Can’t afford Carifta event

As of Friday, March 9, 2018

EDITOR, The Tribune.

CARIFTA - $19m costs and seemingly we don’t have that?

One has to congratulate Ministry of Youth & Sports for their curtailment of funding the carnival March event because they cannot rationalise the expense.

The BAAA’s commitment to CARIFTA clearly shows the irresponsibility of such organisations to commit to such a large amount of money to pay for such an event - $1.9m and do not have the guts to say to the Regional Organisation - sorry we cannot raise this sort of funds.

We must have rationalisation or these events be it sports or tourism if there is no way we will get a reasonable return forget it.

I thought the buildings that were used to accommodate the workers at Baha Mar were supposed to have been saved and used to create suitable accommodations at the Sports Centre as a Village? No, it seems that bulldozer flattened them.

I don’t care about the rivalry between Jamaica and The Bahamas if we can’t afford the Games and are unable to raise the sponsorship money then we refuse to organise the event. If the BAAA’s can’t fund the event, the bills end back where? The Public Treasury, yet again.

The Tommy Robinson Stadium the Sports Authority is not looking after this facility - the concrete pillars are cracking, re-bar is visible and lord it needs an urgent paint.

Stadia have to be worked, they are not monuments - when last was the Beach Soccer stadium used for any event it sits there a monument to stupid thinking - one event at a time who cares we don’t have to maintain it!

W THOMPSON

Nassau,

March 1, 2018.