Neto, Drayton took top awards in memorial tournament

Republic Bank’s Davion Mars (left), who placed second in the Junior category of the Forbes Burnham Memorial Chess Tournament, receives his trophy and medal from PNCR senior official Lance Carberry at an awards ceremony at Carifesta Sports Club. The junior category of the Burnham Memorial was won by Roberto Neto.

At the lively awards ceremony to mark the 30th death anniversary of former president Forbes Burnham at the Carifesta Sports Club on the evening of Friday before last, there was a palpable sense of excitement among the karate kids who assembled to uplift their medals and trophies. Among the chess and volleyball trophy winners, the mood was more subdued since the youths were older, but they nevertheless exulted in their success. A month-long sports