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Marlon Glean Soccer Scholarship Programme …Empowering Youth Through Soccer |
Contacts:
Mr. Marlon Glean Ms. Reece Sam
Director Director
gglean@hotmail.com flambo28@yahoo.com
10 More US Soccer Scholarships for Grenadian Footballers in 2008
MONDAY, APRIL 14TH 2008 - Marlon Glean, former Grenada National Footballer and Director of the Marlon Glean Soccer Camp and Marlon Glean Soccer Scholarship Programme has successfully secured – so far - ten (10) more scholarships for Grenadian footballers to study and play in colleges in the United Sates of America, including Grenadian female soccer players.
The Marlon Glean Soccer Scholarship Programme and Deslyn Langaigne of Victoria, St. Mark’s made history in 2008 being the first such organisation to – firstly - obtain a football scholarship for a female Grenadian player and – secondly - by Deslyn being the first Grenadian female player to travel to the US to play and study, respectfully. Coming out of a coaching session during the 3rd Annual Marlon Glean Soccer Camp, Deslyn left Grenada in January and is currently attending Hinds Community College in the state of Mississippi.
The other players who are earmarked to travel by August of this year are Cudel Collins, Nikel Paul and Steven Peters of St. Mark’s who will be joining Grenadian Ken Searles, Ian Perrotte and Akinson Neckles at Marshalltown Community College; and Andre Charles of Grand Anse, St. George’s, Kwan Baptiste of Chantimelle, St. Patrick’s, and Kennis Paul and Schevon Joseph of Gouyave, St. John’s will attend the University of South Carolina – Aiken. The Marlon Glean Soccer Scholarship programme is in the process of finalising scholarship awards for Kemmile Bristol, and Kishani Thomas who will become the second female Grenadian player to receive such learning-and-playing opportunities. Each of the above-mentioned players is either past-participants of the Marlon Glean Soccer Camp or would’ve assisted with coaching at some point, and even both.
The main objective of the Marlon Glean Scholarship programme is to continue providing support to Grenadian youth - especially those engaged in the sport of Football. According to Marlon Glean, Founder of the scholarship programme, “my personal ambition over the past seven (7) years has been to open doors of educational opportunities to young, talented individuals in the area of sports. This ambition has lead to the formation of the Marlon Glean Soccer Scholarship Programme (MGSSP) in 2001 in which over forty (40) students has since attained scholarships; all of whom continue to earn degrees in various fields and start career-paths they most likely would have never attained without their sporting talent playing a critical role in, firstly, being accepted to a university, and secondly - but more importantly – being provided with full financial assistance for their tuition and other expenses”.
Currently, Grenadian Alister Flemming and Kerry Bristow are on soccer scholarships at West Virginia Wesleyan College. Glean has also successfully secured a scholarship for Mid-fielder Luke Blakely of Leicester, England who has been sharing fields with Searles and Perrotte at Marshalltown Community College. This year saw three (3) of the eight (8) teams in the National Junior College Finals having five (5) Grenadian players from the Marlon Glean Soccer Scholarship Programme.
Within the last two (2) years, three (3) of the Marlon Glean Soccer Scholarship Programme recipients, Joel Forde and Sherwin Merryman successfully completed Bachelor’s Degrees in Business Administration from Southern New Hampshire University; and Kerry Wilson with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from West Virginia Wesleyan College. Ricky Morris and Ashton Henry will be graduating from American International College and Hartwick College respectfully in May of this year with Bachelor’s Degrees in Business Administration.
Pictures: Marlon Glean, camp and scholarship founder addressing participants at the 2007 Marlon Glean Soccer Camp;
Deslyn Langaigne, 1st Grenadian female scholarship recipient at the 2006 Marlon Glean Soccer Camp;
Kerry Wilson, graduate of West Virginia Wesleyan College graduation in 2007 with his mother;
About Marlon Glean Soccer Scholarship Programme
The Marlon Glean Soccer Scholarship Programme is the brain-child of Marlon Glean, former Grenada National Footballer and Director of the Marlon Glean Soccer Scholarship Programme.
The Soccer Scholarship Programme was officially started in 2001, and has successfully secured scholarships for over forty (40) Grenadian footballers who play in Grenada or players who are of Grenadian parentage through various universities within the United States of America.
Currently, there are fifteen (15) student-players on scholarships under the Marlon Glean Soccer Scholarship Programme; and ten (10) more have been earmarked for soccer scholarships in 2008, which will make it a total of twenty-five (25) student-players on scholarships by August of 2008. Already, of the ten (10), the first-ever Grenadian female player left Grenada in January under the Programme to further her studies while playing soccer at a college in the United States of America. At least half of this year’s scholarship recipients were participants in the Soccer Camp, and all were coaches/assistant coaches at some point of the life of the camp.
The Marlon Glean Soccer Scholarship Programme has been endorsed by the Ministry of Sports and the Grenada Olympic Committee.
The Marlon Glean Soccer Scholarship Programme has two (2) Directors: Marlon Glean, who is currently a lawyer and lecturer by profession, and Reece Sam who is the Executive Director of Blueprint Communications. They both see these initiatives as opportunities to give back to the Grenadian community and help in the overall development of the soccer sporting discipline in Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique.
THE HEAD MASTER’S SCHOLARSHIP
The 1st. Annual Head Master’s Scholarship Fund is developed to honor the deceased principals of Elementary School Education from the Parish of St. John and to provide financial assistance as outlined in the stated purpose. These educators were the corner stone of our Community who served as Mentors, Fathers, and Brothers instilling great values in their students and provided them with the necessary tools to go on in life to become very successful, obtaining professions such as Doctors, Lawyers, Scientists, Chemists, Educators, Nurses and Entrepreneurs and so on, the list is endless without limitation to professions.
The following are some of the names of these educators who had dedicated their entire lives to preparing the young minds of our youths to accept the challenges of academia:
Mr. A. R. L. Miller;
Mr. R. J .L. Pitt;
Mr. J. O. Fleming;
Mr. Gerald O’C Vincent;
Mr. F. J. Louison;
Mr. B. Nelson;
Mr. A. E. Williams and Mr. E. L. N. Peter
Stated Purpose of the Head Master’s Scholarship:
The Head Master’s Scholarship fund is a need-base scholarship that is intended to provide a one-time annual relief in the form of financial assistance to the outstanding, financially challenged student who fits the criteria established below.
The Student’s Responsibility:
1. The student must have gained entry into a secondary school based on the results of the common entrance or school leaving examination of the current year.
2. The Student must submit an application to the grant Administrator with attachments of his/her report card for the last two years; financial condition as it presently exists and his/her stated commitment to furthering his/her education.
3. At the discretion of the grant Administrator, both the student and his/her parents may be called upon for a short personal interview to be conducted at a pre-arranged location but in a private setting.
The Administrator/Responsibility:
The Administrator for “The Head Master’s Scholarship” is the most renowned Mr. Carlyle Glean. It is the responsibility of the Administrator to ensure that all applicants meet the criteria as established above and conduct the selection process in a manner that is fair, equitable and free from any or curry favor to any one student. As the Administrator’s selection is final, he is expected to exercise some level of prudence in his judgment as he makes his decision but without violating the overriding stated purpose and intent of the scholarship.
He is duty bound to maintain strict confidentiality for the information gained in the decision making process and his decision must never be influenced by any form of political partisanship whatsoever. The Administrator remains the sole proprietor who is charged with the distribution of funds and is accountable only to managing philanthropists of the scholarship. Information for the Scholarship Fund will be disseminated within the Parish of St. John’s Primary Schools.
Solicitation of funds:
Mikey Passée who is spearheading the scholarship in collaboration with Vernon Louison and Collis DeCoteau will solicit funds via the internet on www.gogouyave.com, telephonically, word of mouth and any forms possible. All funds will be deposited in an account established at Redstone Federal Credit Union, Huntsville, Alabama under the name of “Head Master’s Fund”. Funds will be dispersed to the Administrator as requested. The account will be subject to audit by the Administrator, Vernon Louison, Collis DeCoteau and or any group of contributors.
The name of the scholarship fund is The Head Master’s Scholarship Fund; however, the address where the funds are to be deposited differs because the bank computer was unable to accommodate the entire name; the name appears as Head Master’s Fund. We want to be very clear and transparent in this entire venture. We are urging all our people in England, Canada, United States, and in all nook and cranny around the world to assist us by pledging an annual donation to this fund to help provide an education to some of our disadvantage children who are committed to furthering their education.
Please send all funds to: Redstone Federal Credit Union
Head Master’s Fund
Account # 407376 (S-2)
220 Wynn Drive
Huntsville, Alabama 35893
Bank Routing Number 262275835 is provided for direct deposit into the account.
The funding of one scholarship costs approximately $1,500.00 EC annually for 5 years. Our immediate goal is to award two scholarships for the first year and increase it annually as the fund raising permits. I would like to take this opportunity to give special mention to Carnice Alexis Modeste who had an idea of starting a scholarship fund in memory of Teacher Eli Peter which sparked my interest in spearheading this scholarship fund. I wanted to be inclusive in my approach. I also want to thank Collis DeCoteau for allowing this fund to be merged with his existing one.
To both Collis DeCoteau and Vernon Louison I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your support in helping create what might undoubtedly be a great opportunity for our disadvantaged young minds in our dear Parish.
Murder # 6 in the Spice Isle
“Little Nicky” Chopped his Brother to Death
Another murder has occurred in the Spice Isle now taking the count to six.
The incident reportedly took place less than one hour ago where it is alleged that
Nicholas “Little Nicky” Gilbert of Darbeau in St. George’s chopped his brother, Anthony “Snakes” Gilbert to death.
Early information reaching our news desk indicates that the victim who is the brother of the suspect was chopped several times
before succumbing to his injuries.
Although details are sketchy, it is reported that the victim received a fatal chop to his head among other chop wounds.
Up until filling of this story, Police investigators were still at the scene. It is alleged that the chopping took place inside the Gilbert’s dwelling house.
The Community of Darbeau was alarmed after the body was discovered by a member of the community.
Meanwhile police are trying to locate “Little Nicky” who is said to be the suspect but fled the scene.
“Little Nicky” is a popular young Calypsonian and Public Relations Officer (PRO,) of the Opposition National Democratic Congress, Youth Arm (NDCYA).
This is the sixth murder to hit the Spice Isle in less than two months and two within twenty four hours, after Police at the Grenville Police Station were called in to investigate a murder report at Paradise in St. Andrew.
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Filed Date: Saturday March 1st, 2008 St. George’s Grenada. Filed by: Keville Frederick.
Christmas Night Murder at Maran in St. John
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Reporter: - Keville Frederick Date:- 25/12/07
Photographer: - Keville Frederick Time Filed: - 11:27pm
Police at the Gouyave Police Station on Christmas night detained a 47 year old man whom relatives, friends and neighbors of Maran, in St. John's identified as the cold blooded gunman/murderer, that shot and killed local businessman Ricky Cosley Beharry.
Gunman/Murder accused, Kelvin Antoine, aka” Pussy”, of Black Bay in St. John’s according to reports was found holding on to his point three eight (.38) revolver when law enforcement officers responded to the frantic phone call of the victim’s relatives on Christmas night.
Reports reaching our news desk indicated that, sometime after 6:00pm the accused was phoned by one of his daughters who complained of an incident between herself and her step-father (Beharry).
It is believed that, Antoine not being happy by the call, hastily drove some five miles from his Black Bay home up to Maran where he confronted Beharry.
Police investigators are said to be working with the theory that both men had exchange a few bitter and threatening words for about five to ten to minutes before Antoine left Beharry’s premises in an angry mood.
The boys on the block and eye witnesses confirmed early reports that Antoine was seen and heard leaving the Beharry’s premises and when he got to the top of the hill said he was not satisfied, then turn around and went back towards the Beharry’s.
They claimed that within minutes of the gunman returning to Beharry’s home, they heard a loud explosion and saw some immediate neighbors running saying, “ Pussy shoot Cosley”.
Some immediate residents said the accused confronted Beharry holding his (.38) revolver in his right hand and shot him in the Chest at what appeared to be close range.
Reporters also gathered that the gun shot victim was in his yard a few steps from his front door. Beharry upon being shot felled face down to the ground where he died instantly.
A gun wielding accused eye witnesses said stood speechless in shock, not believing that he had just shot killed Beharry.
It is not clear weather or not the deceased was armed, although there are conflicting reports that Beharry had a Cutlass in his possession.
However most people are of the view that the man who was described as cool and quiet was shot in front of his common law wife, relatives and friends at his home.
Beharry is said to be the owner/operator of a self start home made Ice-cream business is the cousin of Grenadian/British War Veteran Private Johnson Beharry.
Residents of Maran commenting on the fatal shooting described “Pussy” as a cold hearted, brutal and called for justice.
Beharry’s body was later examined and pronounced dead, by former Chief Medical Officer (CMO), in the Ministry of Health Dr. Roger Radix who was somewhere in the area, before it the was removed by local undertakers hours later.
Meanwhile, at about 1:00pm on Wednesday December 26, (Boxing Day), prominent Criminal Defense Lawyer Derick Sylvester visited Antoine at the Gouyave Police Station where he also met with his client’s common law wife and daughter Risha Simon, a Police Constable stationed at the Victoria Police Station.
Sylvester who spent almost two hours with his client when asked about the laying of charges said ,the Police have not formerly charged his client.
Police insiders at the Gouyave Police Station however hinted that Antoine can be charged as late as Boxing night or early the following day in order to be brought to the Gouyave Magistrate’s Court on Friday morning.
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Date: Tuesday February 12th 2008
Reporter/Photographer: Keville Frederick
Accused Murder Suspects in Black-bay Deadly Shooting Incident Remanded
Kenny Morain Braveboy, 34 of Beausejour St. George’s, Albert Griffith, 26 of Granville Vale St. George’s and Che Phillip, 26 of Grand Anse Valley St. George’s were remanded at the Richmond Hill Prisons on Tuesday morning for their joint participation in the shooting death of local bus-driver and businessman, 59 year old Anthony Audley Frederick of Black bay in St. John’s.
The trio was slapped with charges of murder and robbery with violence by Police attached to the Gouyave Police Station on Monday afternoon, after investigators concluded their investigations into the fatal robbery that occurred last Friday night at the deceased mini mart known as All Stop Supermarket.
Amidst heavily armed paramilitary officers from the Special Services Unit and local police, Braveboy, Griffith and Phillip were arraigned by the District Magistrate Tamara Gill-Ferguson at the Gouyave Magistrate’s Court.
Neither of the accused had legal representation and as such their arraignment lasted less then five minutes as the charges were read to them in front a packed court room.
As the three murder suspects were whisked in and out of the court room close to two hundred curious onlookers flocked
the station yard and streets condemning the actions of the murder suspects.
A reliable source told GoGouyave News that within minutes of the deadly shooting incident, the suspects were captured and began spilling their guts. GoGouyave also learnt that Phillip was detained after his colleagues (ratted) on him.
According to our source the investigation revealed that it was Griffith who fired the deadly weapon, while Phillip emptied the cash register.
A post mortem carried out last Saturday revealed that the deceased Frederick, was shot in the Chest and the bullet had pierced his lungs. He later succumbed to his injury at the General Hospital.
The suspects will make their second Court appearance on March 3rd/ 08.
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