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Major damage to TG football facility
Ricardo Makyn - Edward Seaga, president of the Tivoli [COLOR=blue! important][COLOR=blue! important]Gardens[/color][/color] Football Club, surveys the damage done at the Edward Seaga Sports Complex.
Andre Lowe, Senior Staff Reporter
Broken glass, scattered gym equipment, ransacked rooms and a few busted doors formed the picture that greeted the Star Sports team upon arrival at the Tivoli Gardens football clubhouse, which is situated inside the Edward Seaga Sports Complex on the edge of the community.
The damage did not stop there, as a few more steps inside, a Nissan motor car used as a taxi to help with the club's finances was parked at the side of the building with shattered glass and slashed tyres. [COLOR=blue! important][COLOR=blue! important]Furniture[/color][/color] was strewn everywhere and there was also damage to the club's game-day sound system and deep freeze.
According to the club officials, the damage was done over a week ago during the state of emergency that blanketed the Corporate Area, as the Government moved to extradite area don Christopher 'Dudus' Coke.
Club president and former Prime Minister and Member of Parliament Edward Seaga was obviously disturbed as he stepped through the wreckage during a tour of the facility yesterday. A look of despair and disappointment was stapled across his face.
According to the caretakers, musical equipment has been seriously damaged and that a big screen television was reportedly among the list of items which were allegedly taken.
The second floor of the building was in no better condition as ripped-up settees and chairs were scattered all across the rooms exposing their wooden skeletons.
Seaga painted a grim picture of what he believes took place at the facility.
"I don't see any reason why they should have been here in the first place because this is a sports complex. I suppose they were attracted by the beds here that they could use. Use them is one thing but destroying them is another thing," said an obviously upset Seaga.
"Knifing them open, smashing furniture and all kinds of other equipment such as 50 pieces of musical instruments that were there to establish an orchestra, which have been thrown all over the place and I don't think any of them have survived damage; all of this is totally unnecessary," Seaga said. "I don't know what to say because you build one way and someone else tears it down; some people build and others tear down." There was no indication regarding the monetary value of the damage to the facility but Seaga promised to have a proper assessment conducted shortly. The expenses are expected to be covered by the Government.
Major damage to TG football facility
“Broken glass, scattered gym equipment, ransacked rooms and a few busted doors formed the picture.
Ricardo Makyn - Edward Seaga, president of the Tivoli [COLOR=blue! important][COLOR=blue! important]Gardens[/color][/color] Football Club, surveys the damage done at the Edward Seaga Sports Complex.
Andre Lowe, Senior Staff Reporter
Broken glass, scattered gym equipment, ransacked rooms and a few busted doors formed the picture that greeted the Star Sports team upon arrival at the Tivoli Gardens football clubhouse, which is situated inside the Edward Seaga Sports Complex on the edge of the community.
The damage did not stop there, as a few more steps inside, a Nissan motor car used as a taxi to help with the club's finances was parked at the side of the building with shattered glass and slashed tyres. [COLOR=blue! important][COLOR=blue! important]Furniture[/color][/color] was strewn everywhere and there was also damage to the club's game-day sound system and deep freeze.
According to the club officials, the damage was done over a week ago during the state of emergency that blanketed the Corporate Area, as the Government moved to extradite area don Christopher 'Dudus' Coke.
Club president and former Prime Minister and Member of Parliament Edward Seaga was obviously disturbed as he stepped through the wreckage during a tour of the facility yesterday. A look of despair and disappointment was stapled across his face.
According to the caretakers, musical equipment has been seriously damaged and that a big screen television was reportedly among the list of items which were allegedly taken.
The second floor of the building was in no better condition as ripped-up settees and chairs were scattered all across the rooms exposing their wooden skeletons.
Seaga painted a grim picture of what he believes took place at the facility.
"I don't see any reason why they should have been here in the first place because this is a sports complex. I suppose they were attracted by the beds here that they could use. Use them is one thing but destroying them is another thing," said an obviously upset Seaga.
"Knifing them open, smashing furniture and all kinds of other equipment such as 50 pieces of musical instruments that were there to establish an orchestra, which have been thrown all over the place and I don't think any of them have survived damage; all of this is totally unnecessary," Seaga said. "I don't know what to say because you build one way and someone else tears it down; some people build and others tear down." There was no indication regarding the monetary value of the damage to the facility but Seaga promised to have a proper assessment conducted shortly. The expenses are expected to be covered by the Government.
Major damage to TG football facility
“Broken glass, scattered gym equipment, ransacked rooms and a few busted doors formed the picture.
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