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FOSA AGM

The Annual General Meeting of the Foundation Old Scholars Association was held on March 31, 2005 in the conference room of the Foundation School.  The Executive Committee for the year 2005-2006 is provided below.

 

Post Name Telephone No.
President     Wendy Darlington 428-5379
1st Vice President  Marquita Layne 427-9519
2nd Vice President  Sherifer Bartholomew 428-9627
Treasurer  Ruth Marshall-Sam 437-0002
Administrative Secretary  Marcia Brathwaite
Recording Secretary  Ronald Carter 425-8314
Public Relations Officer  Ralph Wharton 429-2203
Floor Member Robin Ford 437-0197
Floor Member Vicki Mondore 428-0026
Auditors  Orson Simpson
Auditors  Wayne Lovell
Hero ride! - Extracted from Weekend Nation 29, April-2005

Barry Forde

Yesterday was national Heroes’ Day and one of the modern-day “champions” delivered a golden tribute to his forefathers.

Barry Forde, the No.1 cyclist in the Western Hemisphere, rode to the top again when he won the gold medal in the men’s sprint event at the Pan American Cycling Championships in Argentina.

It was his second gold, having won the keirin on Tuesday.

“All Barbados deserves this medal. It’s for the heroes who have done the island proud and who inspired me in the past. It’s for all the people who work in the cane grounds and all the people who work hard to send their children to school,” Forde said after the heroic performance.

“I was not down to do this one [sprint] but the Cycling Union asked me to give them one [medal] and I delivered. It’s for them and the ‘craftsmen of our fate’.”

It was not easy for the strapping six-footer even though he went unbeaten in the four rounds of the event. In the semifinals he made light work of Michael Blantchford from United States. In the final Forde met another American, Kevin Belz, and he again won in two rides.

“It’s never easy at this level, but I’m always confident and that goes a long way,” said Forde. “I toyed with them a bit and let them go out first. After a while I came from behind to dominate the race. That’s my style.

“I was up from 7:30 this morning so that made it a bit tougher. But all worked well and I’m pleased right now. I had a point to prove. I lost three medals in 2003 [due to positive tests for a banned substance] so I had to make up.”

Last month Forde became the first Bajan to win a World Championships medal when he copped a silver in California.

Bradley Niles Is Dead - Extracted from the Daily Nation, Monday 02, May-2005

Dr Bradley Niles.
DIRECTOR of the School of Continuing Studies, formerly the Extra Mural Department, of the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies, Dr Bradley Niles, is dead.

Family sources confirmed that Niles passed away at 9 a.m. yesterday at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital where he was admitted a week ago.

One of a family of prominent educators, Niles was also known for developing educational programmes for inmates at Glendairy Prisons starting in 1990 which were initially met by some public scepticism and several obstacles.

But he persisted and called on Government and the general public to give the “educational academy” within Glendairy the same level of respect accorded non-penal institutions.

Niles received his early education at Boys’ Foundation before studying at Michigan State University in the United States where he received a doctorate in education.

On his return in 1974, he was appointed tutor at the Extra Mural, replacing another prominent educator Dr Leonard Shorey who has been described as the “father of adult education” in Barbados.

His work has been mainly with young people and in addition to helping several youth groups, he was also patron of the now dormant Barbados Youth Council.

Family sources said siblings and other relatives from overseas were expected to come in for the funeral on a date to be set.

 

 

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