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Anguilla Hosts 32nd Annual Caribbean Customs Sports And Cultural Tournament
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Over 500 people from all over the Caribbean were in Anguilla this past weekend for the 32nd year of the Caribbean Customs Sports and Cultural Tournament. With 14 islands represented, many activities were held such as a welcoming ceremony at the agricultural grounds, sports competitions, a beach jam and an opening ceremony and dinner.
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Hon. Victor Banks and Attorney General and Mrs. Bourne
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The opening ceremony was quite impressive. It was held at the LA Café in Lockrum Estates on Friday, March 21 at 8pm. The ceremony consisted of a presentation of each country’s flag, singing of the Anguilla National Song, welcoming remarks from the President of the Anguilla Customs Sports and Cultural Club Mr. Carl Richardson, remarks from Mr. Glen Hodge (Comptroller of Customs) and a feature address was given by the Honourable Minister of Finance and Tourism Mr. Victor F. Banks.
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Regional Customs Personnel at Picnic
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The sports activities ranged from table tennis, dominoes, football, basketball, mixed softball and cricket and were played at the James Ronald Webster Park, The Valley Basketball court and in the Campus B auditorium of the Albena Lake Hodge Comprehensive School. Albert Burton of the Custom’s Department spoke with The Anguillian on the phone and gave more details about the sports competitions. Each sport had individual winners instead of it being a overall team event. In table tennis, Guyana Came out on top and took first prize. In dominoes, Guyana won 2 to 1 over Anguilla. Anguilla dominated the basketball competition and took the first place trophy. In football, Guyana won in an exciting match over Trinidad and Tobago that ended 1-1 and was decided by penalty kicks. Trinidad and Tobago did get some revenge however by beating Guyana in mixed softball. The sporting events culminated with a prize giving ceremony held at the House of Chandeliers on Monday, March 24. In all, the entire event was highly successful and much fun and camaraderie was enjoyed by all.
Jason Allen