Caribbean Times 97th Issue - Tuesday 14th February 2017
Caribbean Times 97th Issue - Tuesday 14th February 2017
Caribbean Times 97th Issue - Tuesday 14th February 2017
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<strong>Tuesday</strong> <strong>14th</strong> <strong>February</strong> <strong>2017</strong> c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g 13<br />
Gov’t costs Horse Society International grant<br />
By Marver Woodley<br />
President of the Antigua and Barbuda<br />
Horse Society has blasted the<br />
government for not fulfilling its promise<br />
and costing them an international<br />
grant.<br />
According to the Society’s President<br />
Jeanie Eastern the nation’s<br />
Government failure to meet various<br />
“simple” requirements requested by<br />
the International Federation of Equestrians<br />
has cost them the much-needed<br />
grant of $50,000 USD after making a<br />
promise to do so.<br />
During an interview with <strong>Caribbean</strong><br />
<strong>Times</strong> Newspaper, Eastern noted<br />
that some 18 months ago, a representative<br />
visited the twin island and handed<br />
out some guidelines to follow in<br />
order for the grant to be approved with<br />
a strict timeline of one year, the guidelines<br />
Eastern lamed would cost the<br />
Government no money what so ever.<br />
Some of the requirements included<br />
a 10-year extension on the lease for<br />
the land currently utilized by the body<br />
as well as a donation of some gravel to<br />
backfill nearby dams to build an arena<br />
as the present ones are extremely deteriorated,<br />
though the government was<br />
not obligated to backfill the ponds,<br />
Eastern sternly noted that it was promised<br />
and agreed on by both parties.<br />
The loss of the grant has cost the<br />
Association a considerable amount of<br />
money and time as they were preparing<br />
the grounds for the upgrade, the<br />
grant would have provided.<br />
By Carlena Knight<br />
Hometech Systems Outlaws<br />
picked up double victories<br />
over the weekend in the<br />
Antigua Barbuda Basketball<br />
Association Division One<br />
League.<br />
On Thursday night in<br />
their first match up, Outlaws<br />
defeated Ottos Full Throttle,<br />
68-62 at JSC.<br />
Humroy Wright was the<br />
leading scorer for his team<br />
with 19 points. He was assisted<br />
by Kevin Roberts with<br />
16 points, 6 rebounds and 5<br />
assists.<br />
Freetown Travelers also<br />
picked up a win over Harold<br />
Lovell Rockersville, 54-48.<br />
Morlon ‘Little’ Davis led<br />
his team with 14 points and<br />
10 rebounds. He was assisted<br />
by Mario Samuel with 14<br />
points and 5 assists.<br />
Ariel Quallis of Rockersville<br />
had 18 points, 13<br />
rebounds and 5 steals in a<br />
losing effort.<br />
Meanwhile on Saturday<br />
night, Outlaws edged out<br />
Harold Lovell Rockersville,<br />
71-69.<br />
Kevin Roberts led his<br />
team with 22 points and 6<br />
assists and Humroy Wright<br />
chipped in with 17 points.<br />
Darren Jeanville grabbed<br />
By Marver Woodley<br />
The first ever annual 3-some Beach Volleyball<br />
Tournament is slated to kick off later<br />
this month.<br />
The first of many games under the recently<br />
ratified constitution of the Antigua and<br />
Barbuda Volleyball Association is scheduled<br />
to be on the 26th of <strong>February</strong> at Millers by<br />
the Sea.<br />
According to reports the event is expected<br />
to attract more than 16 teams, with teams<br />
consisting of 3 players a side 2 of which has<br />
14 rebounds for the victors.<br />
Rockersville’s Walton<br />
Christian had 21 points and<br />
11 rebounds. He was assisted<br />
by Kevin Joseph with 13<br />
points and 9 rebounds.<br />
Teammates, Ariel Quallis<br />
had 12 points while Kevin<br />
Francis contributed 11<br />
points and 11 rebounds.<br />
Travelers once again<br />
picked up a much needed<br />
Eastern who indicated that he has<br />
visited and pleaded with the government<br />
on several occasions to fulfill the<br />
promise made still holds strong that<br />
another grant could be arranged and<br />
approved, however bleak the future<br />
looks without the government fully<br />
behind them.<br />
The previous grant which was dismissed<br />
in December 2016 was to be<br />
used at the Spring Hill facility and<br />
other areas of the sport on island in<br />
hopes of reviving a number of activities<br />
at the facility.<br />
To date the government has not<br />
spoken with Eastern on doing anything<br />
to secure future grants or what<br />
was the reason for not fulfilling the requirements,<br />
according to Eastern.<br />
Outlaws pick up double victories over the weekend<br />
victory this time over Yorks<br />
Crushers, 66-52.<br />
Morlon ‘Little’ Davis<br />
once again led his team with<br />
21 points, 15 rebounds, 6 assists<br />
and 4 steals while for<br />
Crushers, Cohen DeSouza<br />
had 19 points and 16 rebounds.<br />
Kebo Orford and Jamie<br />
Harris chipped in with 11<br />
points and 17 rebounds.<br />
Beach Volleyball tournament on the horizon<br />
to be females along with one male.<br />
To participate each player is expected to<br />
pay $20 per person and the registration period<br />
is currently open and will close off on<br />
the 24th just two days before the games are<br />
to be held.<br />
The winning trio will be awarded $500<br />
along with prizes and surprises for the second<br />
and third place finishers.<br />
The one day event will commence at<br />
10:00 a.m. Interested persons can contact the<br />
local Association for more information.