Representative for Central Castries to bring the feuding factions of Wilton’s Yard

and Grass Street together in an effort to curtail the violence in the City of

Castries, efforts continue to bring the residents of the various communities of

Central Castries closer together to live in near perfect harmony.

Honourable Richard Frederick has initiated a football competition amongst the

communities of the Central Castries constituency to further the consolidation of

the said initiative.

The main objective is to bring the residents of the Central Castries communities

together to walk, joke, watch a game of football, play against another

community, and at the end, embrace both the winners and losers in an

atmosphere of lasting true Lucian love and togetherness.

Though it will be in a competitive format, the aim is to have all who were

enemies, who viewed others as enemies, who did not know what it is to allow

the past to be buried, play the world’s most popular sport with and against each

other, but with only one aim – rid the Castries environs and Saint Lucia in

general, of all violent thoughts and elements.

The participating players and teams will be residents of the communities situated

within the Central Castries constituency.

The ten communities are Wilton’s Yard, Grass Street, Bacarra, CDC/Jeremie

Street, Conway/Barnard Hill, New Village/Georgeville, Rose Hill, Sans Souci, Lastic

Hill, Leslie Land.

The Vigie Playing Field will be the playing venue for all matches, since it is

situated in the Central Castries Constituency, and has been the home of football

for many clubs in the Castries Basin is preferred to host the matches.

The Vigie Playing Field has a lot of sporting history where the City of Castries

and environs are concerned. It would be most appropriate to have the

tournament matches played at such a venue. 

The Tournament will be known as The Richard Frederick Peace and Love Football

Competition, and will be played in the first year as a knockout competition.

The winning community will receive a cash prize of EC$10,000.00, and uniforms

for the representative teams of the participating communities will be provided,

along with monetary prizes for the second, third, and fourth places communities

in the competition, which will be managed by a Three Man team, appointed by

the Parliamentary Representative.

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OFFICE OF THE PARLIAMENTARY REPRESENATIVE
For Castries Central
Hon. Richard Frederick