abr.04.2009

With one hundred days to go before the start of the inaugural Caribbean Games .The excitement is building says Trinidad and Tobago president Larry Romany.
 
"At this point we are focusing ,in particular,on the areas that will ensure that the athlete and spectator experience will meet and exceed expectations.Logistics,transport,the Games Village at UWI ,catering,transport and the arrival and departure experience"
 
The determination Romany asserted is to prove that the Caribbean can host a multi sport event.
 
The Caribbean Games is a dream come through for the region which has made an invaluable contribution to the International Olympic Movement,the Olympic Games and the Olympic Values.
 
The contribution of the Caribbean to modern Olympism is unquestioned.
 
The desire of the people of the region,the Governments and the sportsmen and women to participate at their very own Olympic styled multi- sport event is understandable.
 
To deny such an ambition is a denial of the multiculturalism,universality  and diversity agenda of the International Olympic movement.
 
"Striving for Excellence,Friendship and Respect are the core Olympic Values .The Global Olympic movement will welcome and see the Caribbean Games as an affirmation and symbol of the regions commitment to Olympism"
 
The Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees (CANOC) has not asked either the IOC or PASO for financial assistance for the inaugural Games nor is there any intention to do so .
 
According to Romany the Trinidad and Tobago Government is determined and resolute in its support for the Games and therefore the hosting of the Games will not be compromised.
 
'All of the Governments in the region have committed to supporting their respective National Olympic Committees.So even though there is a downturn in the Global economy all 26 countries will be part of this historic event"
 
The Caribbean Games message of hope and ambition is expected to resonate and fire the imagination of the region.
 
" In a practical sense.It gives the young people of the region an opportunity to see their Olympic heroes compete in the region.that alone is reason enough to embrace the idea and vision ,dreams and aspirations that is at the heart and soul of the Caribbean Games.it is an idea whose time has come." ended Romany.