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The Home Of Basketball in The Cayman Islands
Federal International Basketball Association (FIBA) General Secretary Andreas Zagklis with CIBA President Mr. Richard Parchment and Technical Director Coach Victor Voot O’Garro at the CBC General Assembly in Dominica.
Dear Coaches and League Officials, On behalf of the CIBA President Mr. Richard Parchment, you may have seen the flood of press releases from various Basketball entities in the USA, the Caribbean and from FIBA stating that competitions will be suspended as of Friday, March 13, 2020.This decision has been made considering the current situation with the COVID-19 virus outbreak and in order to protect the health and safety of players, coaches, officials and fans.
The CIBA will suspend all basketball activities effective March 12th 2020, and continue to monitor the situation and will evaluate the options for the continuation or not of the respective competitions when and if the situation allows for it.
If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to reach out to us at info@caymanbasketball.com or latashanix@gmail.com queenangie22000@yahoo.com
Latasha NixonGeneral Secretary Cayman Islands Basketball Association
Today’s Honouring Women’s Month profile is on FIBA Certified Referee Bobeth O’Garro.O’Garro is the second female CIBA Referee in the Cayman Islands but first FIBA certified.
She has been refereeing for a total of 13 years and FIBA Certified for 10 years. Apart from refereeing locally, O’Garro has also taken her talents internationally where she has travelled the world doing what she loves.This includes:-The Women’s Caribbean Championships in Bahamas 2011;-U16 Women’s FIBA Americas/Pre-Olympic Qualifiers in Mexico 2015 and U18 Women at Puerto Rico in 2012, refereeing the Gold medal game USA vs. Brazil;-In 2013 O’Garro was invited to the U19 Women’s World Championships in Lithuania, CENTROBASKET u15 Boys in Panama 2014 and U18 Girls in Puerto Rico 2011;-Caribbean Cup Men and Women in Suriname 2018.
O’Garro says, “thank you to Former Senior Official Edward “PROUDY” Ebanks and Former CIBA Vice President Courtney Wisdom for encouraging me to become the referee that I am today and a special thank you to CIBA for supporting my nominations.”(Cayman’s 1st female Referee was Zena Davis.)