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July 2006 Volume 3 No. 7 |
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| Wayne "Kunta " Fairclough, |
"You old Africa , I found you-Kunta Kinte!!!" - Alex Haley , "Roots"
The new Manning Cup coach at KC is 48 year old Boy, Wayne “Kunta “ Fairclough, who took over the reins just days ago on July 3rd, 2006. Kunta created a sensation last season when he took over at the helm and carried. more >> |
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Howard and Marguerite Clayton at the World Cup in Germany |
KC Old Boy Howard Clayton and his wife Marguerite report on their trip to Germany to see the “beautiful game” at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
To-o-o-o-r! That’s what we might have heard had Trinidad and Tobago or Sweden scored in the first game on June 10. Since the Reggae Boyz missed out on World Cup Soccer this year, we threw our support behind the Soca more >> |
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| Glen Laman |
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It’s been a wonderful summer so far. For one thing, I have been able to spend a lot of time with my grandson who has just started walking and provides many moments of pure joy. And then there was the world cup. Since the Reggae Boys were not in . more >>
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| Everton Barrett |
Greetings Brothers and Sisters. The time has come again for us to assess our efforts and grade the results of our contribution to Kingston College . Overall, we have had an appreciable effect. While we have continued to do some things well and we have launched into . more >>
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| Oscar Derby |
Fellow Old Boys, Let me start by extending a warm welcome to all old boys who have made the effort to attend this evening's Annual General Meeting. I trust that each of you has taken the time to provoke the Honourable Secretary to add your name to the list of eligible voters by handing over to him your cheque made payable to the KCOBA Limited. more >> |
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| Lance Seymour |
Another year in the existence of KCOBA ( Toronto ) is now history and as we meet to elect a new Board of Directors it is time to assess our recent performance. At the start of the 2005 Fiscal Year under the theme of "Making our vision a reality" the Board of Directors outlined a set of goals and objectives as . : more >> |
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"Realizing the Vision - An action plan"
In view of the fact that at Summit IV – Atlanta 2005, the location and date for Summit V were not discussed, KCOBA (Toronto) offered to host the event. This offer was accepted by the other Chapters and the planning more >> |
Delta Toronto Airport West Hotel
Alderwood Room
5444 Dixie Road, Mississauga, Ontario
Canada more >>
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| On the Dance floor |
There was a large turnout of teachers, ancillary staff and KC Old Boys at the third annual teachers’ reception sponsored by KCOBA Jamaica. The event was held at the residence of chapter president Oscar Derby on Saturday, July 1.more >> |
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| by Derrick R. Wright |
Who I Am in a Nutshell
Derrick R. Wright: Deacon, family-man, lecturer/technical consultant, and one who is firmly committed to community service. Those are not my words; more >> |
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| Orville Byfield |
"You can get it if you really want…
you must try, try and try, you’ll succeed at last" - Jimmy Cliff
It was with tears of joy KC’s guidance counselor Sheila Hoo Sang received more >> |
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"I am a KC “old” Girl"
I really enjoyed reading the KCOBA newsletter. I can also say that I am a KC old girl. I enjoyed Stephen Vasciannie’s article as I could relate to his ""allusions." And I really enjoyed the one by Murdoch as it fed a passion of mine, cricket. It was great reading more >> |
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| by Basil Waite |
Brandon Bailey of Holy Childhood Prep School, with an average score of 95% in 5 subjects, tied with Vaughn Morgan of Mountain View Primary for first place among the 300 more >> |
Highlighting the Accomplishments of Caribbean Organizations in Atlanta:
The KCOBA online newsletter has featured an Atlanta charitable Caribbean organization just about every month for the past four months. This month more >> |
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Lance Seymour, Lawrence "Tiger" Prendergast, Patrick Johnson (brother of immediate past principal Wally Johnson) |
Toronto’s second Fortis Friday of 2006 was held immediately following the Annual General Meeting on June 23, 2006 at the Delta Toronto West Hotel. This is the second consecutive year that the two events have been essentially combined. After the formalities of the AGM, the gathering spent the rest of the evening "liming," eating, drinking, discussing KC and of course talking about the World Cup. As customary, a few first timers attended this event and were among those who stayed around to "close the bar" in the wee hours of Saturday morning.more >> |
120 fifth formers were issued certificates at the 2006 Kingston College graduation ceremony which was held at the Holy Trinity Cathedral on Sunday, June 25. The guest speaker at the function was KC Old Boy and Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Dr Hugh L. Vaughan, M.B.B.S, F.R.C.S.
Mrs. Maureen Lewis was the 2006 Honouree. According to her citation, more >> |
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K. Churchill Neita Interform Quiz
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The curtain came down on the 5th Kenneth Churchill Neita Inter-form Quiz Competition with the presentation of awards ceremony on Friday June 10th, 2006 at KC’s Melbourne campus. The competition involves all the 7th to 9th grades including the teachers (masters) at Melbourne. The coordinators are nurse Tasella Collie; guidance counselor Sonia Watson and staff teacher Maguerita Hall. Three KC Old Boys served as quiz` masters and researchers of the questions as well as judges: Twan Beckford, Andre Bruff and Romane Townsend. The results of the 2006 competition are as follows: more >> |
Pepe was a trova musician and singer with a baritone voice along with being an excellent guitarist, creator and bandleader. Maritza Puig
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| Jose “Pepe” Sanchez |
March 19 marked the 150 th anniversary of the birth of the Afro- Cuban quintessence-Jose “Pepe” Sanchez, the acclaimed godfather of the bolero. Special tribute was paid to the balladeer at this year’s 44 th International Trova Festival that bears his name. Dozens of trova musicians, traditional music groups and more >> |
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| Curtis Martin |
Kingston College Old Boy and President & CEO of Capital and Credit Merchant Bank, Curtis Martin, was appointed to the prestigious post of Chairman of the Jamaica Stock Exchange at its 29th Annual General Meeting held on Thursday, June 22, 2006.
Martin numbers amongst the leading Corporate Executives in Jamaica. He is ranked with "Blue Chip" executives such as Grace Kennedy's more >> |
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| by Dr. Cedric Lazarus |
I first met the legendary DB Beckford, popularly called DP or Deeps, in the summer of 1984 when just six months out of university I was sent from the Ministry of Agriculture in Hope Gardens to be the new parish veterinarian in Manchester. Shortly after I got to Mandeville the vet whom I was replacing decided to take me around Mandeville and introduce me to his closest friends and favourite clients.
Our first stop was at the house of DP and Pansy Beckford which was majestically situated on a hill off the Greenvale Road. He had known the Beckfords since their days together at the University of Guelph more >> |
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Information on some of those in the photo is as follows
Vinton Telfer,now deceased
Delano Harrison,attorney-at-law and QC in Jamaica
Winston Davidson, medical doctor in Jamaica
Owen Hylton, formerly a member of the "Jamaicans" with Norris Weir and Tommy Cowan and whose big hit was "Ba Ba Boom"
Howard Barrett, who teamed with John Holt and Tyronne Evans and whose big more >>
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Left: Former Prime Minister of Jamaica, PJ Patterson. Right: Professor Gordon Shirley, Jamaica's ambassador to Washington, D.C. - RUDOLPH BROWN/CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER |
THE RIGHT Reverend Alfred Reid, Anglican more >>
-Reprinted from the Jamaica Gleaner |
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