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The family and friends of Mary Frank Webber and Decosta Webber are planning a family reunion in Barbuda in the summer of 2008. The cost will be US$25 per family.
For more information contact:
Claudia Webber Arthur: 1 718 583 5697
Mr and Mrs Dion Webber: 1 203 757 7176, or 1 203 768 1753 (cell), or 1 203 768 2469 (cell)
Lawrence Webber: 1 917 379 7953
Flo Webber in Barbuda: 1 772 7730 (cell)
This year's Caribana will be held over the Whit weekend during the second week of May. Read about the schedule for the shows and other activities.
Barbudans have come together to form a cricket executive to improve cricket on the island. Archimore Walbrook is the president, Devon Desouza the vice president, Mohamed Walbrook, the treasurer, Dwight Benjamin the secretary, and Peter Cuffy the PRO. The executive will serve for 2 years.
Victoria James and Adosha John are to be presented with an award to commemorate their 35 years of dedicated service to the Holy Trinity School. Victoria and Adosha will receive their awards at a ceremony in the Hibiscus Room at the Jolly Beach Hotel. The Ministry of Education is holding the ceremony for teachers who retired in 2007 and early 2008.
All Barbudans, 40 years and younger, have fond memories of being taught by Victoria James and Adosha John at lower school and of course by Cedric Beazer who retired in 2006. Cedric was honoured at the ceremony last year.
Decosta Walbrook, known to Barbudans as Archie, took part in the development meeting at Yasco on Sunday. He won the long jump and the high jump, qualifying in both events for the Carifta Games in St Kitts over the Easter weekend. In the long jump Archie jumped 6.95 metres, which is 22 feet 9½ inches, and in the high jump he cleared 1.95 metres. This was the first time that Archie had completed in the high jump and he astonished everyone at Yasco, who stopped what they doing to watch him jump. Peter Cuffy reports that Archie used the old scissors jump to clear the bar. Peter believes that Archie has great potential in both events, especially the high jump, where he will be coaching the athlete to use the backward flop technique. Congratulations Archie, well done.
Maverick Weatherhead and Eustace Martin have the chance to make three Barbudan qualifiers for the Carifta Games. They will be running next Sunday at the development meeting at Yasco and at the Inter-Schools Championships in March. But where are the girls? Peter Cuffy is sad that they seem to have lost interest this season. So come on girls, get your kit on - don't let the guys steal all the attention.
As always Valentine's Day was special for Barbudans. Those in love had several venues to chose from. The formal Valentine's Cabaret at Park Terrace was televised. Lovers were entertained with poetry, drama, singing, and dancing after a three-course dinner. Those young in heart and body danced the night away at The Lyme, while Sir McChesney George Secondary School held a poetry evening on the lawn. Romance was in the air.
The young athletes from Holy Trinity, SMGSS, and the Falcon's Athletics Club travelled to Antigua to participate in a development meeting at Yasco. Maverick Weatherhead won the 400 metres open in 49.22 and Archimore Walbrook was third in 52.14. Eustace Martin came third in the 1500 metres in 4.43.00. The previous weekend Maverick won the 800 metres open and Archie was fourth in the 200 metres open. Unfortunately the weather caused the cancellation of Eustace's race. The meetings on Sundays are to prepare Antiguan and Barbudan athletes for the coming season when the Carifta Games will be held in St Kitts and for the Inter-School Championships at Yasco.
Peter Cuffy reports that Maverick is eligible for the first Commonwealth Youth Games in India in October and he has high hopes for Maverick to qualify for the World Junior Championships in Poland in summer 2008.