Saint Lucia Ready to Host Commonwealth Sports Awards |
Contact: John Emmanuel Thursday, September 13, 2001 - Sporting officials on the island say St. Lucia stands ready to be the first OECS country to play host to the prestigious Commonwealth Sports Awards Ceremony, scheduled for next month at the Rex St. Lucian Hotel. Permanent Secretary in the Department of Youth and Sports Ernest Hilaire is of the view, that St. Lucia’s hosting of the event will add further impetus to moves afoot by his department, at elevating the status of sports, while placing greater emphasis on sports personalities and their achievements. “We’re hoping that by have the activity in St. Lucia we can benefit from the presence of persons who would be qualify coaches, people who are outstanding sports persons, outstanding sports journalists who would be on island for a period of time and we can certainly benefit from their presence and at the same time explore the possibilities for further collaboration with some of those persons,” said Hilaire.
Other awards will include a lifetime achievement award and the international sports personality award. The October 27 ceremony will attract personalities such as Courtney Walsh, John Barnes, Colin McMillan, Mike McFarlene and Chris Ramsey to name a few. |
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