The GEBE team will comprise of players from French St. Martin utility company EDF (Électricité de France) as well as from GEBE (St. Maarten, Saba and Statia) and will compete against teams from Curacao (Aqualectra), Aruba (ELMAR Aruba & WEB Aruba), Bonaire (Web Bonaire) in the standard competition games of softball, basketball, soccer and dominoes as well as more inventive games such as The Pulse Game.
The EDCI Sports Exchange will open with a bang at the Raoul Illidge Sports Complex on Friday, October 22, 2010 beginning at 5:30 p.m. with an Olympic-themed spectacle highlighting the various islands and cultures and showcasing St. Maarten's many talents. The opening ceremony will be followed by the football competition with Bonaire defending their positions as 2008 champions.
On Saturday at 9:00 a.m. the first pitch will be thrown at the John Cooper/Jose Lake Ball Field to start the Softball Knockout. Spectators there will also be entertained with the Watermelon Eating Contest, the Pulse Game, Squeeze It Race (for ladies only) and Tug of War. The Basketball Competition will tip off at the Sports Auditorium at 12 noon. Food and drinks will also be on sale. EDCI 2010 will close off on Sunday with the prize giving.
The sports exchange is a biannual event to promote the camaraderie among utility workers and forge relationships with colleagues promoting information and experience exchange. The EDCI Games were initiated in 1993 as an initiative of WEB Bonaire and have been held biannually ever since.