Queen’s College boasts refurbished basketball court

The students of Queen’s College are now better able to play basketball after benefiting from a newly- refurbished basketball court.
The much-needed upgrade to the facility was made possible by Alumni Phillip Jaiserrisingh through his company, Mention Services, along with the Queen’s College Old Students’ Association.
Jaiserrisingh’s interest in refurbishing the basketball court peaked when his daughter, a basketball enthusiast, relayed to him that there was need for the upgrade. The initiative was immediately welcomed by the Queen’s College Old Students’ Association, which, after consultation with the requisite stakeholders of the college, agreed to the rehabilitation works with the full sponsorship of Mention Services.
At a simple handing over ceremony on April 29, 2022, Jaiserrisingh expressed his pleasure to be able to make such a meaningful contribution to the Caribbean’s premier secondary institution.
Coming from the Class of 1989, he reflected on the integral role sports had played in the life of a Queen’s College student at that time, while admitting the critical service such a facility had given him and his colleagues.
Lenise Parker, Deputy Principal of Queen’s College, along with Alisande Jaiserrisingh, President of the newly-formed Basketball Club, received the state-of-the-art facility, while expressing gratitude on behalf of the College and highlighting the crucial role it would play in the development of Queen’s College.
Shen Fung, Sports Advisor of the Queen’s College Old Students’ Association, who was present at the ceremony and had played a critical role in realisation of the project, reminisced about his years of sport at the college, and the endless possibilities and opportunities for Queen’s College students with continued investment in the arena of sport.
The upgraded facility will now strengthen the ongoing efforts to restore Queen’s College to its glory days in sport, so as to mirror the unceasing and unpaired academic success the college enjoys.
Present at the proceedings also were Lisa Foster, Secretary of the Queen’s College Old Students’ Association, and Christopher Belfield, Public Relations Officer thereof, besides student representatives of the College.