T&T withdraws as Caribbean Games host nation
Swine flu concerns forces decision
Port of Spain -19 June 2009
With twenty-two days to go before the 12 July opening ceremony.
“It is a heartbreaking moment,” says Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) president Larry Romany.
Romany was commenting on the decision taken by the T&T Government that due to the Influenza A H1N1 (Swine Flu) virus the twin-island Republic was withdrawing as host nation for the inaugural Caribbean Games.
Caribbean Games Uses UWI Games as Test Event
The University of the West Indies Games currently underway at the UWI Campus in St Augustine is proving to be an ideal training ground for officials and volunteers of the Caribbean Games 2009.
Though on a much smaller scale, the UWI Games mirrors many of the processes and procedures of the larger Caribbean Games and the Local Organising
Committee, with the full co-operation of university officials, are using the UWI Games as a dry run to test some of their systems and procedures as well as staff capabilities.
2009 Fastest Woman to Compete at Caribbean Games
U.S.V.I. athlete Laverne Jones clocked the fastest time in the world, this season, in the 200m at the recently held Grande** Premio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo Belém (BRA) in Brazil on Sunday. Ms. Jones is a confirmed member of the U.S.V.I contingent coming to compete in Trinidad for the Caribbean Games. This will be the […]
CANOC meets with Caribbean Games 2009 LOC
Photo from the Meeting of the CANOC Executive with the LOC of the Caribbean Games 2009
T&T Spectators in for a Treat at CG09
If the recent performances by Caribbean athletes are anything to go by,spectators at the inaugural Caribbean Games scheduled for July 12-19 in T&T
are in for some world-class athletics.
Several Caribbean track athletes carded to compete in CG09 claimed podium honours and broke national records at the 25th edition of the prestigious Grande Prêmio Brasil Caixa – an athletic meet in Brazil which serves as a qualifier for the IAAF World Athletics Final set for Thessaloniki, Greece in September.
Laverne Jones of the US Virgin Islands was the top female performer after completing the sprint double in career best times. Jones clocked 11.18secs to win the 100m, ahead of Jamaican Sheri-Ann Brooks (11.33) and Aleen Bailey (11.33) in fourth and fifth positions.
Soon after, Laverne posted a world-leading 22.49secs to win the 200m.
Kelly-Ann Baptiste of Trinidad & Tobago with a new national record of 22.60 and Cydonie Mothershill of The Cayman Islands completed the podium finishes, while Brooks placed fifth with 23.04secs.
The Ladies did not stop there as Josanne Lucas came 2nd in 400m Hurdles and broke her own national record from 55.29 to 55.24.
Govt to spend $35m on Caribbean games
Gail Alexander | 10:00 pmPublished: May 1, 2009Fresh from the Summit of the Americas, Government is ploughing $35 million into staging the first Caribbean Games over July 12 to 19, which Sports Minister Gary Hunt says will “leave a lasting legacy.”“It will be a landmark event for sport in the Caribbean and will leave a […]
Guardian: Caribbean Games to leave legacy says Hunt
Nigel Simon | 10:38 pmPublished: May 1, 2009Gary Hunt, Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs is hoping that the inaugural Caribbean Games set for July 12 to 19 in T&T leaves a legacy. This was stated by Hunte while addressing the media at a post cabinet meeting yesterday. In his address, the Minister of Sport […]
Paso blanks Caribbean Games
The T&T Olympic Committee is deeply disappointed by the recent decision taken by the Pan American Sport Organisation (Paso), headed by Mario Vasquez Rana, to not give official Paso sanction to the inaugural Caribbean Games. During a meeting in Guadalajara, Mexico last week, the ruling Paso executive committee refused to recognise the Games, which will be held in Port-of -Spain from July 12 -19.
Third issue of Caribbean Games 2009 NOC Bulletin
Caribbean Games 2009 NOC Relations and Services has issued its third NOC Bulletin.The bulletins are to ensure that all NOCs/CGAs receive updates, information and reminders about the activities of the Caribbean Games 2009.As the last few months of the final preparation of the inaugural Caribbean Games approach, it is urged that time should be taken […]
Caribbean Games 2009 Technical Bulletins
The Technical Division of the Caribbean Games 2009 is pleased to introduce its Technical Bulletin. The Bulletin will provide the latest information on all technical aspects of the five sporting disciplines involved in the Inaugural Caribbean Games 2009 – Athletics, Boxing, Netball, Tennis and Volleyball (Beach and Indoor). This information is deemed vital for […]