Dominica: Thibaud playing field witnesses instalment of lights

Dominica: The Sports Division of the Commonwealth of Dominica has announced that the lighting project has been completed at the Thibaud playing field.

As per the division, the project has been funded by the National Lotteries Authority, which has been funding various other restoration as well as rehabilitation projects.

The Sports Division shared the update and mentioned, “Lighting project at the Thibaud playing field complete; the project was funded by the National Lotteries Authority.”

A similar project on the St Joseph playing field would be completed after this project. As per the update by the Sports division, two other facilities will be lit under this project.

Six (6) other playing fields are expected to be lighted through a collaborative project with the DFA.

The government of Dominica has been working hard to uplift and advance its sports infrastructure. Recently, while presenting the budget for 2022-2023, the Prime Minister of the country assured that the Sports Trust Fund would be established by September 2022, which will fund the various projects.

These funds will help in the building of Olympic size synthetic athletic track, which will provide the athletes to practice and upgrade their skills. After providing such a place for practice, the athletes and players can now represent Dominica at international tournaments.

Apart from this, the government of Dominica has also promised that the sports industry will witness more upliftment as many other playing fields and facilities will be constructed or rehabilitated.