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Date Posted: Saturday 19 April, 2008

Lazar takes sport objectives to international stage

By Ryan Haas
Reporter-SKNVibes.com

 

“As a member of CABOS I am able to show to the Commonwealth countries what St. Kitts’ sports organizations do to aid in the social and economic development of the country, especially for young people and sports tourism,” said Lazar.

Though the Permanent Secretary’s trip to Malaysia was his first physical meeting with the exclusively nominated 12-member board, he said that CABOS’s work continues year-round through electronic transmissions in preparation for the annual meeting.

“This year each member discussed some of their countries’ best practices and sporting guidelines. We also talked about the development of improved and standardized anti-doping laws when it comes to sports,” said Lazar.

Because an official report from the CABOS meeting has not yet been released, the Permanent Secretary was unable to comment on many of the specifics of the meeting, but he did have a few words regarding one issue of growing importance within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).

“I can say that one issue given a great deal of discussion was providing more support to the Special Olympics. This is especially important within CARICOM where, in the past, there hasn’t been as much support as there could have been.
“Several people also spoke on how sport can unify different countries, and I think this is another item especially important to the CARICOM region,” said Lazar.

CABOS is a branch of the Commonwealth of Nations, an association of 53 sovereign states from diverse political, cultural and economic backgrounds around the world. CABOS acts as an advisory body to the Ministers of Sport within the Commonwealth, and recommends ways in which sport can create wider governmental linkages to related areas, such as youth, education, health and gender.

 

 

 

Lloyd Lazar

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS-HAVING recently returned from his first meeting with the Commonwealth Advisory Body on Sport (CABOS), the Permanent Secretary of Sport, Lloyd Lazar, said that one of his main goals as a member of the international organization was to make St. Kitts’ sporting goals and achievements known to the world.
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