Contractor estimates two weeks till readiness.

THE country’s Premier indoor facility, the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) is still under renovation but should be ready for action soon.
This was the view of Minister with responsibility for sports Charles Ramson JR who said he visited the building last week.

Among the renovations will be the addition of modern amenities like an air conditioning system to provide a more comfortable experience for sports people and patrons alike.
The Minister had told the national assembly earlier this year that the facility will be completed at the end of September but has since reached the contractor who says now it should be done in the coming weeks.
After an event on Friday the Minister clarified that at the end of September is when the contract life ended.

He indicated that the Ministry of Sport has since engaged the contractors to identify a new date for the completion of the project.
“In our rules, we have already a system that deals with any contractor who is going to be delayed and we are going to enforce that and I have said that to the contractor too, that if you are late, I’m not going to take the embarrassment because you haven’t done what you are supposed to do,” Ramson said.
Ramson Jr said that when he visited last week, he was impressed by the work done and stated that the delay will not cost any additional monies from the government coffers.

“They are beyond 85 percent already; it’s looking very impressive and what the facility is turning into is a real premier type of indoor facility with the exception of the seating; we haven’t changed the seating as yet; that is the next stage of the investment that we are going to make,” He said.
The Minister continued, “When we host international events, a lot of the complaints centre around one area mainly and that it is so hot that persons don’t want to attend if it’s a day time event or a night time event…..the persons who play complain it is just too hot and affects performance.”

The government spent 47 million dollars in 2022, 237 million in 2023 and, in 2024, 8 million dollars have already been spent on the project.
There is a further 59 million budgeted to be spent this year to have the project fully completed and lined with bucket seats, cooperate areas and other modern furnishings.

The Minister said they will be a period for installation of the seat but assured it will be a short period of closure for the well sought after Sports hall when it reopens.