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THERE was a resounding clash of sticks as the National Carnival Commission’s National Stickfighting kicked off on February 14.

Bois men (stick fighters) battled in the gayelle (stick fighting ring) for a place in the semifinal round of the competition which took place at the Moruga Multi-Purpose Youth and Sport Facility.

It began with a ceremony to open the gayelle and invite ancestral spirits.