With the 1st Intercontinental Chess Championship for prisoners just one week away, iGovTT, a Division of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Trinidad and Tobago, has stepped in and offered ten laptops on loan, for use by the national Prison Service team players.
In a short handing-over on Wednesday October 06, 2021, at the iGovTT Office in Port of Spain, Mr. Allan Nanan, Superintendent of Prisons (Ag.) and Ms. Sonja Johnson, President of the Chess Association of Trinidad and Tobago, were on hand to represent their respective agencies involved in the competition. Handing over the items was Mr. Sherwin Ragoonanan, Acting Deputy Chief Executive Officer of iGovTT, who stated that the agency was pleased to assist and be involved in the exciting initiative.
In addition to the strategic planning by the coordinators, rigorous training for the inaugural competition is ongoing for the Prison Service team members. Training is conducted via the Programmes Department of the Trinidad and Tobago Prison Service, under the expertise of Ms. Johnson and her experienced ensemble of coaches. The competitors are excited, working diligently and looking forward to the actual competition.
The 1st Intercontinental Chess Championship for prisoners is the first of its kind and it is being hosted by the Cook County Sheriff’s Office in Chicago, in collaboration with the International Chess Federation, as a part of its ‘Chess for Freedom’ project.
