St. Kitts – Nevis PM (C) Receives Donation Check
Photo By Erasmus Williams
Basseterre, Saint Kitts – Nevis
July 24, 2008 (CUOPM)
The advancement of the young people in St. Kitts and Nevis is critically important in building a just, long lasting and fulfilling society.
So says Prime Minister and Minister of Sport, Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas as he accepted two cheques totalling nearly US$400,000 for the development of sporting facilities in Challengers and Half Way Tree from the Ambassador of the Republic of China on Taiwan, His Excellency Rong-chuan Wu. US$284,000 is for Half Way Tree and US$115,000 for Challengers.
“All over the world and the Caribbean, including St. Kitts and Nevis, our young people are being challenged. We hear very often of the ills that they may be associated with. We hear very often that they are restless, that they are involved in serious crimes, that maybe enough is not said about them in terms of their true potential that needs to be developed and harnessed in the betterment of their country,” said Dr. Douglas, himself a former sports administrator.
Dr. Douglas said the financing which will see the development of sporting facilities in Half Way Tree and Challengers, will give the young people of both areas “the opportunity to build their sporting skills so that they can use their past time in a very worthwhile way.”
He repeated a comment made at last Saturday’s official opening of Football House, that there is money to be made from sports.
