Dress down day at the Holy Trinity School
Friday 30 April 2004
Students and teachers paid $2 each to wear home clothes to school. They raised $473.60 to send nine athletes and three coaches to the Hampton International Games in Trinidad.
barbudaful news from April 2004
Representative sworn in by Governor General
Monday 26 April 2004
Trevor Walker, the new member of parliament for Barbuda, was sworn in by the Governor General, Sir James Carlisle, at a ceremony at Government House in Antigua. Trevor will serve as Minister of State for Barbuda in the UPP cabinet. Mackenzie Frank, the new senator, received Instruments of Appointment at the same ceremony; he will be sworn in as a senator at the next sitting of the Upper House. Mackenzie replaces Fabian Jones as senator because Fabian can not serve as Chairman of the Barbuda Council and as a senator at the same time. The occasion was attended by Trevor Walker's family and BPM supporters.
Leeward Islands Track and Field Youth Championships
Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 April 2004
These championships were held in St Kitts over the weekend. Maverick Weatherhead of the Holy Trinity School and Barbuda Falcons Club won gold medals in the 1500, 800, and 400 metres, breaking the previous record in each race. He won a silver in the 200 metres and another gold medal in the 4 x 400 open relay, when the Antiguan and Barbudan team broke their own record. Maverick was named as the most outstanding athlete at the championships.
Sponsorship is desperately needed for Barbuda's athletes. No money was forthcoming for them to attend the trials for St Kitts, therefore, no Barbudan athlete qualified to attend the youth championships. Maverick was invited to compete because he received two MVP awards at the Inter-School Games in March.
Second General Election
Tuesday 20 April 2004
Barbuda held its second general election in a month. This time Trevor Walker prevailed with 408 votes over Arthur Nibbs with 394. Prime Minister, Baldwin Spencer, has made Trevor Walker a member of the cabinet with responsibility for Barbuda.