DAVID Jackson and Jimrone Mc Pherson were crowned champions of the St Romain Memorial Games held on Sunday at David Samaroo Place, at Port Kaituma waterfront.
A limited amount of participants took part in the Games, which is held annually in memory of former Colonel in the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Claude St Romain.

St Romain, who died at the age of 72, was also an educator, a mentor, and rated as one of the best domino players in the area. To this extent, his son and other family members introduced the Memorial Games, which has been a feature event over the last 14 years.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions in place, the event, which is normally held over two days, was restricted to a few hours, with $350,000 up for grabs in two “table games,” card twist and dominoes.
Jackson emerged champion ahead of R. McDonald and Quincy Frazer in cards. The three podium finishers pocketed $100, 000, $50,000 and $25,000 respectively.

In the dominoes competition, McPherson also claimed $100,000 for his first-place finish. Second place went to Kevin Wilson ($50,000) while Roger Boston ($25,000) finished third.
Conrad St Romain said he was very pleased with the success of this year’s games and the highlight to his father’s memories. He said that along with restricted numbers, other systems were in place to adhere to Covid-19 guidelines.

In years past, the Memorial Games had included field competitions, including football. Conrad said that while he was happy with this year’s event, he hopes that the field games can be re-introduced in the near future.

He also called on local sportsmen and sportswomen to consider taking the COVID-19 vaccines.