all is set for the staging of the final of the 2005 fruta sponsored mon repos interclub limited overs cricket competiton.
malgretoute youth movement bowled their way to the second final spot when they defeated patience youth organization at the wenn playing field this afternoon, sunday 26th june.
batting first malgretoute got 130 for nine in 27 overs; cuthbet hippolyte 39, desmond hippolyte 14, walter emmanuel 14 and russell emmanuel 13, being the top scorers. 
successful bowlers for pyo were denis james four for 39 and pius joseph three for 18 with theodore serieux getting one for 23.
in their turn at the crease, pyo were bowled out for 78: pius joseph 24 and denis james 21 being the top scorers.
for malgretoute youth movement elicius edward had four for 35, wlater emmanuel two for eight, kamel dorleon two for 14 and russell emmanuel two for 17.
malgretoute youth movement will meet the other finalist grass street sports club in what is expected to be a grand final slated for this coming weekend.

then saith jesus unto him, get thee hence, satan: for it is written thou shalt worship the lord thy god and him only shalt thou serve.
matthew 4:10

about the event:

q. what is the icc cricket world cup?

a. it is one of the world's largest and most prestigious sporting events.  the first icc cricket world cup was held in the united kingdom in 1975 and was won by the west indies, who beat australia b 17 runs.

q. how often does it take place?

a.  the icc cricket world cup takes place every four years.

q.  when will the next icc cricket world cup take place?

a.  the event will take place in 2007.  however the exact tournament dates and match schedule will be announced on july 19 in port of spain.

q.  how will the tournament be structured?

a.  icc cricket world cup 2007 will see 16 teams competing over a 51 day period.  the tournament is divided into four stages, with matches taking place across eight participaing countries, and will officially begin with a grand opening ceremony to be held in a newly built stadium in trelawny, jamaica.  the 16 teams will be divided into four groups with the top two teams from each group advancing to the super 8 round. the eight teams will be playing each other in a "round robin" format: however, the two teams advancing from their respective groups will not play each other again.
the top four teams in the super 8 round, based on points, will then advance to the semi-finals with the two semi-final winners competing in the finals.

in a bid to regain former glory as a local football powerhouse, south wales have gone on an aggressive campaign of scouting and recruiting talent, as it prepares for its 29th football season.   not surprisingly they have started by  recruiting the holder of the no. 1. shirt , the custodian and goalkeeper in marlyn daniel.  he is a seventeen year old from vieux fort, born on the 17th of september, 1987.  he was the second string national under 20 goalkeeper when the team last toured jamaica.  he recently graduated from the anse ger secondary and plays for roots alley in the vieux fort competition.  south wales will also be investing in a defender and a forward.  under the rules of the mon repos interclub competition only two outside players can be on the field at any one time, representing  a club.  this recent move by south wales is sure to have defending champions and top contenders like young strikers, la poine 4h, pyo and lumbard shaking in their socks.  a top team in mon repos can be expected to play as many as 27 games between july and november.

all we can say is that a picture is worth a thousand words.    on receipt of this photograph, we could only come to the conclusion that congratulations are in order for danda augustin on his scholastic achievement.   his family and flames sports club should be especially proud of him.  danda, whose online name is "mentokaks" has been a regular visitor to our site from the time it was established.  we look forward to some details from him.

in this season of graduation ceremonies we invite and expect persons to submit their photographs along with a short biodata.  surely one would like to share their achievement with their family, friends and community. 

hubert fevrier, affectionately known a "breeze" celebrates his birthday anniversary of the 26th day of june of every year.  he is one of saint lucia's most celebrated musicians and certainly the most outstanding musical exponent from the east coast.  his signature tunes include "ti croix" and "wasco".  previously a band leader to sunrise playboys and conquerors, he also featured under the name estasy.  he is now more of a soloist having mastered the saxaphone to produce a musical unique rendition that make him one of the most popular soloist in saint lucia.  his contribution to the art form and to the development of musical talent amongst youngsters is perhaps unrecognised.  the number of persons he tutored in the field, as a band leader is perhaps rivalled only by the professional bodies of royal saint lucia police band and the saint lucia school of music. it would not be farfetched to say that he has played at every venue of note in saint lucia.  as a musical ambassador he also played on one of the most popular tourist ships during the late eighties to early nineties.  breeze as a soloist continues to be in great demand at private parties and well as public venues as well as special festivals.  he has operated a recording studio which has produced the sound track to his hits as well as that of some of our popular calypsonians. 

happy birthday breeze from the people of mon repos - at home and abroad.

mon repos: cricketing stronghold

(september 23) - there's probably no region in st. lucia that has been as consistent in the sport of cricket as mon repos. over the years one recalls great players of the likes of henry wilson, ismond monrose, the serieux brothers and of course brian stephen. mon repos won the 1995 inter-district championship; they made it back to the 1999 piton beer inter-disctrict final, where .they lost to gros islet. not satisfied with just making the final, mon repos' cricket administrators are already making plans for the 2000 season and beyond.
a committee comprising former players patrick augustin, marcellus serieux, octavian charles, bernard gaston, dennis james and nicholas jean-baptiste recently held a meeting to prepare for next year's domestic competition and to set the foundation for the development of the sport in st. lucia. a number of decisions were made which are sure to affect the mon repos team's performance in years to come. among other things, the committee looked at coaching, facilities, sponsorship and an expanded season for the mon repos league.
the committee has proposed that all teams in the mon repos league ought to have an official coach. jean-baptiste says that the committee is looking into staging a series of clinics to prepare coaches for the 2000 season. also proposed was an expanded mon repos season, beginning in january with the slbc shield competition. under a sponsorship deal with caribbean metals limited, all cricket venues in mon repos will be equipped with scoreboards. the mon repos committee will be atempting to secure further sponsorship deals.
mon repos has a very solid youth structure, and a youth development programme is being put in place to nurture junior players. special mention was made of women's cricket, which will be officially recognised by mon repos' youth and sports council. the committee also examined the state of umpiring, selection criteria and ground maintenance. the comprehensive work done by this committee ought to serve mon repos cricket well.

hubert fevrier, affectionately known a "breeze" celebrates his birthday anniversary of the 26th day of june of every year.  he is one of saint lucia's most celebrated musicians and certainly the most outstanding musical exponent from the east coast.  his signature tunes include "ti croix" and "wasco".  previously a band leader to sunrise playboys and conquerors, he also featured under the name estasy.  he is now more of a soloist having mastered the saxaphone to produce a musical unique rendition that make him one of the most popular soloist in saint lucia.  his contribution to the art form and to the development of musical talent amongst youngsters is perhaps unrecognised.  the number of persons he tutored in the field, as a band leader is perhaps rivalled only by the professional bodies of royal saint lucia police band and the saint lucia school of music. it would not be farfetched to say that he has played at every venue of note in saint lucia.  as a musical ambassador he also played on one of the most popular tourist ships during the late eighties to early nineties.  breeze as a soloist continues to be in great demand at private parties and well as public venues as well as special festivals.  he has operated a recording studio which has produced the sound track to his hits as well as that of some of our popular calypsonians. 

happy birthday breeze from the people of mon repos - at home and abroad.

on a lighter note after the opening ceremony nick mediates an animated discussion between calypsonian /artist extrodinaire yardie and prime minister kenny anthony.  the discussion focussed on calypso, sports and the lastest happenings in the community.

we are pleased to send father's day greetings and a happy 50th birthday anniversary greetings (19th june) to john albert affectionately known as beno of st. marie, patience, mon repos but now living in augier with his common-law wife mavis cooman and his daughters shannia and devi.
beno attended the mon repos combined school.  he has been associated with the clubs clou fer, effix sports club but is currently a key member of south wales sports club.  representing south wales in the inauguaral 2005 frua limited overs cricket competition he had the outstanding average of 100.  in the first independence road relay, beno anchored the race for a victorious south wales club when he held back johnny james of pyo in the final half mile to ben's gas station.  beno was a useful cricket allrounder for the mon repos 11 during the 1980's.  he has always come across as a friendly and cooperative team member who loves sports and competes aggressively. 
beno urges the younger persons to take sports seriously and participate actively so that they can look as young as he does.  when he is not playing hardball cricket in the mon repos domestic league, beno plays windball cricket in the augier/cantonment league.  he prides himself in a simple life that excludes  smoking, liquor and parties (sound boring, does it?!!).  he remembers his classmates at the mon repos combined school, like georgie, berthia, ida, jusintha (claret), yolande (mc diamed), eugenie, ya yaw, edo, julian, george charles and arthur charles. 
beno does not remember having a fight or any bad relationship with any one.  he was raised as a catholic, followed the adventist for a while but strums a lot of the joseh niles tunes on his guitar.  he knows virtually all of them.
he does farming and landscaping.  beno is a truely remarkable and friendly guy to know.  happy birthday and happy father's day to john beno albert.
give him a call: 454 6553 / 719 8171

blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
matthew 5:3

the following is a list compiled by mathaline walter.  i am sure it is not exhaustive.  i suspect that there will be cries of "discrimination" since the list comprise of women of a not so old category.  anyway i think you will have a lot of fun picking out those you know, those who were left out but should have been on the list, and of course those you had completely forgotten.  one thing for sure, is that this list seem to have outdone the men's list that was featued a few weeks ago.  was it a case of "nom fini" or it is more difficult to account for the whereabout of our men?  in anycase we thank mathaline for the list and send out greetings from mon repos to all of you - mamay laki.   mamay mopo.  we will never forget you all, so pleae remember us.

photo insert:- henry "motherhen"fevrier and rosalie fevrier who once lived within shouting distance of each other meet for the first time in nineteen (19) years.

lucia alexander        diane augustin           florence augustin

tricia augustin - shanty                          joycelyn alexander - joslyn

valarina alexander          diane prince/augustin     mala alexander

cordillia alexander          lydia alexander              vencillia alexander

joan augustin                 patrika brice                   verline charlery

urmine charlery              myrna charlery               rose charlery

evangeline charlery         merlice marius-charles     

sophia charles

sophia charles                helena charles                sena charles - sena

newella charlery              callista charlery              sherine charlery

samantha charlery          bernadette charlery-ben marthaline charles

juana charles                  sophia charles                lea charlery

olivia charlery                via charlery          marva charlery

anna charlery                 christel charles               brigette charles

joyce charles                  edocia charlery-docia    sandra clarke

naomi clarke                  ruth clarke                     diana clarke

cordillia descartes          beverly descartes            brigitte descartes

romantha descartes        ania descartes - nya       sylvia descartes

diane delice          jiller delice                      valencia delice

margaret delice                                  dernia descartes - tooksie      

ingrid descartes              melissa delphant             carol evans

catherine norbert-dolcie                                     christine descartes

ivona descartes              evana descartes              fannie emmanuel

poressa avril emmanuel                   judith emmanuel            

 marie emmanuel - edita

mandy fontinelle                                        angella ferdinand - mericie

debra ferdinand             debbie ferdinand            june ferdinand

janice faisal                    janelle faisal                  

claudian mercia fevrier           lucia fevrier-president                        joan martelly-foreman                  

annie francis                  patrice francis           verdie francis      

nadia francis                  gertrude fevrier              dawn joseph

mary fevrier fifino                       davianne daniel-fernand    

wilma ferdinand virginia                              zephaniah ferdinand cassie ferdinand              monica fontinelle            lea george

romea george                marie celia gaston         cynthia gaston

beulah gaston                 cera gustave                  julietta gustave

barbara goodman           vorgiana goodman         deborah george

valeria giddens valilee                       alicia wilson-hippolyte

oletta hippolyte              penny hippolyte              persephia hippolyte

viviana hippolyte            leona joseph                  doreen jean - tatty

johanna jean                                                prudentiana jean - pruden

tatiana jean                    jane jean                         paula joseph

claudia joseph                ameranda joseph         

 paulina joseph-o-jo-kin

jane joseph                     kay joseph                     karen joseph

cathy joseph                  desma joseph             

  pearl serieux-joseph

suzette jn baptiste          samantha jn baptiste      

leandra james - leann     genevieve james - ti fam    julietta james

julitta james                    norma victor-jean        magdalene joseph macrina hippolyte-joseph                              florence joseph

esther joseph                  shanika joseph               lucretia jonas

janet joseph hannash sandy jn baptiste            juline jn baptiste

shanna joseph                germilia joseph               kelda james

fedelis james                  lydia jn baptiste             jenie jn baptiste

sandra joseph                 elsa joseph - eatin         menes jn baptiste

marcie jn baptiste           giselle jn baptiste           marina jn baptiste remise jn baptiste                                                simyrna monchery-kelsey

natasha lovence             melanie lubin                 sharon leo

sharil leo                       irene lubin                     rose lubin - rose jillie

elsa lubin                       magdalene leo                geynor lubin

alicia martelly                 celestine martelly            gertrude martelly antonia martelly                   christine martelly            velda martelly

neila martelly                  ruth martelly                  diane mathurin

cosette hippolyte-marliacy                                    viviana modeste

natasha mitchel tasha                   

sylviana mathurin-fevrier - sylvie

arlene mathurin               claise monero                 vanda monchery

gertrude monchery popot                                  alma monchery

ena monchery nordin andrea marc                   doreen mathurin

merlika mathurin             ulina mathurin                 julietta mc diarmed

matina mc diarmed         khanya moise                

nyanka moise - kizzie

marlene noel                         yasmin noel                   fera noel

digna norbert                 petina noel                     cindy noel

andrea noel                    sherlene oscar                marlena oscar

cecilia oscar                  marie claire pelius adela peter 

marie ella peter viola  leona peter                     luan philgence

vanessa peter                 jacqueline peter               christina peter

cynthia peter pim        alma francis-president                

paula peter                 jamie robinson            mary robinson              

bernice francis-roserie

adela sealy                     agatha stanislas              desmona stanislas

rowena smith                 tracey soman               berlinda simeon

dyna samuel                   samantha stephen           ann smith

beverly stanislas             bernissia stanislas          

shirley stanislas - icy

shirlene stanislas             bernadine simeon           marie smith

avilia smith                    charalene stephen           milver stephen

fanny stephen                josephine stephen - jose

nacha simeon                 wilser smith                   gilaine francis-vitalis

gilretta vitalis                 ancillia vitalis sybil     janice victor

paulina victor                 louise victor                  leona victor - france

desiree victorin              carla vidal                      shirley ann vidal

ann marie vasson           leona vasson                 irene marina vasson

catherine vasson            brenda vitalis                  crystal vitalis

dianisha vitalis dornette                                     pauline vitalis

glenda victor                 ella victor             monica victor - monmons

jamie victor                    cherila victor                  gemma victor

segrid victor                  trevlyn smith-wilson   gill wilson

vexilla william-jurgen                                      lorraine william

charlene wilson              bernadette wilson           emerly vasson                         

suzette wilson                phyllis wilson                 shara wilson

geraldine wilson-rhoden                                   thecla wilson

mollin wilson                 phyllis william                aurea wilson - ura

antonia joseph-woodlin                                     lucita samuel

suzanne wilson - ti dote                            aurelia wilson - miss dora

christiana marius                                         digna samuel - wendy ann

emily ferdinand emee                              mary anna serieux-descartes

marlene charlery             verlene charlery              amolyn serieux

mira serieux          juann serieux                  bibianna serieux

lisa monero                             leandra monero              rossu austin-charlery

vita charlery                   fidora charlery               shanta serieux

martha polimis                polly polimis                   vanessa polimis

constance polimis           sarah norbert-polimis  laura oscar

jeniver victorin perky  nichola leo nicky       gisella louis - giso

the former residents of this seemingly peaceful spot sought peace and comfort elsewhere after educating themselves of the potential danger that lay ahead.

concerns have also been raised about magnetic fiels given off by faulty household wiring, by high current conductors concealed in the walls, ceilings and floors of commercial office buildings and other large structures; and by high-voltage transformers than can be found in almost any large building.
female breast cancer has reached epidemic proportions, with one in ten american women developing it and one in four dying.  alarmingly, of women who develop the disease, 55% have no known risk factors.  breast cancer mortality rates are five times lower in asia and africa than in industrialized  north america and northern europe regions where emfs (electromagnetic fields) are omnipresent.

this is a question the some members of the community of praslin are pondering on.  not least of all because some male persons like akis, theophile, chouprah and others passed away at a relatively young age from cancer related ailments.
a growing body of scientific evidence suggest that electromagnetic fields created by everything from high-voltage utility company lines to personal computers, microwave overns, tvs and even electric blankets-- are linked to a frightening array of cancers and other serious health problems in children and adults.  in our electronic age however, it is impossible to eleiminate exposure to the myriad of electrical sources with which we come in contact on a daily basis.
research shows that power lines attract particles of radon -- a colourless, odorless gas irrefutabliy linked with cancer.

a group of young cultural enthusiasts led by laurin dorville, marylene gaston, julitta alexander-george, vida james and angella alexander, are spearheading a move to have mon repos represented in this year's southern (vieux fort) carnival set for july 3rd and 4th.  according to laurin, if all works out well, they will portray three aspects of mon repos' history, namely; (1) kiltere nous (our culture) (2) baggai lonten (things of long ago) and (3) jeunesse atrolmen (today's youth).  our culture will feature the mythical adjiablesse, maji noir, bolom as well as personalities like sessene and ronald ferdinand.  section two will portray, modes of dress, holspoat etc., while section three, deals with youth.  we hope it will touch on sports as well, which has always been a pasttime for all societies throughout history.
the proposed venture would be a first for mon repos in a carnival extravanza at this level.  not surprisingly with someone like laurin, it may well come off.  laurin's talent and achievement is perhaps underestimated and unrecognised in the community.   unfortunately, this happens if you are not part of a recognised group.  hence the reason why some of us who acknowledge this situation should pay tribute where it is due. laurin has produced a book of poems, numerous cd's including a christmas cd, organized charitable functions for the needy, grass street pageant and was one of the main organizers of the 2004 hosting of the mon repos leg of jounee kweyol.  she was selected as the mon repos nominee for the title of youth and cultural in the 2005 national youth awards organized by the ministry of education, human resource development youth and sports.  we at monrepossports.info take the opportunity to pay tribute to this outstanding young lady and to support her in the upcoming venture.   this of course does not take away from the other members spearheading the efforts, who themselves have laudable achievements, but that is for another feature.

she was on her way to sunday service, walking from lumbard to st. ann's parish church, in mon repos.  a trip that she has done on a weekly basis over the last few decades and perhaps to micoud before mon repos was designated as a parish.  solot told me that today, sunday 12th june is her birtdhay, and she is 71 years old.  those of us who know solot, will admit that she appears a lot younger.  she is one of the most dynamic and committed community activists that you will find. she has been involved in mothers & fathers group, la rose, credit union, disaster preparedness, club sixty, legion of mary, st. vincent de paul to name a few.  above all she is a charming personality who is never to shy to express her views - and with a sense of humour if necessary.  solot is also an excellent dancer and the life of any social gathering, whether is is at a chritening or a wake.  i am not her biographer but - you get the point.  happy birthday solot from the people of your community, mon repos, who all love you. 
in the front row first from the left in a mother's day celebration a few years ago.  sadly some of the persons in the insert have since departed this life including bwedin, to her left and solot's   husband valmont.

some of the elders amongst us would take this for granted.  it has been there for a while perhaps 45 years. it is probably the last  of three or four originally erected between the praslin and malgretoute bridge.  would someone be kind enough to explain to the younger generation, the significance of this "monument"?  a young friend of mine who has seen passed it by on a daily basis as a child going to school and church throught it was the remains of a stand-pipe.

coo-coo in a typical pose.  generally a quiet and simple man who was a joy to have a friendly conversation with in matters of cricket, politics, agriculture or other community issues of the day.  he lived a simple uncomplicated life.  his love for mon repos was unquestionable.  hardly ever "limed" outside of mon repos.  apart from his family and friends, i can think of persons like joseph "augustin" mathurin, boysie, renold, patrick and ronald smith and many others in the community who will have to come to grips with missing him.  he was truely one of the last  cricket umpires to officiate for free a fact probably unknown by of current crop of cricketers.
we once again extend condolences to venessa, polly, his brothers and sisters, relatives, friends and neighbours.
go he forth and prepare the way my brother.  we shall meet some day!!