ene.03.2009
Saturday 3 January-Port.of.Spain
Beijing Olympic silver medalist Marc Burns took time out on yesterday afternoon to visit Movietowne at Invaders Bay,Port.of.Spain to assist the Local Organizing Committee(LOC) of the 2009 Caribbean Games with a promotional activity .
Movietowne is a popular destination for families and on Friday the charismatic Burns proved a drawing card for autograph seekers both old and young.
Burns said he is happy to do whatever he can to assist in making the inaugural Caribbean Games a success.
TTOC president Larry Romany visited Movietwone and spoke with Burns and the staff of the LOC at the Caribbean Games booth where information on the games was on display.
Romany said with the Games just six months away both the LOC and the TTOC would "take night to make day" to ensure that T&T delivers on its commitment to the Caribbean Olympic movement.
" I have said it before and will say it again.The TTOC considers it a privilege and honour to be entrusted as host NOC with the first ever Caribbean Games."
Romany acknowledges ,however,that there are new challenges to surmount in the face of the current global economic crisis, but the TTOC head remains confident that the collective support of the Caribbean NOCs,governments ,athletes and public will prove the decisive factor.
" In the 1960s, the West Indian Federation came apart .In 2009 history will not repeat itself.The Caribbean will prove to the world that we have matured as a people and gone past insularity and self -serving agendas .The Caribbean Games will be a symbol of that maturity and shared responsibility." said Romany