Published 8 July 2024
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2024 FA CUP QUARTER FINALS SET FOR JULY 9
The SKNFA FA Cup Quarter Finals are set for Tuesday July 9, 2024 at the NBGC Technical Center and St. Mary’s Park in Cayon. Five quarter-finalists were confirmed last week after their round of 16 matches. SKELEC Garden Hotspurs dispatched of Jones Group Sandy Point 3-1 at the NBGC Technical Center.
Published 5 July 2024
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DREAM BIG IN SPORTS SAYS HONOURABLE SAMAL DUGGINS
Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 04, 2024 (SKNIS): Minister of Sports, the Honourable Samal Duggins, has encouraged young athletes in St. Kitts and Nevis to have big dreams in pursuit of their sporting endeavours as the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis will continue to invest in the programmes and infrastructure to produce world-class athletes.
Published 25 June 2024
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TWENTY-SIX GOALS SCORED IN NBGC PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL FEST
It was a goal fest in the NBGC Premier League on the weekend with a total of 26 goals scored among the five matches on the cards. The Premier League moved to the NBGC Technical Center on Friday June 21, when Azul Cayon Rockets crushed demoted Trafalgar Southstars 5-0.
Published 24 June 2024
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ECDU INTRODUCES EARLY LEARNERS TO CRICKET
Basseterre: St. Kitts, Monday, June 24, 2024: The Early Childhood Development Unit (ECDU) held its first cricket festival on Thursday, June 20 at the Conaree Cricket Center. The inauguration of this initiative was a collaboration between ECDU and the St. Kitts Cricket Association (SKCA) which aimed to expose students to the sport.
Published 20 June 2024
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MIKYLE LOUIS HONOURED WITH CEREMONY AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE
Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 20, 2024 (SKNIS): National recognition for the historic achievement of Mikyle Louis, for being the first person from St. Kitts to be selected to the West Indies Senior Men’s Cricket Team, continued with a ceremony at Government House on Thursday, June 20, 2024.
Governor-General, Her Excellency Dame Marcella Liburd, hosted Mr. Louis and his family at the event attended by Ministers of Government, Members of Parliament, officials from the National Sports Council, St. Kitts Cricket Association, Leewards Island Cricket Association, former cricket players and many others from the sporting fraternity.
Dame Marcella noted that while generations have been waiting for someone from St. Kitts to finally make the region’s highest senior men’s cricket team, persons from the sister-isle, Nevis, have found regular success.
“I began to think maybe we have to send our people over to Nevis to see if that will probably help the process,” Dame Marcella joked, noting the three former ministers of sports and the current sports minister, Honourable Samal Duggins, at the ceremony. She congratulated Mr. Louis and presented him with a special commemoration plaque.
Photo: Dame Marcella presents plaque to Louis
It is inscribed, “Mikyle Louis, your dedication, perseverance and unwavering spirit throughout your sports journey has made this moment in our sport’s history truly remarkable. You have inspired the entire Federation. You have brought pride and joy to your family, your community, the cricketing fraternity, the wider sporting community and your country. Thank you. Congratulations on your historic selection to the West Indies Ccricket Tteam. May this be just the beginning of many more incredible achievements to come.”
Victor Eddy, the renowned Kittitian cricketer, often considered one of the best players never to have made the West Indies team, expressed that this was a special moment. He wished Louis well and encouraged him to remain disciplined and hungry in pursuit of his dream. Similarly, President of the National Sports Council, Glen Quinlan, told Mr. Louis “Our dreams are yours, and your dreams are ours, and we stand with you.”
Minister of Sports, the Honourable Samal Duggins, noted the incredible work ethic of the 23-year-old.
Photo: Dame Marcella, and Cabinet Ministers with Mr. Louis
“That hard work is paying off today. I recognise that, and this government recognises that, and with our belief in you and your ability and our recognition of your humility and hard work, we believe that all of those attributes [have] come together to make a superstar, a champion,” Honourable Duggins stated.
Mr. Louis thanked everyone for their kind words and encouragement and said “I understand with this honour comes responsibility and I am willing to do the work that it takes to be disciplined, continue working hard and make everyone in this room proud.”
Mr. Louis was named in the West Indies 15-member squad for their Tour of England in July 2024. In light of his extraordinary accomplishments, the Ministry of Sport and the Creative Economy presented the young man with a grant of $10,000 to aid his preparation for the tour. The Cabinet also approved naming the South Stands at the Warner Park Cricket Stadium in his honour, allocating a parcel of land to him, and naming a road in his honour.
Mikyle Louis now joins the esteemed ranks of West Indies Test Cricketers from the Federation, alongside Nevisians Elquemedo Willett, Stewart Williams, Keith Arthurton, and Runako Morton. His journey is a testament to his dedication and the bright future of cricket in our nation.
