Champs To The Caribbean - Promising Regional Athletes Head

[Sir X]

"We are living in a global world and no longer isolated and, therefore, in the development of the sport, I see it as a positive that foreign nationals can wish to integrate themselves and be part of the landscape and programme here in Jamaica."


http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/2...ead/lead4.html

[Islandman]

Totally agree. We should see it as a potential opportunity for sports tourism and sports as a business generally rather than a negative.

I still maintain that if the floodgates really open there would have to be limits regarding international athletes, but we are a long way from that now.

[Sir X]

Its a good thing ,anyone who argues against it along the lines of xenophobia needs to be denied a visa....yuh see how quick dem shut dem mouth.

[Islandman]

Some of the people grumbling will hear Carl Lewis and company make the same argument at the US college level , re overseas athletes, and say is badmind them badmind, not for a moment thinking that this is the same thing,

People have a fascinating way of taking both sides of the same argument depending on what suits them at that moment.

[Sir X]

Happens here on the site every day,right Mo.

[Mosiah]

X, wrong forum!