TOP LEFT: Chief executive officer, Gabriel Faria, left and lawyer Om Lalla, right, find things amusing in company with Tim Nafziger and Shaun Fuentes.
TOP RIGHT: Beauty and the best. Colin Murray, Kenisha Thom-Selvon and Brian Lara.
LEFT: Sub-Editor of the year Richard Yacoob receives his award from Gabriel Faria.
CENTRE: Guardian’s former football reporter Christopher Skinner, left, and former financial manager Peter Gomez.
RIGHT: Another book coming? Valentino Singh and Jack Warner.
PHOTOS: Andre Alexander

It was celebration time on the Guardian Sports Desk on Wednesday as the country’s top sporting personalities visited the premier sports desk in the country to enjoy the spirit of the season. The annual function which has evolved from a small department event into a national entity attracted a cross-section of the country’s personalities and several national awards were handed out.

Among those enjoying the occasion were: former West Indies batting legend Brian Lara, Fifa vice-president Jack Warner, Olympic champion George Bovell, former West Indies Under 19 cricket captains Dudnath Ramkissoon and Colin Murray, TTOC secretary Brian Lewis, TTFF press officer, Shaun Fuentes, TSTT’s Trudy de Verteuil, media 21 managing director Tim Nafziger, former Miss T&T Kenisha Thom- Selvon, and marketing entrepeneur Cherise D’Abadie.

TOP LEFT: Features writer Cherise Moe, Chanice Gibbs, Keith Clement and George Bovell 111.
TOP RIGHT: Naz Yacoob, left, has the attention of Rupert Quow, father of Renny, and CNC3’s Roger Sant.
LEFT: National cricket selector Dudnath Ramkessoon, left, discusses cricket with Vinode Mamchan.
CENTRE: Cherise D’Abadie and Don LaFoucade enjoyed the moment.
RIGHT: Women’s advocate Nicole Hendrickson, left, with Keith Clement and Shari John