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| GBPA shines at race weekend classic |
Published: Apr 13, 2012
FREEPORT, The Bahamas – Over 20 individuals representing The Grand Bahama Port Authority Limited (GBPA) recently participated in the Alpheus ‘Hawk’ Finlayson 5K/10K Race Weekend Classic. The GBPA was also a proud sponsor of the road race. Leading the GBPA team was company director, Henry St. George, who expressed pleasure at being able to participate. “Sports tourism is just one of many niche markets that Grand Bahama caters to and GBPA whole heartedly supports an event such as this that brings a huge boost to the local economy.” After race results were tallied, Team GBPA’s talented athletes shone in various categories. Henry St. George placed first in the males 10K, under-30 group, followed by Max Remmo, who placed second. Dominic St. George came in third in the under-40 division. The top three finishers in the females 10K, under-30, were all members of Team GBPA – Cosetta Hall, Florence Bruce and Celina St. George, and co-team member Gwenique Musgrove captured first in the under-40 division. In the males 5K race, Stephano Bevans and Andrew Brown placed third in the under-30 category and first in the under-40 division respectively. In the females 5K race, Jenny Remmo was second in the under-30 group and Christabel Bruce was first in the under-50 division. A total of seven GBPA participants were among the top 30 finalists in the overall 10K run, with Dominic St. George placing third, Henry St. George finishing 13th, Cosetta Hall coming in 14th, Max Remmo finishing 15th, Florence Bruce finishing 23rd, Celina St. George coming in 26th, and Gwenique Musgrove finishing 30th. “It was a great event and a great day for GBPA,” said St. George as he bestowed congratulations on all of the GBPA team members who gave their wholehearted support. GBPA registrants included Henry St. George, Deann Seymour, Charisse Brown, Gwenique Musgrove, Dominique Rolle, Evette Rolle, Kimberly Miller, Cosetta Hall, Max Williams, Andrew Brown, Shanta Stuart, Steffano Bevans, Joe Hamilton, Juliette Miller, Cornella Miller, D’Andra Stubbs, Nicola Elliott, Dominic St. George, Celina St. George, Max Remmo, Jenny Remmo, Christabel Bruce, Florence Bruce and Edward Lawson-Johnson. |
