, hone their skills, and, for the finalists, live the dream. I am confident cont’d on pg 13
Tuesday 28th February 2017 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g 13 SNAIL NOTICE Have you seen the Giant African Snail in your home or community? If so, follow these 3 easy steps: 1. Put on protective gloves 2. Collect snails and place them in a secure covered container with some salt. 3. Call the Plant Protection Unit at 462-6776 or 462-6777 for advice on disposal All registered members of the Antigua Barbuda Amateur Bodybuilding & Weightlifting Federation please take note that Election for the post of Vice President will be held on 4th March, 2017 at the ABI Financial Building, 2nd Floor, Redcliffe Street, St John's, Antigua at 6:00 p.m. sharp. All members of the Antigua and Barbuda Ex-Servicemen Association are notified of the monthly general meeting, to be held on Saturday 4 March at 3 pm, at the Association`s Headquarters, " Leah House" on Prime Minister`s Drive. Please be on time or notify the Chairman on 720-0058, Secretary on 723-3452 or PRO on 721-1970 of your apologies. The Annual General Meeting and Elections for the Antigua & Barbuda Cycling Federation will be held on March 1, 2017 at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. The meeting will start promptly at 7:00pm. Please be on time. All Saints Anglican Church Mothers Unions invites everyone to its annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Sale on February 28, 2017 from 3-6pm at the parish hall of All Saints Anglican Church at the All Saints. The variety of pancakes includes Dumps Pancakes, Sweet Potato Fritters, Vegetable Pancakes, Pumpkin Fritters, Plantain Fritters and Sweet Potatoes & Carrot Fritters. Pancake diiners will also be on sale. The Social Security Board wishes to advise all self employed persons that their declared earnings shall not be less than the minimum wage, and are reminded that their Social Security contributions rate remains at 10%. Advertise with Caribbean Times! Contact us at Tel: 562-8688 Email: accounts@ caribbeantimes.ag cont’d from pg 12 that this partnership will bode well for the future of football in the region.” The Ultimate Football Experience is one of several Manchester United and Flow partnership initiatives. In January, Flow hosted the FA Cup Caribbean Tour during which the Company gave football fans up-close and unprecedented access to football’s most coveted trophy. The final leg of the tour culminated in the Cayman Islands, where Manchester United ambassador Dwight Yorke made an appearance. Cable and Wireless is Manchester United’s telecommunications partner in the Caribbean. C&W is a full service communications and entertainment provider and delivers market-leading video, broadband, telephony and mobile services to consumers in 18 countries. Through its business division, C&W provides data center hosting, domestic and international managed network services, and customized IT service solutions, utilizing cloud technology to serve business and government customers. C&W also operates a state-of-the-art submarine fiber network – the most extensive in the region. Liberty Global is the world’s largest international TV and broadband company, with operations in more than 30 countries across Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean. We invest in the infrastructure that empowers our customers to make the most of the digital revolution. Our scale and commitment to innovation enable us to develop market-leading products delivered through next generation networks that connect our 25 million customers who subscribe to over 50 million television, broadband internet and telephony services. We also serve over 10 million mobile subscribers and offer WiFi service across 5 million access points. Liberty Global’s businesses are comprised of two stocks: the Liberty Global Group (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK) for our European operations, and the LiLAC Group (NASDAQ: LILA and LILAK, OTC Link: LILAB), which consists of our operations in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Liberty Global Group operates in 11 European countries under the consumer brands Virgin Media, Unitymedia, Telenet and UPC. The Liberty Global Group also owns 50% of VodafoneZiggo, a Dutch joint venture, which has 4 million customers, 10 million fixed-line subscribers and 5 million mobile subscribers. The LiLAC Group operates in over 20 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean under the consumer brands VTR, Flow, Liberty, Más Móvil and BTC. In addition, the LiLAC Group operates a sub-sea fiber network throughout the region in over 30 markets.
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