Happenings

New York Chapter Makes Big Financial Donation

COBA would like to acknowledge the New York Chapter for their contribution of over J$400,000 towards COBA’s academic programs for the 2014-2015 academic year. Chapter President, Dr. Donald Phillibert continues to demonstrate his chapter’s unwavering support for all areas of school life at Calabar and is throwing their human and financial resources behind the academic...

Kenneth Edwards, Calabar’s Olympian Fighter

Calabar has produced the only Jamaican fighter to enter the Olympic Games in Taekwondo (London 2012), and the nation held its breath when he bravely took on a fighter much taller in height, but with the heart of a lion Kenneth Edwards did us proud in those few minutes in the ring.

Kenneth Edwards is a part of the Calabar class of 2003 and followed in the footsteps of...

Professor Marshall Tulloch-Reid

COBA congratulates Marshall Tulloch-Reid (Class of 1988) on his promotion to Professor of Epidemiology and Endocrinology (February 5, 2014) and his appointment as Director of the Epidemiology Research Unit, Tropical Medicine Research Institute, The University of the West Indies (August 1, 2014). Professor Tulloch-Reid has done extensive research on diabetes (with a...

From green and black to greenback

It cannot be denied that the vast acreage of the school compound covered in weed in many areas had an impressionable effect on two of our distinguished old boys in their current efforts to get the weed (cannabis) legalized. COBA greatly appreciates the smoking trail being burnt by Dr. Henry Lowe with his recently launched Medicanja company and a line of medicinal products...

Michael Hyatt receives International Award

The Calabar Old Boys Association salutes Michael Hyatt on his recent accomplishments in table tennis on the international stage. Michael was recognized in November this year at the CAC Games by the ULTM (Union of Latin America Table Tennis) and ITTF (International Table Tennis Federation) for 30 years of table tennis in Latin America. He won the open singles title at the...

Class of 1984 makes presentation

The Calabar Old Boys' Association (COBA) congratulates the Class of 1984 for their recent donation totaling $500,000 to the school. It is noted that this year marks the tenth year of their scholarship and philanthropic donations to the...

Seventy-one years since our first football triumph

November 12, 2014 marks seventy-one (71) years since Calabar first won the "inter-scholastic football championship" - as it was known then. Calabar's team defeated St. George's College 1-0 in the return game at Studley Park to win what we now call the Manning Cup for the very first time in the school's history.

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