Sport Minister speaks at the Golden Anniversary of the Eddie Hart League for Football

TRINIDAD:  May 2, 2016: The Honourable Minister Darryl Smith, delivered the feature address at the launch of the 2016 season of the Eddie Hart League for Football (EHLFF), on 29^th April 2016, 11:00 am, at the NCC VIP Lounge, Queens Park Savannah.
 
The League was established in 1967 and will be celebrating its 50^th anniversary in 2017. Over the years, the league has pursued a mission to engage youths from east Trinidad in competitive sport while advancing community, youth and sport development and professionalism. The EHLFF has produced quite notable players in its years of existence from cricket icons like Brian Lara to football greats like Russell Latapy. The league has brought about social solidarity in the community, nationally and regionally.
 
The Minister reiterated that the mandate of the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is to encourage youth in all aspects of sustainable development of this nation. For him, sport is a mechanism to bring people together and develop communities as a whole. He advocated the need for sponsorship of this type of programme and the development of the programme across Trinidad and Tobago. He commended pioneer, Edward Hart, for the heart of service to youth and the community through sport.