As St Vincent and the Grenadines marks 47 years of Independence, this column traces the nation’s proud sporting history—from the Ollivierre brothers and Frank O Mason to Eswort Coombs, Natasha Mayers, Shafiqua Maloney, and Gloria Ballantyne. It also confronts the uncomfortable truth: sport facilities have long been the whims of politicians rather than the product of systematic analysis, policy, and strategic planning. The time to wake up our sporting potential is now.
