His Excellency the Governor Mr. Duncan Taylor, CBE and Mrs. Beatrice Taylor hosted a gathering at Government House last evening (Thursday, 01 April), marking the presence of the Queen’s Commonwealth Games baton in the Cayman Islands.
Sporting a chevron of brightly lit bands, the baton left Buckingham Palace in London on 29 October last year. After journeying across 70 Commonwealth countries, its final destination will be New Delhi, India, the venue for this year’s games.
Cayman Islands Olympic Committee President Donald McLean explained that the baton which arrived in Grand Cayman from Jamaica on Wednesday, 31 March, will leave for the Bahamas tomorrow (Saturday, 3 April).
Sports Minister the Hon. Mark Scotland underscored the importance of sports and of the Games for youth throughout the Commonwealth.
Earlier yesterday Cayman’s star athletes participated in the relay’s Cayman segment by carrying the baton from the Boggy Sands Beach starting point to the centre of downtown George Town.
