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 SVG NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM - "VINCY HEAT" St Vincent & the Grenadines National Football Team - "Vincy Heat" will participate in the Digicel Caribbean Cup - Caribbean's largest ever football tournament to be held in Trinidad between January 15th and 23rd 2007. St Vincent & the Grenadines will take on Guyana on January 14th, Cuba on January 16th and Guadeloupe on January 18th. All matches will be played in the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium. The title of the region's best team will be up for grabs along with 4 qualifying places for the 2007 CONCACAF - Gold Cup. photo source: www.svgvincyheat.comFor more information please visit: www.svgvincyheat.comwww.digicelcaribbeancup.com |
.jpg) ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES SCORES HIGH IN ICC CWC 2007 WARM-UPS
Press release
Friday March 9, 2007
Australia and England have both paid warm compliments to St. Vincent & the Grenadines as the teams leave that Host Venue in pursuit of glory in ICC Cricket World Cup 2007. Following their Warm-up fixture earlier today – which brought to a close ICC CWC 2007 action at Arnos Vale Sports Complex – captains of both squads spoke glowingly of the last week spent on the picturesque cluster of islands. “We’ve had a great time and some very good food. We’ve been looked after very well by the hotel staff and in getting around – and we won two games which makes it even better,” said a smiling Aussie skipper, Ricky Ponting, after his players easily overcame England by five wickets. |
His opposite number, Michael Vaughan, praised the people of St. Vincent & the Grenadines for their hospitality, noting “we’re delighted with the accommodations, the practice facilities and the way people have welcomed us”. “We couldn’t have asked for anything more to get used to Caribbean conditions. It’s been a good week of training,” said the opening batsman.
Meanwhile, on a national holiday when ‘Vincies’ and other Caribbean fans – some having flown in specially for the match – mingled with spectators from the two competing Participating Nations to fill Arnos Vale with a crowd of more than 5,000, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Ronald Christopher, said there were no reports of any unruly behaviour. In fact, the senior lawman stated that security forces who worked at the stadium throughout the week “could feel satisfied” with how they performed in the four-match, Warm-up series involving Australia, Bermuda, England and Zimbabwe.
“Obviously, we wouldn’t have been tested here like some of the other countries will be tested during the actual tournament but we had a much larger crowd today and more challenging circumstances for our officers. “However, because we’ve been able to go through our procedures over the last few days, we’ve gotten everything right today and the team performed well,” concluded Christopher, a member of CWC’s Security Directorate.
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Editors note:
The official name of the tournament is the "ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007". The following versions of the Event name are also acceptable:
ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 (preferred use)
ICC Cricket World Cup
ICC CWC 2007 (in prose or paragraph context only)
CWC 2007 (in prose or paragraph context only)
For further information contact:
Gayle Alleyne
Media Relations Officer
T: + 1 876 929-9011
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ROGERS IS MR INTERNATIONAL
Efford Rogers has done it again, he has won again. At Overland Park, Kansas, in the United States, this leading international bodybuilder from St. Vincent and the Grenadines made his debut in the professional league as he competed in the Pro International Championships staged by the World Natural Bodybuilding Federation on September 8, 2007.
Efford Rogers appeared in the lightweight category (under 185 lbs) and outperformed fourteen bodybuilders, all from the USA, to take the title of Mr. International. This is an historic achievement, as Efford Rogers is the first Vincentian to take that title, and was the only Caribbean national to compete. He now carriers that distinction, as well as that of being a Pro International Champion. This elite athlete is the quintessential example of what it means to be a leader, knowing you who are what you want out of life, being committed and dedicated to the process that must lead to success and what emanates from being results oriented.
Efford Rogers earned the right to compete as a professional this year when in 2006 he competed as an amateur at the International Natural Bodybuilding Naturalmania Championships against 200 bodybuilders from the United States and placed first in his middleweight class. The US judges, impressed with the on stage performance and distinctive class of this Vincentian athlete, also then awarded him the title of Overall Champion. Efford Rogers has been competing since the mid 1990’s, and has continuously and successfully expanded his Vincentian bodybuilding boundaries to Grenada, Dominica, the BVI, Venezuela and the USA. His bodybuilding report card speaks for itself.
In 1997, he became the OECS Welterweight Champ in Grenada; in 1999 Independence Champ in SVG; in 2000 Phillips Champ in SVG; in 2002 National Champ – Mr. SVG; in 2002, 3rd place CAC Championship, Caracas, Venezuela; in 2005 2nd place Natural Invitational Championship, SVG, in 2006, 2nd place INBF Caribbean Grand Prix, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; in 2006, Middleweight and Overall Champion INBF Naturalmania Nationals Championship, Professional Qualifier, New York City, USA. In 2007: WNBF Professional International Champion (Overland Park, Kansas, USA)
Rogers, A dedicated father and spouse, is a graduate of the SVG Community College, Division of Technical and Vocational Education, and is a member of the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force, where he is a trainer, holding the rank of corporal. Efford Rogers is now in training at the Fitness Quest Gym for his next competition, the 2007 WNBF Professional World championships in New York on November 10. Look out for him soon on a brand new regional television program, Native Island. Efford Rogers, coming soon to a screen near you.
source: The Searchlight Newspaper
October 5th 2007
www.searchlight.vc
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 MIKE FINDLAY SPORTS AWARD
The Awards Selection Committee of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) has named one of its awards after our very own national Sports Hero-Michael Findlay.
According to the CTO, the Michael Findlay Sports Award “will be awarded to a contemporary Caribbean American Nominee who embodies the spirit of sportsmanship demonstrated by the renowned former West Indies test cricketer, Michael Findlay of St. Vincent & the Grenadines, and truly represents the Caribbean’s competitiveness.” This award is among 3 awards which will be presented at the Gala Awards Dinner and Ball in conjunction with the Annual Caribbean Tourism Summit, scheduled to be held in Washington DC, June 21st-24th, 2008. The Gala will be held at the International Trade Center and Ronald Reagan Building on Monday, June 23rd, 2008.
The other two awards which will be presented are the Jim Bodden Public Service Award and the Chester York Entertainment Award. Nominations are being received and the deadline for their submissions is Friday may 30th, 2008. They may be submitted electronically to CTOny@caribtourism.com Criteria information may be sourced on CTO’s website at www.onecaribbean.org The Ministry of Tourism is proud of Michael Findlay and extends warm congratulations to him on having this prestigious award named in his honor.
source of photo: www.thevincentian.com
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