The Department of Sports recently held its Athletes Forum under the theme “Athletes engaging Athletes” on Wednesday July 30^th at the Malcolm Guishard Recreational Park.

The forum included a panel of four local student athletes namely: Kaliyah Jones, Jahmaal Lewis, Alexandria Richards and Kamarley Newton. The panel was able to give their experiences of being a tertiary student as well as an athlete and speak about how their journey on the island of Nevis would have contributed to where they are now.

 During the forum, the question was posed to the panel on what measures they wish were in place during their secondary school journey. Ms. Richards spoke on the limited options available when choosing subjects as most do not have a tie into the area of Sports. Both she and Ms. Jones had this to say:

The discussion also pivoted into the need for a balance between time spent training and on academic work. Speaking on this was Moderator of the event, Mr. Marcus Duberry:

Mr. Marcus Duberry.