The Tribune

EDITOR, The Tribune.

Do we fill our stadiums? Have they ever been filled? Are we getting our buck return or is the development-building all politics and makes zero financial sense? You realise with the opening of the Andre Rodgers we now have inventory of $100 million worth of stadia!

Tommy Robinson has never since opening been filled to its 15,000 capacity – don't try IAAF Relays the bleachers were empty – American Football Bowl, if not for the accompanying bands, bleachers empty.

Beach Soccer - much smaller, yes, during that International festival around the opening it was full, but for years the stadium has not been used.

New Baseball diamond - If the spectators at the official opening last weekend were a measuring stick this will never be full, although bleacher space is small.

Tourism or Ministry of Sports should not be wasting money on events that do not attract a high level of visitors who will spend, frolic, gamble, etc. The only Sports event that accomplishes that is the Basketball Atlantis and Baha Mar event.

$2m to Junkanoo that is purely politics - again as previous writers have written 2021. No parades, hotels full!

T WATKINS

Nassau,

December 8, 2022.