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East Meets West Kelvin Nancoo Primary School Games Begin Tomorrow – West Games (Tuesday); East Games (Thursday)

POS, Trinidad, Monday March 5, 2018 – In an effort to meet its global commitment to help 50 million children live healthier lifestyles by 2030, NESTLÉ Trinidad and Tobago – the Number 1 Nutrition, Health and Wellness Company – and its brand MILO® will continue to support the West Port of Spain District Games, formerly known as the MILO West Games. However, in 2018, the Good Food, Good Life company will now also sponsor the East Port of Spain Games. These two meets will together be known as The Kelvin Nancoo Primary School Games – Powered by NESTLÉ MILO®. The official announcement of its extended scope of sponsorship was made at the official launch last Tuesday (February 27, 2018) at Invader’s Bay, Port of Spain where a TTD$150,000 cheque was presented to Games delegates.

 

The 2018 West Games will take place on March 6th and the East Games on March 8th, both at the Hasely Crawford Stadium. Participating schools in the West District Games include returning champions Diamond Vale Government, Diego Martin Government, Carenage Girls and Dunross Preparatory and 18 others. The East District Games will feature 19 schools including Morvant Anglican, Lower Morvant Government, St Dominic’s RC and Success RC. This year, with MILO’s extended sponsorship, the 2 meets will see over 8,000 North-East and North-West students partake. “In our 31 years of support, more than 25,000 children have participated in the Games. This expanded sponsorship represents, in part, our contribution to NESTLÉ’s global commitment of helping 50 million kids; but more than a contribution, it is an investment in our future which lies in the hands of our youth,” Geysha Thomas-Davis, Senior Consumer Marketing Manager – Powdered Beverages, NESTLÉ T&T Ltd stated at the Games’ Launch.

 

For the past 31 years, NESTLÉ has proudly sponsored the West District Games. Athletes and communities alike look forward to this zonal meet, as the rich athletic track & field talent resident in North-West Trinidad is often unearthed. Hasely Crawford, Richard Thompson, Michelle Lee Ahyee, Ato Boldon and a slew of other athletes who have medaled at national, regional and international athletic events are products of what is commonly known as the MILO® Games. Last year, in its 30th anniversary, the organizing committee took the decision to rename the MILO® West Games ‘The Kelvin Nancoo West Games’ to honor and recognize the tremendous contribution of Lead Organizer, Mr Kelvin Nancoo.

 

Photo 1 - Games delegates and NESTLÉ officials pose with $TTD 150,000 mock cheque, representing the Good Food, Good Life Company's contribution to the 2018 Kelvin Nanco Primary School Games Photo 2 - Mr Kelvin Nancoo (centre) stands with students and NESTLÉ representatives at the launch of the Kelvin Nancoo Primary School Games, 2018, last Tuesday Photo 3 - Medal & trophies! Student athletes will compete for these at the 2018 Games Photo 4 - Boys & Girls Championship winners Diamond Vale Government Primary celebrate with their medals & trophies atop the competition podium last year Photo 5 - 2017 March Past winners, Carenage Girls Government Primary, impress the judges with their eyes right at last year's Games Photo 6 - Student participants in the 2017 edition of the Kelvin Nancoo Games, powered by NESTLÉ MILO® pose with Olympic athlete Michelle Lee Ahye (center) Photo 7 - The girls are off at last year's competition Photo 8 - Waving with pride – youngsters collect their medals atop the podium

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IS video ‘shows deaths of US soldiers in Niger ambush’

2018-03-05-124001Widow2The Islamic State group has published a video purporting to show an ambush in Niger in which four US soldiers were killed last October.

 

It is not clear why the release of the video – via an IS outlet on messaging app Telegram – was delayed until now.

 

The video consists mainly of raw footage, including images apparently filmed using a helmet camera belonging to one of the soldiers.

 

The video seems to suggest that IS militants carried out the attack.

 

The deaths became a major talking point in the US when the widow of one of the soldiers, Army Sgt. La David Johnson, said President Donald Trump had made her cry during a condolence phone call by suggesting, her husband “knew what he signed up for”.

 

The president later said Ms. Wilson’s account of the call was “totally fabricated”.

 

Sgt. Johnson’s body was initially located two days after the ambush, while the bodies of the other three soldiers were discovered on the same day they were attacked, on October 4th 2017.

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