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That is the plea from veteran politician and sports organiser, Hamilton Lashley who said Caribbean leaders need to look more seriously at revamping regional air travel which has become extremely expensive and cumbersome.<\/p>

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Speaking ahead of the start of the seventh annual Caribbean Children\u2019s Charity Shield Soccer Classic, scheduled for August 17th<\/sup> \u2013 28th<\/sup>, Lashley said to move across the region to compete some organisers, teams and individuals are forced to charter flights. He went further and maintained that an inefficient air travel system is an impediment to the rights of Caribbean citizens.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is having a negative impact on sporting events, the players and even the countries where events are being held. Caribbean people expect that part of their rights as a citizen of CARICOM is to move easily through the region. Something must be done,\u201d he said.<\/p>

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This year\u2019s Soccer Classic will be held at the Blenheim and Dover Playing fields and is expected to host 200 players in three categories \u2013 U13, U15 and U17. Teams are coming from Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, St. Lucia and Barbados.<\/p>

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They will be competing in the respective categories for the Egbert \u2018Dads\u2019 McClean Trophy, in memory of the late Trinidadian and co-founder of the Soccer Classic, the Joycelyn Miller Memorial Trophy and the Gerald Garcia Challenge Trophy.<\/p>\n

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Barbados is the defending champion in the U13, while T&T took top spot in both the U15 and U17 age groups in the last tournament held in Grenada in 2020, which also saw St. Lucia, Grenada and Guyana compete.<\/p>

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