Three Vincentian Netballers to Compete in Tournaments in Jamaica

By Admin. Updated 11:26 a.m., Monday, February 17, 2025, Atlantic Standard Time (GMT-4).

The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Netball Association (SVGNA) announced that three Vincentian netballers will be travelling to Jamaica to compete in multiple tournaments.

Most accurate shooter of the 2024 Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) International Netball Tournament, Vincy Jewels’ Mary-ann Frederick, will compete in the Netball Jamaica Divisional Netball Tournament in the Premier Division. Frederick joined her teammates of the Rockerz Sports Group on Thursday, February 13, and will compete in games over a two-month period.

Vincy Warriors players Dorian Layne, Most Accurate Shooter and Akeil Bute, Best Defending Player, at the 2024 Americas Netball Men’s Championship will leave St. Vincent and the Grenadines this week to compete in the Men’s Netball Association of Jamaica (MNAJ) InterCaribbean Male Premiership during the period February 28 to March 16, 2025. Layne, who left the state on Sunday, February 16, joined his team members from the Jaguars Netball Team, and Bute will join the defending champions Vikings Netball Team on Thursday, February 20.

President Natasha Baptiste states: “This is an excellent opportunity for our netballers, both male and female and netball in St. Vincent and the
Grenadines. We know this exposure will be of great asset to Vincy Warriors and Vincy Jewels.”

The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Netball Association (SVGNA) Executive said they fully endorse this great opportunity for our players and wish them a successful tournament,and noted that they will follow their journey while in Jamaica.