dic.30.2007

Minister of Sport Gary Hunt may have ruffled some feathers during his frank address at the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee(TTOC) Annual Awards ceremony held on Saturday evening but TTOC president Larry Romany is supportive of the Minister's no nonsense approach.

Hunt speaking to the large audience assembled at the Ballroom of the Cascadia Hotel outlined his vision of the pathway for T&T sport and plans to honour sporting achievers so as to ensure that the nation's rich sporting history and legacy is not lost to future generations.

He also revealed that he had meet with TTOC officials and was still awaiting a TTOC proposal noting that the Beijing Olympics was a mere eight months away.

TTOC president Larry Romany confirmed that he had met with the Minister and senior Ministry officials and a commitment was made to respond to certain requests made by the Minister.

"We have submitted all but one of those responses. There is one still outstanding. It requires a little more detail and research than I originally anticipated but we are working on it as a matter of urgency".

"More action and less talk is essential if sport [in T&T] is to fulfill its maximum potential. The TTOC like all the other NSOs will be under the microscope and I will have it no other way. We must rise to the challenge", Romany said.