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| Archives 2005-2006 |
| Carib Brewery Guineas May 30th 2007 |
| Golf Long Drivers International 2006 |
| Notting Hill Carnival 2006 |
| Carib Great Race 2006 |
| Carib Beer & Football - Germany WC 2006 |
| Carib Beer Cricket Series 2006 |
| Carnival 2006 |
26th International T&T Game Fishing Tournament- April 25th to 27th 2006 |
| Carib Brewery Caribbean Championship Stakes 2005- November 26th 2005 |
| Sponsored events 2006 schedule |
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| CARIB BREWERY GUINEAS 2007 |
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SPONSOR’S ADDRESS:
Mr. Colin Murray - Sponsorship & Events Manager
Carib Brewery Limited
On behalf of Carib Brewery, it is indeed a pleasure to address you this afternoon on another milestone day in the history of Carib Brewery and the Arima Race Club.
The reason that another milestone has been achieved by both Carib Brewery and the Arima Race Club, it is the first time that Carib Brewery has sponsored a race as prestigious as this for 3 year old horses. We have in the past sponsored the Carib Beer Turf Club Cup, a race for A and lower class horses over 1800 metres, when the Queen’s Park Savannah was the Mecca of horse-racing. Now, to become the official sponsors of the Guineas, which is the first leg of the local triple crown, is indeed something we at the Brewery cherish.
The Guineas which was first run in 1951 at the Union Park Turf Club’s Easter meeting which was won by Jester 2, a Jamaican bred horse. After this, the name Easter Guineas was adopted and the first locally bred horse to win the event was Devon Market in 1957. The race distance has varied, from the early days of seven (7) furlongs or 1400 metres to the present distance of 1800 metres.
Over the years many top Creoles have won this race; The two colours, Royal and Flying, together with Aquarius, to name a few. The best run Guineas however, was the historic three horse finish involving Fairy God, Bounty Hunter and Top Hat. The first two dead heating and Top Hat only a neck away.
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Guineas is full of history and being the first leg of the local triple crown, it always attracts a competitive field, and generates widespread interest with a few owners believing that their horse can win the triple crown.
When Carib Brewery Ltd returned to sponsorship of horse racing in 2002, with the Caribbean Championship Stakes, we had big plans for that race whereby, we hoped the race would have attracted Caribbean entrants. It never really materialised and we have been disappointed with the Caribbean Stakes, not from the point of view that it did not have quality horses or that it was not a competitive race, but we at the Brewery felt the race lacked the Caribbean flavour of regional entrants.
In fact, at the end of the race last year, we certainly knew the Championship Stakes was not going to materialize into a Caribbean race after our initial thought going back to 2002, when our vision for the race was to make it the biggest race in terms of getting our Caribbean neighbours here to compete with our local horses. It bears mentioning that if we want to improve our horse racing in the
country and competing with the best horses from the region we must take the necessary steps ensuring that transportation and accommodation for these horses are affordable and accessible. Let us not lull ourselves into a false sense of security in thinking that we will improve our horse-racing, if we are not competing with the best in the region. Something has to be done to get the crème de la crème to compete with our local horses.
It is partly because we have not realized this vision for the Caribbean Championship Stakes, that we have decided to become the sponsors of the Guineas as it is not only a prestigious race and the first leg of the triple crown, but in terms of the racing public we know that they would travel many a mile to see the best three (3) year olds compete against each other.
The added incentive on the day, May 30 th, being a holiday, which is Indian Arrival Day, would add to the festive nature of what is expected to be a bumper crowd with a great day’s racing.
We expect 10 or 11 races to be carded on Carib Brewery Day. The main event of course, being the Carib Brewery Guineas and all the other races bar the Eric ‘Colt’ Durant memorial turf, would carry the names of most of our brands currently produced locally namely Carib, Stag, Carlsberg, Malta Carib, Shandy Carib, Royal Extra Stout, Mackeson Stout, Ginseng-Up and Battery Energy Drink. In addition to the exciting days racing, we have lots in store for everyone who comes to the track. As sponsors, we try to make the day a family day. Moreso, it being a holiday, Indian Arrival Day, the theme, décor and entertainment at the Arima Race Club would reflect an East Indian flavour. We can look forward to Rikki Jai and a host of other top entertainers at the Arima Race Club.
The children’s area would have a host of activities as well as giveaways for the young ones. We expect a large crowd on this day to witness the Carib Brewery Guineas. Already we understand 23 horses have paid up their subscriptions, with all the ‘Big Guns’ included.
The President of the Republic, His Excellency, Professor George Maxwell Richards has consented to be our guest at the day’s races, as it is going to be a very competitive day. It will indeed be a special day. We at Carib take this opportunity to thank the executive and the staff of the Arima Race Club for their hard work and effort, that they put into making horseracing events successful.
We take this opportunity as well to encourage the public to come out on May 30 th and enjoy this exciting event with us. We look forward to seeing you at the first annual Carib Brewery Guineas. To the members of the media, we say Thank You for your continued support.
Ladies and Gentlemen thank you. |
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| Golf Long Drivers International |
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Carib Beer stepped onto the International Sports Sponsorship stage with its involvement with Golf Long Drivers International, to host the 2006 International Long Drive Championship Finals at the Hilton Tobago Golf & Spa Resort on November 10 & 11, 2006.
Teams from 9 countries were in attendance to compete in a series of tape delayed television shows, made for a worldwide audience. Weather conditions were fair, with a 10 mph headwind and limited ball roll on the grid. The grandstands were packed for the World Team Sport Championship Finals, the crown jewel event for the sport of long drive.
Team Jamaica consisting of 2005 veterans Paul Brown and Garfield Lettman were accompanied with Mark Innis in the Men's Open Class Division. New to the team was Lenford Burke as the Senior Man and Mandy DeFabrizio in the Woman's Division. A 5 year consecutive year streak by Team USA was broken as it came down to the last ball hit by Paul Brown, measuring out at 368 yards. Team manager, Michael Skyers said “he is very proud of his team's accomplishment claiming there will be standing room only at the World Finals being staged November 2007 at the Ritz Carlton 's White Witch Golf & Country Club in Montego Bay , Jamaica ”. The Cayman Islands , China , Japan , Trinidad , United Kingdom , USA , Taiwan and Canada rounded out the field.
Series Promoter Roger Jay says “This is great news for the sport of long drive, 3 of the 5 top countries in the world have been involved for 2 years and this is the first year for China ”. “We could not have had a better finish with the new teams who were added to the hitting roster” “For the records, 4 of the 9 teams were new to the sport with 2 Asian countries placing in the top 5 supporting strong projected growth in the Pacific Rim & Europe for the series”.
The longest hitter in the world is Canadian Chris Mason who hit an impressive 392 yard drive during the Men's World Championship Finals. Bradley Peterson from Team USA was close behind with a hit of 391 yards with Team Jamaica 's Garfield Lettman smashing an impressive 385 yard drive. The hitting line up was very strong with 27 of the most powerful long ball hitters in the world going head to head.
The most powerful female hitter in the world was Sheila Kelliher from team USA hitting an impressive 285 yard drive into the wind, followed by Lee Chin Mah from China hitting 273 and Sachi Nagano from
Japan close behind with a hit of 264 yards.
Senior Men's World Champion goes out to Pat Dempsey with an impressive 397 yard drive followed closely by Canada 's Daryl Braniff hitting 382 and rounding out the top 3 was Steve Tai hitting for the Chinese Team.
Congratulations to all Competitors!
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| Notting Hill Carnival 2006 |
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Carib Beer re-launched its brand in the UK with a new distributor, Global Brands, at the recently concluded Notting Hill Carnival. Partnering with PoisonUK, Carib received the full benefit of the Carnival experience London-style as the Carib Girls partied into the night at the Masque Bar, and delighted patrons at the 70 Degrees concert with Machel Montano and Allison Hinds. The highlight of the event was the Carnival itself. A true spectator event, this year saw close to 1 million Londoners line the streets to see the costumes, hear the music and revel in the Carnival atmosphere. Carib was once again on top of the event, with the Carib Girls in full costume and capturing the attention of the photographers and spectators alike. Carib and Global Brands was proud to associate itself with PoisonUK as we continue to bring the true spirit of the Caribbean to the world in a bottle. Look for Carib beer as you travel the world. Ask for it at the restaurants and night clubs....chances are we will be there.
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Carib Great Race 2006 |
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This year's Carib Great Race 2006 was the most popular date with, record crowds showing up at Store Bay on Race Morning (Saturday 26 th August 2006) to see the big finish.
Fans had to keep their eyes peeled, as boats kept coming in fast and furious, thanks to this year's staggered start, where each class of boats started at a different time, from Pier 1 in Trinidad.
The 2006 Fastest Boat to Tobago was RAGE, with the experienced team of Riad Shakeer and Jeffery Simmons. RAGE is the fastest Deep V in the Caribbean and is locally built. RAGE is also the only race boat in the Caribbean designed with a wing.
Carib Brewery Limited and Carib Beer congratulate RAGE on their success!!
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| Carib Beer & Football - Germany WC 2006 |
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Carib Beer, the official beer of the Trinidad and Tobago Senior National Football Team, declared its steadfast commitment to ensuring that the Soca Warriors were well equipped for the World Cup 2006.
Carib Beer will continue to show and reaffirm its unequivocal support and commitment to the national football squad on their journey to Germany and beyond!
Carib Beer is extremely proud to be associated with the Warriors and was delighted to pledge to the Soca Warriors, TT$10 million.
Additionally, part of the proceeds of each Carib Beer sale from January to July 2006, will go to the Warriors. Included in this commitment, the Carib brand embarked on a national consumer promotional campaign “I Going” Germany World Cup 2006 from February to May 2006. This promotion gave 100 lucky Carib beer drinkers and Soca Warrior fans the chance to experience a once in a lifetime trip to Germany for the World Cup 2006, to see our boys battle with Sweden , England and Paraguay on the world cup field for the first time in history. To enter the promotion, the consumer simply had to collect six (6) Carib crown corks that spelt the word “I G-O-I-N-G”. Three grand draws were conducted throughout Trinidad , inclusive of Ariapita Avenue , San Fernando and St. James.
Just as Carib Beer is synonymous with Trinidad and Tobago, so too, football has become intrinsically associated with our twin island republic. It is no surprise therefore, that Carib and football have developed a natural kinship and affinity to one another. Carib Beer believes that the momentum that has been created with this latest resounding success of the Soca Warriors, must be used to move T&T football forward with more focus, confidence and conviction.
Carib Beer will continue to fulfill its social mandate, doing what it can to assist in the development of sports both locally and regionally. |
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| Carib Beer Cricket Series 2006 – November 2005 to March 2006 |
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In 2003 Carib Beer became title sponsor to one of the most prestigious regional cricket tournaments in the Caribbean . This tournament consists of two parts, namely the Carib Beer International Challenge and the Carib Beer Cup.
With matches being played in Jamaica, Barbados, Grenada, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, St. Maarten, Antigua, St. Lucia and Anguilla (to name a few), Carib's intention with this sponsorship was to support local and regional cricket and it's development, while ensuring that as many Caribbean territories as possible have a chance to see first-class cricket in this series.
Barbados won the series in 2003 and 2004, then came Jamaica in 2005 to ensure that there was no chance of a Barbadian hat-trick, while in 2006 Trinidad and Tobago took home the titles |
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| Carnival 2006 |
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Carib Brewery has always been a part of Trinidad and Tobago Carnival and 2006 was no exception. CBL's brands Carib, Stag, Carlsberg, Shandy Carib, Ginseng Up, Royal Extra Stout, Mackeson Stout, Malta Carib and Smalta did their part to support Carnival 2006 all across Trinidad and Tobago.
Carib Brewery's refreshing products could be seen at every Carnival event and we continued our long-standing tradition of supporting all the Carnival art forms including Calypso, Panorama, Traditional Mas, Fetes, All-Inclusives, Community Carnival Events, Kiddies Carnival and “Big” Mas.
Our brands linked with Band of the Year winners Trini Revellers, Poison, Island People Mas and Skandal-us. While on the musical side we continued to support Roy Cape All Stars, Dil-E-Nadan and Blue Ventures.
The nation's steelbands were not left out as we maintained our links with in excess of 40 Panorama contenders under the Carib and Stag brands.
Carib Brewery is always aware of the importance of connecting to the nation's children and in this vein, Smalta took large steps to assist the Red Cross Junior Carnival and St James Kiddies Carnival competitions, as well as several leading Kiddies Carnival Bands such as Rosalind Gabriel, Zebapique, Gerard Kelley and Spence Productions. |
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26th International T&T Game Fishing Tournament- April 25th to 27th 2006. |
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2006 marks Carib's second year as the Official Beer of International T&T Game Fishing Tournament. As the event's exclusive Beer Sponsor, Carib Beer hosts anglers to a Lay-Day Event which includes local entertainment, Carib Beer Drinking competitions and of course, an appearance by the Carib Girls.
The International T&T Game Fishing Tournament takes place annually, at Crown Point Beach Hotel in Tobago , attracting local, regional and international participants who return year after year. |
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| Carib Brewery Caribbean Championship Stakes 2005- November 26th 2005 |
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Carib Brewery has had a long-standing relationship with horse racing fans, owners and punters alike and became title sponsor of the Carib Brewery Caribbean Championship Stakes in 2003. A full day of competitive horse racing- the Carib Brewery Stakes is usually held on the last Saturday of November, and some of the biggest names in horse racing (Top of the Class, Carnival Messiah, Uram and Mucho Tempo) are always part of the day's excitement.
For 2006, the Carib Brewery Caribbean Championship Stakes is on November 25th . |
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Our Language
The official language of Trinidad and Tobago is English, although we do have segments of the population, which, mostly through culture and heritage, speak other languages, including “patois”, a slang version of French that provides a window to our island's former French colonial days. Since Trinidad is located just about 7 miles away from Venezuela, there is also a growing Spanish-speaking contingent in Trinidad. Many young “Venezolanos” are sent by their parents to Trinidad to learn to speak English. Some families whose ancestors were brought here as indentured labourers (from India or China) have elders who still speak their mother language and pass down the skill to their children.
Nevertheless, every Trinbagonian speaks English and you will find our charming accent one of the easiest to understand – it's singsong like and full of flavour – just like our people!
Our People
Trinidad and Tobago's population figures now stand at about 1.3 million. Most Trinbagonians are of African or Indian descent, comprising 40% of the population each, while the rest of the ethnic mix trace their history back to European, Chinese or Middle Eastern ancestry. This diversity is reflected in the religious mix as well – Christianity is the largest faith, followed by Hinduism, Islam and the traditional African faiths.
Our History
Trinidad and Tobago was “discovered” in 1498, when the Spanish explorer, Christopher Columbus, landed on our shores. In reality, we were already “found” and occupied by the indigenous Amerindian tribes of the Arawaks and Caribs.
Trinidad remained in the hands of the Spanish from the 15th Century until the British captured it in 1797 – we then became a British colony in 1802.
Tobago, by contrast, was ruled at one time or other by a myriad of European powers, including the Spanish, Dutch, French and British. Tobago, too, was decreed a British colony in 1814, and the Crown enjoined us administratively in 1889. Trinidad and Tobago achieved independence from England in 1962 to become the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
Our Geography
Trinidad and Tobago are the most southerly isles of the Caribbean archipelago. Trinidad, still possesses vast tracts of rich rain forests, with our highest peak El Cerro del Aripo, located in our Northern Range, ascending to a height of 940 metres above sea level. In contrast, you will find flat lands, mostly agricultural, in the Central Plains, while Southern Trinidad is full of gently undulating hillsides.
Tobago's Eastern Interior rises steeply into tall peaks with lower lying lands that include a protected reserve area. Tobago's topography consists mainly of volcanic rock, which is in stark contrast to its Caribbean blue waters. Together, our twin islands measure 2000 square miles.
Our Climate
Our islands have two main seasons – the Dry Season, from January to May and the Wet or Rainy Season, from June to December.
In the Rainy Season, mornings are usually sunny, followed by rainy afternoons and fair nights. During this time, our general rainfall pattern is interrupted by days of brilliant sunshine; a climatic phenomenon we fondly call Petit Carême. Petit Carême is similar to what temperate climes know as Indian Summer and offers a warm, invigorating change from dull weather. This mini-break normally happens between mid September to mid October.
The Dry Season is mostly sunny, with occasional light showers. This is the weather that makes Trinidad and Tobago the perfect vacation spot.
Our islands share an average daytime temperature of 28 degrees Celsius that is warm but not unpleasantly humid and nights that are pleasantly cool.
Content source of "Trinidad and Tobago at a glance" : www.socawarriorstt.com |
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