The American University of Antigua College of Medicine Hosts Seminar on Sports Medicine Orientation for Ministry of Sports Technicians The partnership between the American University of Antigua (AUA), Col- lege of Medicine and the Ministry of Sports was further demonstrated by way of a three hour semi- nar on Sports Medicine Orientation hosted by the local University on Wednesday December 12, 2012 from 8:30 - 12:30 p.m. At the opening ceremony, which was held at the AUA Campus, Acting Minister of Education, Sports, Youth and Gender Affairs, Sen. Hon. Winston Williams Jr. com- mended the Management and Staff of the Institution for contributing to national development through edu- cation, health and sports. The Seminar which saw the participation of 43 sports administrators, coaches and other techni- cians from the Ministry of Sports, included presenta- tions on the following ar- eas: Emotional Coaching - Dr. James Rice, Associate Dean of Research / Associ- ate Professor & Chair - Behavioral Science/ Director - University Counseling Services Sports Nutrition - Ms. Dorothy Graham- Charles, Nutritionist, Medical Benefits Scheme Conditioning & The Human Body - Dr. Elias Jackson Jr. As- sistant Professor, Physiology Common Sports Inju- ries in Children & Young Athletes - Dr. Shari Jackson, Assis- tant Professor, ICM Continued on following page... OMS WEEK IN REVIEW December 17, 2012 VOL 2 ISSUE 13/Wk 02 The Office of the Minister of State: Sports, National School Meals Service and Special Projects Inside this issue: 2012 National Students Athletes Named 3 School Sports Column 3 ABBSA has a new National Champion 4 Letter From The Desk Of The Minister Of State 5 12 & Under Jun- ior Tournament at SASS 10 Senior Sports Services Unit Corner 11 Sports Health Tip 11 Fencing displayed in Antigua & Bar- buda for the first time. 12 AUA representative Mr Vernon Soloman along with Miss Candine Roberts, Mrs Anne Jonas and Mr William Richards of the Ministry of Sports
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The American University of Antigua College of Medicine Hosts Seminar on
Sports Medicine Orientation for Ministry of Sports Technicians
The partnership between the American University
of Antigua (AUA), Col-
lege of Medicine and the Ministry of Sports was
further demonstrated by
way of a three hour semi-
nar on Sports Medicine Orientation hosted by the
local University on
Wednesday December 12, 2012 from 8:30 - 12:30
p.m.
At the opening ceremony,
which was held at the
AUA Campus, Acting
Minister of Education, Sports, Youth and Gender
Affairs, Sen. Hon.
Winston Williams Jr. com-
mended the Management and Staff of the Institution
for contributing to national
development through edu-cation, health and sports.
The Seminar which saw
the participation of 43 sports administrators,
coaches and other techni-
cians from the Ministry of Sports, included presenta-
tions on the following ar-
eas:
Emotional Coaching -
Dr. James
Rice, Associate Dean of Research / Associ-
ate Professor & Chair
- Behavioral Science/
Director - University Counseling Services
Sports Nutrition - Ms. Dorothy Graham-
Charles, Nutritionist,
Medical Benefits
Scheme
Conditioning & The
Human Body - Dr. Elias Jackson Jr. As-
sistant Professor,
Physiology
Common Sports Inju-
ries in Children &
Young Athletes - Dr. Shari Jackson, Assis-
tant Professor, ICM Continued on following page...
OMS WEEK
IN
REVIEW
December 17, 2012 VOL 2 ISSUE 13/Wk 02
The Office of the Minister of State: Sports, National School Meals Service and Special Projects
Inside this issue:
2012 National Students Athletes Named
3
School Sports Column
3
ABBSA has a new National Champion
4
Letter From The Desk Of The Minister Of State
5
12 & Under Jun-ior Tournament at SASS
10
Senior Sports Services Unit Corner
11
Sports Health Tip 11
Fencing displayed in Antigua & Bar-buda for the first time.
12
AUA representative Mr Vernon Soloman along with Miss Candine
Roberts, Mrs Anne Jonas and Mr William Richards of the Ministry of
Sports
Transportation of Injured Athletes, Mr. Marlon Des-
tin, Senior Administrator,
Emergency Medical Ser-vices
In his brief remarks, Minister Williams also used the opportu-
nity to call on the Management
of AUA to work steadfastly to-wards the establishment of a
faculty of sports medicine to
provide critical education and
training for national, regional and international students alike.
The Vice President, Mr. Stuart stated that the AUA was com-
mitted to making a significant
contribution to national develop-
ment in Antigua and Barbuda in the areas of health and sports. He
also shared that the institution
was in the process of expanding the cricket, basketball and tennis
facilities on campus for use by
both students and residents.
The feedback from the participants to the seminar presentation was
very positive. Sports Technicians
also had an opportunity to identify areas of sports medicine which they
would wish to receive more in-
depth training in the future.
The AUA College of Medicine is also collaborating with the Ministry
of Sports on the Inter-collegiate
Cricket Championships which was started last year.
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Demonstration on how to lift an injured patient
Mr Mervyn Richards listening keenly
to Keynote Speaker
Coaches getting advice from AUA profes-
sional
TOP MALE AND FEMALE 2012 NATIONAL STUDENT ATHLETES NAMED
At the 3rd Annual Student/Athletes Awards Ceremony, held
last evening at the Bible Believers
Sanctuary in Clare Hall, nominees in ten (10) sporting disciplines
received their awards before the
announcement of the Top Male
and Female Student/Athletes.
The Acting Minister of Educa-
tion, Sports, Youth and Gender Affairs, Sen. Hon. Winston Wil-
liams congratulated the young
scholar athletes and charged them to 'Go the Distance' not only in
their athletic but academic careers.
The Chief Judge, Honourable D.
Giselle Isaac commended the nomi-nees and applauded the policy to
blend sports and academics in the
youth development process.
At the end of the evening, the Top
Male and Female Student/ Athletes
for 2012 were announced as Mr. Cehjae Greene a Track and Field
Athlete from the Princess Margaret
School and Ms. D'Jeri Raymond, a Tennis Athlete from the St. An-
thony's Secondary School
The Student/Athletes Awards is
an annual event which invites nominations from both the Na-
tional Sports Associations and
School Sports Programme for
consideration by a panel of judges.
In addition to the Chief Judge, Hon. D. Giselle Isaac, the 2012
Panel of Judges was comprised
of Canon Franklin Reid and Mr. Hugh Gore.
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School Sports Column
The Ministry of Sports Cool &
Smooth School Football Knockout
Championships end
The Ministry of Sports/Cool &
Smooth school football knockout
championships has ended after a
round of very competitive matches.
The best of the best played hard but
at the end of it all there could be
only one champion in each category.
The results are as follows:
Under 18 Male Division
The All Saints Secondary School
(ASSS) ousted out the Pares Secon-
dary School 2-1 in the finals making
them the champions in this category.
Alzarri Joseph was the player of the
finals in this category.
Under 18 Female Division
St. Anthony’s Secondary School beat
Jennings Secondary School 3-1 on pen-
alties to become the knockout champi-
ons. Jade Iturriaga was the player of the
finals. St. Anthony’s was also the
League champions this season.
Under 15 Female Division
The Antigua Girls High School
(AGHS) beat Clare Hall Secondary
School (CHSS) 2-1 which made them
victorious in the knockout champion-
ships. Britney Edwards was named the
player of the finals in this champion-
ship.
Under 15 Male Division
The All Saints Secondary School
(ASSS) defeated the National
Technical Training Centre 2-1 to
become champions. Kenduka
Challenger was named the Player
of the finals.
The Ministry of Sports would like
to commend all players, coaches,
sponsors and supporters for a job
well done.
ABBSA Has a New 2012 National 9 Ball Champion
Bryan ultimately had to compete for third place against Vernon Peltier, another competitive athlete. Both Bryan and Peltier lost their chance for a spot in the finals and Hence had to compete in a race to seven wins. Bryan emerged trium-phant defeating Peltier seven to six. However, what hardly any initially suspected but ultimately realized is the ‘new kid in town’ Bernard Dowdy, was the upset in the com-petition. It was clear he was a for-midable opponent to Bernard Percival who initially appeared able to keep Dowdy at bay where at one point he, Percival, was leading. However Dowdy, who has been Playing pocket billiards in excess of a decade, was patient and meticulous in his approach which allowed him to seemingly wear Percival down with his strategic method of play by executing some impressive safety shots. At the end, Dowdy emerged the winner defeating Bernard Percival eleven to eight and hence securing his reign of the coveted title of 9 Ball Champion.
Both Dowdy and Percival received 1st and 2nd place trophies respectively and all three (Dowdy, Percival, and Bryan) received cash prizes as well as soft-drinks courtesy Frank B Armstrong. In terms of what is next, President of the Antigua and Barbuda Billiards Sports Association Kadesh Bailey intimated the Association will increase the number of competitions and provide separate competitions for males and females. Additionally, the association will realize the implementation of the Youth Development Billiards Programme which has an inter-school competition component to it. Bailey closed the competition by saying 2013 will be a remarkable year for Billiards Sports in Antigua and Barbuda and he is excited to see what will happen in the months to come. To learn more about the Antigua and Barbuda Billiards Sports Association, visit their Face-book page or web site at: www.AntiguaBarbudaBilliards.org
The Antigua and Barbuda Bil-liards Sports Association held its annual 9 Ball Championship this past Saturday, December 15 at the association headquarters in Gunthorpes (Caribbean Relay Company complex). Thirteen ath-letes competed relentlessly from 11:00AM until 10:30PM when the last 9 ball was sunk Specta-tors came out to see some of the greats like reigning 8 Ball cham-pion and 2011 Top Male Athlete nominee Bernard Percival and Newly crowned 9 Ball Invitational champion Dale Bryan. The female Athletes were wonderfully repre-sented in both Yolanda Joseph and 2011 Top Female Athlete nominee Sira Berzas both of whom gave stellar performances defeating male counterparts and progressing to the quarter finals. Imtiaz Tal-lim, the current 2012 Top Male Student Athlete nominee, was among the youths; he performed very well winning a set (race to six wins) against Bernard Dowdy. Both Percival and Bryan were amongst the top-favored to win the championship however as the day progressed an upset was in sight.
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2012 Billiard winners posing with their trophies
LETTER FROM THE DESK OF THE MINISTER OF STATE:
Sports, National School Meals Service and Special Projects
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Dear Stakeholders
The last few weeks have been very
busy and even more so with the ad-
ditional responsibilities as Acting
Minister in the absence of the sub-
stantive Minister, Hon. Dr. Jacqui
Quinn Leandro who has been on
leave. It has however been my
pleasure to serve and I am confident
that the Technical Officers in the
Departments of Education, Youth
and Gender Affairs will continue to
provide the Public with the best ser-
vice possible.
My letter highlights a number of
events in our schedule over the last
few days which will provide you
with a brief synopsis of some of the
events taking place in the commu-
nity.
December 6, 2012
Official meetings began in the
morning with frank and open dis-
cussions with three executive mem-
bers of the Antigua and Barbuda
Cricket Association (ABCA) on the
state of local cricket and the way
forward for the Association in light
of plans to complete arrangements
with the ABFA to enter into a man-
agement lease of the ARG during the
day. The ABCA representatives in-
cluded Secretary, Mr. Martin Cave,
2nd Vice President Mr. Elkanah
Charles and Director, Mr. Earl Wal-
dron. Our delegation included the Di-
rector of Sports, Mr. Mervyn Richards
and Special Projects Coordinator; Mrs.
Anne Jonas.
Following our discussions, all parties
agreed that in light of the pending An-
nual General Meeting (AGM) for the
Association, further discussions on the
relocation of the ABCA Secretariat,
the cricket youth and club develop-
ment programmes, the management of
the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Sta-
dium, Communication and other ave-
nues of collaboration between the
ABCA and the Ministry would be held
after the AGM. The evening was spent celebrating the
achievements of the 2012 student/
athletes at the Bible Believers Sanctu-
ary. The Ceremony was short but very
inspiring as 15 nominees in 10 sports
were featured as the top student/
athletes in their individual sporting
disciplines. The evening saw the win-
ning Male and Female Athletes of the
Year being named as Mr. Cejhae
Greene and Ms. D’Jeri Raymond in
the sports of Athletics and Tennis re-
spectively. Congratulations once again
to the winners and to the nominees on
their achievement. We look forward
to their future success in their various
sporting disciplines. The Ministry of
Sports extends sincerest gratitude to
the Pastor and members of the Bible
Believers Fellowship for their warm
hospitality. We truly felt the true
meaning of God’s love.
Later that evening, I journeyed to
the Antigua Recreation Grounds
to get a first hand view of the state
of readiness of the facilities for
the Caribbean Football Cup. I
took the opportunity to commend
the grounds men, construction
team and the President and Gen-
eral Secretary of the Antigua and
Barbuda Football Association on
the successful preparation of the
grounds and the installation of
additional flood lights on the
premises.
While at the Antigua Recreation
Grounds I learned of the fire at the
Antigua Grammar School, which
was blazing in the south eastern
most wooden building on the
compound, the home of a fourth
form class. I allowed the Fire De-
partment to address the blaze and
made arrangements to visit the
school on the following morning .
December 7, 2013
Accompanied by the Senior Edu-
cation Officer with responsibility
for Secondary Schools, Mr. Clare
Browne I visited the Antigua
Grammar School as planned. We
met with the Principal, Ms. Myrna
Isaac and the staff and I had the
opportunity to thank them for
their contribution to national de-
velopment and assured them that
the Government would do all in
its power to provide safe school
environments for both staff and
students.
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Sports, National School Meals Service and Special Projects
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True to form, the young students did
not allow the incident to spoil their
planned house football match. I took
the opportunity to display my sporting
skills in a friendly game of hand ten-
nis. Who won? I will keep that a se-
cret. I then joined enthusiasts in cheer-
ing on a couple of teams engaged in
the football match.
Regarding the cause of the fire, the
Ministry of Education is expected to
receive the official report from the
Fire Service.
My schedule that morning also called
for a site visit to the Tomlinson's area
with the Ministry of Lands representa-
tive to confirm the location for the
new secondary school which is ex-
pected to be constructed as part of the
CDB Basic Education Project - Phase
II. Other components of the project
will include the construction of a
model early childhood education cen-
tre as well as a Measurement and Test-
ing Unit in the same location.
The Country Director Eastern Carib-
bean Peace Corps, Ms. Elizabeth Nea-
son along with Associate Peace Corps
Director Antigua and Barbuda, Ms.
Cleo Henry, paid a courtesy call to my
office. The occasion marked the last
official visit to Antigua and Barbuda
as a Peace Corps jurisdiction due to
budget cuts which forced to pro-
gramme to be restricted to only the
neediest countries in the Eastern Car-
ibbean. I expressed my disappoint-
ment with the US Government's deci-
sion to close the St. John's Peace
Corps Office and made a strong case
for the extension of the programme
even for a period of six (6) months. I
explained that in light of the serious
challenges being faced by the nation
as a result of an increasing number of
youth offenders, that it would be
meaningful to establish a national
equivalent to the Peace Corps under
the caption of a National Volunteer
Corps (NVC). In response, Ms. Nea-
son expressed her Organization's regret
at having to make this decision and
acknowledged the needs which still
exist in certain sectors of the society.
She however gave assurances that
every effort would be made to provide
technical assistance where possible to
guide the establishment of the NVC. In
spite of my disappointment, I however
expressed the profound gratitude of the
Government and People of Antigua
and Barbuda to the Peace Corps for
their years of service to the country in
a range of areas to include education,
information and communication tech-
nology, health and youth development.
The Peace Corps Office in Antigua
and Barbuda will officially close on
December 31, 2012.
Heroes Weekend – December 8 – 10,
2012
The weekend was also a very special
one for the Football Fraternity, when
sports enthusiasts in Antigua and Bar-
buda participated in the official open-
ing of the 2012 Caribbean Football
Cup which will see the participation of
eight (8) teams competing at both the
Antigua Recreation Grounds and the
Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium
December 7 - 14, 2012. I was pleased
to be on hand at the Opening Cere-
mony and acknowledged the work of
all those who had made it possible for
the hosting of the full event in Antigua
and Barbuda for the first time. On a
previous occasion in 1997, the event
was jointly hosted in the twin island
nations of St. Kitts/Nevis and Antigua
and Barbuda respectively. I got all
excited with the prospects of our
Benna Boys competing in the finals
with the win against the Soca
Warriors, so I can understand the
disappointment of fans when this
proved not to be. We remain
hopeful nonetheless that our foot-
ball future will be bright.
In addition to a number of Na-
tional Heroes Day events such as
the Church Service and wreath
laying ceremonies, the 2012 holi-
day weekend included a number
of other exciting sporting events
to include the Dadli Hikers Cross
Country Walk from Hawksbill to
Half Moon Bay, the two day 'Full
Throttle' Car Race at the John I
Martin IV Recreational Centre
and the Liberta Sports Club Walk
from Old Road.
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Sports, National School Meals Service and Special Projects
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Sports Technicians participated or
attended one or more of these
events. The Ministry of Sports
also served as sponsor of the Full
Throttle Car Race and provided
the Minister of Sports Trophies to
eight categories of winners. The
Government of Antigua and Bar-
buda also provided waiver of
taxes and fees for the overseas
participating teams. Congratula-
tions to all the winners listed be-
low:
Continued on following page...
Minister Williams engaging in a presentation with organiz-
ers of Full Throttle
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Sports, National School Meals Service and Special Projects
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14 Second Class
Winner- Kish Roberts
Runner Up- Arnold "Screech" Sam-
uel
13 Second Class
Winner- Andre "fuzzy" Francis
Runner up- Tori Abraham
12 Second Class
Winner - Magic Frederick
Runner up - Clinton Jackson
11 Second Class
Winner - Clinton Jackson
Runner up- Lenny (SKB)
1/8th 5.99 Class
Winner- Andrew Hadeed
Runner up- Yousef Michael
The National Youth Awards was
held on Saturday evening at the Pre-
cision Centre where a number of
deserving individuals were recog-
nized for their contribution to youth
development in a range of areas. I
was pleased to congratulate the
awardees during the ceremony. The
Commonwealth Youth Develop-
ment Specialist, Ms. Glenyss James,
who is based in Guyana, was also on
island to receive an award for her
work with youths across the region.
It certainly brought back memories
of my tenure as the Minister of State
with responsibility for Youth during
the period 2005 – 2009 and my work
with Ms. James on the regional and
national levels.
Congratulations to all National Youth
Award Winners 2012! The winners
are listed as follows:
1. Special Awards - Author Joanne
C. Hillhouse and Regional Youth De-
velopment Specialist Glenyss James.
2. Education Award Winners - Joni
Spencer, Joel Beazer and Adia
Archibald
3. Outstanding Scholarship
Awardee - Diane Archibald
4. Young Sports Man and Sports
Woman - Quinton Griffith and
Tamiko Butler
5. Young Journalist - Rory Butler
6. Young Media Practitioner -
Cleveroy Thomas
7. Youth Friendly Media House -
Observer Media Group
8. Cultural and Performing Arts -
Tiffany Smith and Renee Smith
9. Young Farmer of the Year, the
Princess Margaret School Agricul-
tural Science Programme
10. Literary Arts, Linisa George
11. Visual Arts, Emile Hill
12. Tourism Service, Coleen Samuel
13. Tourism Management, Andre
Roberts
14. Young Entrepreneur, Mario
Payne
15. Young Artisan, Natasha
Punter
16. Community Service– Individ-
ual, Silvyn Farrell
17. Community Service – Group,
Rotaract
18. Young Professional, Ladesa
Loren James
19. Barbuda’s Best, Renee De-
suza
20. Young Activist, Women of
Antigua
21. Phoenix Award, Paralympian
Jamol Pilgrim
22. Corporate Award Recipients
as Youth Development Partners –
Sandals and Bank of Nova Sco-
tia
23. Corporate Award Recipients
for Philanthropy – Cool &
Smooth, The Source and Ayou-
she
24. Lifetime Service Award re-
cipients – Charlene Warner-
Samuel, Lucaso Brumant, Dr.
Margaret O’Garro, Edris
George, Genevieve Smith, and
Eustace ‘Gaytooks’ Harris
Continued on following page...
December 11, 2012
The celebration continued on
Tuesday with CARICOM/Cuba
day. I was pleased to join the
Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Winston
Baldwin Spencer, as well as a
number of senior technicians and
Ambassadors from the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs at a luncheon
celebration at the Cuban Embassy
here in Antigua and Barbuda. I
joined in recounting the long and
beneficial regional partnership
between CARICOM and Cuba but
also the close bilateral relation-
ships between Antigua and Bar-
buda and the largest Caribbean
island. Scores of young Antiguans
and Barbudans have benefited
from Cuban Scholarships, our
public health, sports and engineer-
ing sectors have also seen signifi-
cant growth through assistance
gained from Cuban technical ex-
pertise.
Following my recent visit to
Cuba, I also look forward to wel-
coming very shortly, a diagnostic
team of experts to conduct an as-
sessment of our sports sector with
a view to providing recommenda-
tions for the establishment of the
National Institute of Sports.
The day was also spent meeting
with the President of the National
Sailing Academy who provided an
update on the work of the Acad-
emy which is expected to see the
establishment of a Home for the
entity in the upcoming year. Ex-
ecutive members of the Contract
Bridge Association also met with
Senior Technical Officers during
the day to discuss plans for the
2013 OECS Bridge Championships
which will be hosted in Antigua
and Barbuda in parallel with an
Open Invitational Tournament.
Antigua and Barbuda are the pre-
sent OECS Contract Bridge Cham-
pions. The Ministry of Sports con-
tinues to pray with the family and
friends of President, Mr. Al James
who has been hospitalized for the
last few months.
December 12, 2012
This was not only a day for the delivery of
the Throne Speech by Governor General,
Dame Louise Lake Tack GCMG, DGN,
DSt.J in which plans for development in
Education, Youth, Sports and Gender Af-
fairs were highlighted, but it was also a
day when the partnership between the
American University of Antigua (AUA),
College of Medicine and the Ministry of
Sports was further demonstrated by way of
a three hour seminar on Sports Medicine
Orientation hosted by the local University.
At the opening ceremony, which was held
at the AUA Campus, I commended the
Management and Staff of the Institution
for demonstrating clearly through their
work with a number of entities including
the Ministry of Sports that they were good
corporate citizens. The Seminar which saw
the participation of 43 sports administra-
tors and technicians from the Ministry of
Sports, included presentations on emo-
tional coaching, sports nutrition, condition-
ing and the human body, common sports
injuries in young athletes and transporta-
tion of injured athletes.
Continued on following page...
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Sports, National School Meals Service and Special Projects
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National Youth Awards
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Facilitators included Doctors Jim
Rice, Elias and Shari Jackson as
well as Ms. Dorothy Graham-
Charles and Mr. Marlon Destin. In
my brief remarks, I used the oppor-
tunity to call on the Management of
AUA to work steadfastly towards
the establishment of a faculty of
sports medicine to provide critical
education and training for national,
regional and international students
alike. The Vice President of AUA,
Mr. Basil Stuart as well as the
course organizer, Mr. Vernon Solo-
mon, Head of the Emergency Medi-
cal Training Department, Dr. An-
gela Adams, Community Outreach
Coordinator and Ms. Sumita Ba-
looja, Outreach Officer were also on
hand at the Ceremony. The feedback
from the participants to the seminar
presentation was very positive.
Sports Technicians also had an op-
portunity to identify areas of sports
medicine which they would wish to
receive more in-depth training in the
future.
December 12, 2012 also marked a
special day for one of our staff mem-
bers, Sports Officer, Mr. Austin Rich-
ards who celebrated 40 years of Public
Service. I extend highest commenda-
tion to Mr. Richards for his service to
the people of Antigua and Barbuda
and in particular the sporting frater-
nity.
The day ended with a site visit to the
proposed location for the Headquarters
for the National Sailing Academy.
President of the Academy, Ms. Eliza-
beth Jordan was on hand to guide the
tour at the English Harbour location.
Additional details will be provided
over the next few months as more in-
formation becomes available.
Dear Stakeholders, as I close this
week’s message, I encourage you
to look out for details on our up-
coming events in 2013 which will
be declared the Year of Sports in Antigua and Barbuda. Get ready
to participate in one or more of
the activities or volunteer to assist
in planning the events. Feel free to
contact our office at 562 6227 for
further details.
As always, ‘Keep Moving’
Sincerely
Senator Winston Williams Jr Minister of State, Sports, National School Meals Service and Special Projects
12 & UNDER JR TOURNAMENT @ SASS
LILLY MAE THOMAS & KEON ARMSTRONG
CLAIMS 12 & UNDER TITLE
Keon Armstrong (St. John’s Lu-
theran) and Lilly Mae Thomas (St.
Anthony's Secondary) were both
successful in their bid to claim the
boys and girls 12 & under title at
this weekend’s SASS (St. An-
thony’s Secondary) Jr. tennis tour-
nament.
St. Anthony’s Secondary School
(SASS) in collaboration with
Samantha’s Tennis held its first Jr.
Tournament on its courts, Saturday 8th
Dec, 2012. Over 25 Under 12 juniors
were present as the tournament kicked
off.
In the boys finals Keon Armstrong (St.
John’s Lutheran) got the better of Noah
Fields (St. Andrew’s Primary) ousting
him with a 4-0; similar results
came in the girls competition as Lilly
Mae Thomas defeated Devon Wuilliez
4-0.
Tournament director Ms. Samantha
Johnson was pleased with the
turn out and encouraged the ath-
letes to continue to work hard in
preparation for the 2013 season.
The ABTA 2013 tennis season
will kick off on January 12, 2013
with the Rupert K. Henry Tennis
10s tournament, immediately fol-
lowed on the January 26th with
the Under 14 open competition.
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Life begins at 40 Have fun It’s a journey Come join the party It’s all about you Take control Make the change You will be glad You did.
Let’s hike, play games Run, walk, and make friends Make Antigua the Life Style of the World Join with the Senior Sports Unit. Live long, live well
Enjoy. It’s all about you.
The Senior Sports Medical Services
unit is a new arm of the Special Pro-
jects Department of the Ministry of
Sports. This unit is charged with creat-
ing sports and recreational activities
for persons who are forty and over
with Cisse Joseph and Bradley
Knowles at the helm. The Ministry of
Sports identified senior sports as an
area for development since sports and
recreation were typically thought to be
only for “the young.” Nevertheless,
many persons who are forty and older
still have the capability of partici-
pating in physical activity and
should be given the chance to do
so. Further, as our populace bat-
tles with a high prevalence of non-
communicable diseases such as
diabetes, hypertension and high
cholesterol it is a good initiative to
keep this age category healthier
through sporting activities. The
Ministry of Sports is proud of this
new imitative and has pledged its
full support behind the department
to ensure its success.
Sports Health Tip
How do I relieve stress?
Is your daily life wearing you down?
Does your life seem as if it is spinning
out of control? If these things are hap-
pening to you, then you are likely to
be stressed. Stress relievers can restore
some degree of serenity to your life.
You do not have to invest a lot of time
or thought into stress relievers but
instead just try one of these 4 tips
when your stress gets out of control.
Top 4 stress relievers
Get active
Just about any form of exercise
and physical activity can act as a
stress reliever. Even if you are not
an athlete or you are not in the
best shape, physical activity
pumps up your feel-good endor-
phins and refocuses your mind on
your body's movements; improv-
ing your mood and helping the
day's irritations fade away.
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So consider gardening, house clean-
ing, biking, swimming, weightlift-
ing, walking, jogging or anything
else that gets you active.
2. Meditate
Meditation instills a sense of calm,
peace and balance that benefits both
your emotional well-being and your
overall health. During meditation,
you remain focused and jumbled
thoughts that may be crowding your
mind and causing stress are elimi-
nated.
3. Do yoga
With its series of postures and con-
trolled-breathing exercises, yoga is a
popular stress reliever. Yoga brings
together physical and mental disci-
plines to achieve peacefulness of body
and mind, helping you relax and man-
age stress and anxiety.
4. Sleep
Stress often affects sleep because
the mind is constantly occupied
with a “to do list.” However, sleep
is the time when the brain and
body recharge. Also, the quality
and amount of sleep you get af-
fects your mood, energy level,
concentration and overall func-
tioning. So sleep often.
The National Olympic Committee Introduces Fencing
To Antigua and Barbuda For The First Time
courtesy call on the Director of
Sports, who expressed the Ministry’s
support for the initiative.
sons, including students from the St.
Anthony’s Secondary School, were
exposed to the sport by a Coach from
the International Fencing Federation.
While on island, the Coach also paid a
The National Olympic Committee
recently sponsored a Technical
Fencing Coaching Course from No-
vember 14—28, 2012 here in Anti-
gua and Barbuda. A number of per-
Demonstration of Fencing at the St. Anthony’s Secondary School