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BVI Adaejah Hodge and Jamaican Alana Reid To Face Off In Carifta 100m Tomorrow
One of the big questions at this year’s 50th Carifta Games is will British Virgin Islands young star Adaejah Hodge dominate the track and again take home the coveted Austin Sealy Award.
The 16-year-old 200m U20 world recold holder will run her first race – 100m – tomorrow evening, Saturday, April 8 in Nassau, Bahamas.
She is up against another outstanding young runner – Alana Reid of Jamaica.
Commentator Ricardo Chambers during today’s opening ceremony in the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium said he is looking forward to seeing the matchup between the BVI and Jamaica.
“The big event for me to look forward to on day number one is the Under 20 Girls 100m, a straight up class. Alana Reid out of Jamaica versus Adaejah Hodge of the British Virgin Islands. Hodge trying to become only the seventh athlete to win back to back Austin Sealy Award. If she is to repeat as (the) Austin Sealy Award winner, you get the feeling she will have to win the 100m tomorrow night and it will be absolute fire.
Hodge proudly wore the colours of the territory during the march pass alongside her 29 teammates.
She goes into the games just weeks after being named the MileSplit50 Athlete of the Year in the United States.
The teenager has had an impressive season, racing 22.33 and smashing a national record in the 200m that re-set a new World U20 record at New Balance in Boston.
But it was her performance at the 2022 Carifta Games in Jamaicia that gained her regional stardom.
Hodge was named the most outstanding athlete, winning the 100m in 11.29, the 200m in 23.42, and gold in the long jump with a distance of 6.20 metres.
The Carifta Games were inaugurated by Austin Sealy, then president of the Amateur Athletic Association of Barbados in 1972.
The main goal behind the well known junior regional competition ( Under 17 and Under 20) is to improve relations between Caribbean countries using sports.
A total of 28 countries are participating in this year’s games which concludes on April 10.
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British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission Welcomes New Leadership
The British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission (BVIFSC) has announced new appointments to its governing board, with Mr. Gerard St Clair Farara KC stepping in as Chairman and Ms. Patlian Johnson as Commissioner. The appointments, confirmed by the Ministry of Financial Services, Labour, and Trade, mark a new chapter for the commission as it seeks to strengthen the territory’s financial services sector.
Mr. Gerard St Clair Farara KC has been appointed to a three-year term as Chairman, effective August 1, 2024. A seasoned legal expert with a distinguished career, Farara currently serves as a Commercial Court Judge for the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court and leads the litigation team at the BVI office of COLLAS CRILL, formerly Farara Kerins. Farara’s prominence in the legal community is further highlighted by his appointment as Queen’s Counsel in 1996, cementing his standing as a leading figure in the Virgin Islands Bar and the broader Eastern Caribbean.
Ms. Patlian Johnson will serve a one-year term as Commissioner, also beginning on August 1, 2024. Johnson, a Strategy and Policy Advisor with extensive experience, currently holds the position of National Coordinator for the UNDP Project Office. She brings an impressive academic background, including a Master of Science in Economics and Finance from the University of Bristol and a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Accounting with First Class Honours from the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus.
The pair will replace outgoing Chairman Mr. Robin F. Gaul and Commissioner Mr. Melvin A. Turnbull, whose terms have concluded. Minister of Financial Services, Labour, and Trade, Honourable Lorna G. Smith, OBE (AL), praised the new appointments, stating, “I am delighted to welcome Mr. Farara and Ms. Johnson to the BVIFSC Board of Commissioners. Their combined expertise will be invaluable as we continue to navigate the challenges and opportunities facing the financial services sector.”
Smith also expressed gratitude to the departing board members for their significant contributions to the growth and stability of the territory’s financial services industry. According to the Government Information Service (GIS), these appointments underscore the Virgin Islands’ commitment to maintaining a well-regulated and competitive financial services sector.
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