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Bridgetown.- Acting Barbadian Minister of Tourism, Senator Haynesley Benn suggested this week that the support of various sporting disciplines could earn foreign exchange for the country.
Senator Benn added in a inaugural speech in the Horse Racing Ambassadors of Barbados Awards that professional sports are a billion dollar global business, and suggested that it had evolved from more than a competition among interested athletes.
"There are myriad opportunities for Barbados to use its sports talent and infrastructure to earn foreign exchange for the country. In fact, there are also opportunities for developing the specialization of offering overseas sportspersons training facilities in Barbados during the winter season," he observed.
In Senator Benn opinion, "these opportunities should not be underestimated. We need to review all the possibilities as a body and see what benefit Barbados can gain. But it must be acknowledged, like everything else in life, the existing potential will come to nothing if there is no plan to upgrade facilities to the required international standards; or to collaborate effectively among ourselves when arrangements are being put in place to welcome teams from overseas." (Source: Barbados GIS)