Team Antigua Island Girls to be honoured as ‘Forerunners’ at CARAH’s awards gala in D.C.

The members of Team Antigua Island Girls will be honoured next
week at the 30th Annual Caribbean American Heritage (CARAH)
Awards Gala in Washington, D.C.  

They will be recognized as “Forerunners” by the CARAH Awards,
which are proudly presented by the Institute of Caribbean Studies
(ICS).

As part of a five-day tour, the Island Girls will visit Capitol Hill to
make a statement about the protection of the Caribbean Sea.
In addition, they will participate in a lunch session to discuss the
challenges and opportunities of the Green and Blue Economies and
related issues.

The Team is also scheduled to visit Georgetown University for an
inspirational session with the organization’s famous row team,
where they will share experiences from their two historic ocean
voyages.

Team Antigua Island Girls will be among a dozen Caribbean
nationals who will be honoured.

The list includes Stephen “Cat” Coore of Third World, the reggae
band, and Michael Blake, who served as the national deputy director
of “Operation Vote” for President Obama’s 2012 re-election.

The ICS, a prominent Caribbean-American advocacy organization is
celebrated for its pivotal role in obtaining the Presidential
Proclamation that designates June as National Caribbean-American
Heritage Month.

Meanwhile, on their return from two successful and historic
journeys across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the sailors had
received a shero’s welcome, prompting the Cabinet of Antigua and
Barbuda to say the Team would be recommended for National
Honours.

In its July 26 Notes, it was reported that “the Cabinet applauded the
three Antiguan and Barbudan female sailors … [and] intends to
submit their names to the Honours Committee for National Honours
on Independence Day 2023.”

However, they were noticeably omitted from this year’s list and no
reason has been provided for their exclusion.