I am pained by the announcement that the Trinidad and Tobago International Marathon (TTIM) will be no more due to lack of sponsorship—in other words, they have no money.
This is a product of a diseased economy Minister Colm Imbert and the PNM have created—an economy where credit card limits are slashed similar to a rampage by horror movie characters Freddy Krueger and Jason—and a crime-ridden, lifeless and vagrant-infested Port of Spain. This announcement is a death knell to sports tourism in Trinidad and Tobago, and it lies at the feet of this PNM administration. But no worries, it’s happening all over the world, like flooding in the Sahara.
The Queen’s Park Savannah is dying; there’s no accommodation for cyclists; the cameras aren’t working by QRC or outside President’s House; rats are having a ball near the zoo; and the zoo is getting a $56-million upgrade. There is double parking galore on St Vincent Street, Abercromby Street and Edward Street, obstructing disabled pavement access. Where is the wrecker, Mayor Alleyne?
Imagine, the Mayor has the resources to paint the benches red, and not fix the bridge inside the Queen’s Park Savannah where vehicles enter the football fields; but he’s boasting about million-dollar apartments going up around the Savannah. Just like Soca Monarch is gone, now it is time for the TTIM to die. Let’s see how many people Randall Mitchell will boast about who came to sweet Trinbago the next time he opens his mouth.
Kendell Karan
Chaguanas
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