BUDGET STATEMENT 2014
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SUSTAINING GROWTH, SECURING PROSPERITY
NATIONAL SPORTS
Mr. Speaker, consultancy and design work
is advancing rapidly on establishing a
transparent framework for sport tourism in
the areas of swimming, cycling and tennis.
Three facilities will be outfitted for international
competition and will comply with specific
building and sporting requirements: theNational
Aquatic Centre, the National Tennis Centre and
the National Cycle Centre. These 3 facilities
will be supported by 3 national multi-purpose
sport facilities which will provide athletes and
residents in various communities with amenities
for sport and physical recreation.
Mr. Speaker, we are moving ahead with a Food
Security Facility with the Government of Guy-
ana. We have executed a Memorandum of Un-
derstanding with the Guyanese Government
which will provide in Berbice initially 10,000
acres of land for immediate agricultural produc-
tion and subsequently a further 90,000 acres.
The Government of Trinidad and Tobago will
invite private sector investment in agricultural
production in Guyana, and will work with the
Government of Guyana to provide a facilitating
environment and the necessary support to at-
tract such investments. We have requested of
the Government of Guyana that investors from
Trinidad and Tobago be eligible to access incen-
tives currently available to Guyanese farmers
and be allowed to repatriate profits.
