COMMUNITY activist Rodney Grant is calling for sports to be returned at the community level.
He made the assertion at the opening ceremony of the inaugural Burger King/Sky Mall National Housing Community Netball Festival.
Using the David Thompson Memorial Constituency Council’s Football Classic as
an example, he noted that type of football brought communities closer, and it was time sports of that magnitude were returned to the communities across the island.
“It is important to have these types of activities within the communities. I always say the whole idea of centralising netball and football is a very bad idea. To be able to take everything up to the National Stadium was never supported because it breaks down the fabric of the community. (RA)
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