ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, October 20, 2011 – The Grenada Government will tabled the National Sports Council Bill, 2011 for first its reading when the House of Representatives sits on Thursday.
The bill, when passed, is expected to create a framework for incentive reward and the guaranteed development of professional sporting personalities.
The National Policy on Sports and Physical Activity will give a new approach to national administration and coordination of sports with the restructuring of the Ministry of Sports and the operation of the National Sports Council.
Minister of Youth Empowerment and Sports Patrick Simmon said that under the new policy federation and sporting organisations will have to be better structured and managed, with proper accountability and transparency to relate to Government or in order to access government assistance.
He said that one of the hallmarks of the sports policy will be the collaboration with federations and organisations for the formulation of a comprehensive development programme for athletes from talent identification at an early age to professional development of world class competitors.
Mr Simmons said that among the priority areas under the new policy on sports and physical activity will include a national sporting calendar by the National Sports Council; organisation of a Grenada National Championships every two years and support to national federations for hosting year-round competitive events.
He said that there will be the development and implementation of performance incentive framework for athletes; provision of economic support to members of national teams and assistance to national athletes to secure jobs; development of the human resource capacity across a wide range of sport-related disciplines and a national policy on the use of prohibited substances as well as dealing with conflict resolution for sporting organisations and personalities.
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