Let’s save the Games, says Simmons

Grenada’s Minister of Sport Patrick Simmons is calling for regional governments to collectively discuss the situation of this year’s CARIFTA Games.



Simmons feels that regional governments need to intervene urgently, since there are less than three months left to prepare to stage the Games.



The annual track & field championship is in danger of being cancelled for the first time in 40 years, after original hosts St. Kitts gave notice late last year that they were unable to stage the games.



Jamaica, Bahamas, and Trinidad & Tobago were identified as potential hosts but they all turned down the offer.



Minister Simmons says Grenada, as chair of CARICOM will initiate discussions with other regional governments to see what can be done to assist in the staging of the Games.



The Minister also says the region’s young athletes should not be denied the opportunity to compete among themselves even if it’s a scaled-down version.



This year’s CARIFTA Games is scheduled for the Easter weekend of April 22 to 24.



Jamaica have dominated the Games over the years.