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31st
August 2010
VIGIE OFFICIALLY
RE-NAMED
Anthony De Beauville
(Photo)
St. Lucia Prime Minister Stephenson King takes
a time out with La Clery youth football team
minutes before their encounter versus Gros Islet.
The
new look Vigie Playing Field presently called
“The Sab Sporting Facility” was
officially re - open on Sunday 29th August at
a special ceremony. The project that was undertaken
by the St.Lucia Social Development Fund (SSDF)
through the HOPE Project in association with
the Ministry of Youth and Sports cost well over
$800.000.00.
Present at the ceremony was St.Lucia Prime Minister
Stephenson King, Youth and Sports Minister Lenard
Montoute, Parliamentary representative for Central
Castries Richard Fredrick, Joachim Henry - Executive
Director SSDF, Francis Daniel - Chairman Castries
Football Council, Permanent Secretary in the
Ministry of Youth and Sports Donavan Williams
and a number of special invitees and members
of the media.
Sports Minister Montoute in addressing the gathering
indicated that the government has placed a lot
of emphasis on the playing surface in raising
the standard of facilities on the island with
a view to having first class facilities throughout
the length and breadth of St.Lucia, Montoute
further stated that the management of the facility
will be decentralized at the local level and
the Castries Football Council would take care
of the facility as an integral part of its management.
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The Youth and Sports Minister
went on to say that his ministry will sign
a memorandum of understanding with the Castries
Football Council to manage the facility. It
is an agreement that will cover three years
in the first instance and I have every confidence
that it will serve as a blue print for other
management arrangements across the island.
Montoute took time out as he showered appreciation
on the CFC under the leadership of Francis
Daniel for their sterling effort in the conceptionalization
of this project.
Meanwhile, Minister Montoute indicated that
the Government of St.Lucia is committed to
the development of sports on the island in
particular sporting infrastructure as he outlined
that in the past two years the government
of St.Lucia has spent more than $24 million
on upgrading sporting facilities on the island.
The refurbishment of the George Odlum Stadium
over $8 million, the refurbishment of the
Beausejour Cricket Ground for the ICC Twenty20
Cricket World Cup which cost over $5million,
the rehabilitation of Perrot, Corinth, Grande
Riviere Dennery, and La Guerre $2 million,
the upgrading of the Gros Islet Playing Field
to serve as a practice ground for the ICC
Twenty20 Cricket World Cup $3 million, The
Mindoo Phillip Park $1 million, The National
Tennis Centre $4 million, the Indoor Facility
$200,000.00 and of course the facility we
are now witnessing the Vigie Playing Field$800,000.00
Discuss
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