The Tribune

By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net AT least two FNM cabinet ministers will be trading in their suits for basketball shorts tomorrow at the "Ignite" basketball and dance tournament. Youth, Sports and Culture Minister Charles Maynard said Bahamians can expect to see him as team captain, Finance and Public Services State Minister Zhivargo Laing as coach, and other FNM politicians in a "full-court, high intensity" basketball game against members of the Torchbearers, the party's youth arm. "We expect that we will be victorious over the young persons in our party," he said. "We are going to bring some of our new candidates to join our parliamentary team, some of our senators, and some of our cabinet ministers." The event is free and starts at 3pm at the Kendal Isaacs Gym. It will also include live performances, a slam-dunk contest and giveaways. The DNA's youth arm, the Young Dems, have also announced their first annual basketball tournament, "Battle of the Constituencies", for this Saturday at 10am on the Tom "The Bird" Grant Park in Yellow Elder.