NSC donates gear for REO Inter-Secondary Schools tournament

(L-R) Regional Chairman Genevieve Allen, Director of Sport Christopher Jones, REO Pauline Lucas and Regional Vice Chairman Earl Lambert.

The National Sports Commission (NSC) through Director of Sports, Christopher Jones, has donated a quantity of cricket gear to be used in the inaugural Regional Democratic Council (RDC)/Lloyd W. P. Briton/ Regional Executive Officer (REO) Inter-Secondary Schools Cricket competition.

At a simple ceremony in the REO Region Four Boardroom on Thursday, Jones presented the equipment which included bats, pads, helmets, wicket-keeping and batting gloves to the organisers of the tournament which bowls off on May 14.

Jones, on behalf of the NSC, congratulated the organisers for assisting with the development of sports locally and urged them to continue to keep youths meaningfully engaged.