Deacons coach wants focus on the positives

WE NEED to invest more time, effort, and most of all finance in communities like Deacons.

This was the declaration made by Robert Jones, coach of Deacons FC Youth, during a press conference for the Caribbean Children Charity Shield Soccer Classic at the Pinelands Resource Centre on Wednesday.

“It’s unfortunate that I should be having this conversation based on all the labels and stigmas going on in our community at present.

“Fortunately for us, nothing that happened within the last couple of days was anything affiliated with Deacons; it probably happened within the area, but not a direct affiliation,” Jones said in reference to the Kadooment Day shootings. (RA)

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