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By Michael Bascombe
ST GEORGE’S,
Grenada, February 18, 2012 - A Chinese technical delegation is expected in Grenada next Friday
to begin preliminary assessment of the Track and Field and Football Stadium at
Queen’s Park, according to Youth Empowerment and Sports Minister, Patrick
Simmons.
The team, which will spend about three
weeks on the island, will also meet with officials of the Ministries of Sports,
Works and Finance as well as some of the main stakeholders including the
Grenada Athletics Association, the Grenada Football Association, among others.
“The Chinese will give their professional
assessment of the facility and the Ministry of Sports will determine the best
option based on the financial implications,” Simmons said.
The arrangements for the rebuilding or
renovation of the stadium were finalised upon during the signing of the Second
Phase of a Technical Cooperation Agreement between the governments of Grenada
and China late last November.
The Grenada Government has been criticised
for its tardy response in rebuilding the facility which was severely damaged by
Hurricane Ivan in 2004.
However, the Sports Minister said that
projects like these require tremendous resources and planning, noting that
efforts were made as early as 2008 to reconstruct the stadium.
The work on the stadium is expected to
commence following the 2012 track and field season.
On completion, the stadium will include
8,000 permanent seats and an additional 2,000 temporary seats which could be
relocated to other playing fields around the island.
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