Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Is this not the peoples’ business?

The responsibility of the Treasurer is in question.
Did the Treasurer perform her duties in accordance with the constitution?
Did she provide monthly financial statements to the Executive?
Did she provide quarterly statements to the general council?

The Adidas contract appeared to be a very private document only seen and signed by the President, 1st Vice President and 2nd Vice President. Who for undisclosed reasons is not seeking re-election?
What is so secretive about this document?

Why has this contract not been shared with other members of the executive or the general council?
Is this not the people’s business? The NAAA President has the answer.
The financial statements of 2014 and 2015 have not shown any detail accountability of monies provided in this contract.

Should Adidas be contacted regarding the transparency of this arrangement?
An independent financial audit should be executed on all monies expended re this arrangement
The NGC contract is another covert prearrangement. The NGC auditors have to be called into examine all monies expended on this program in accordance with the contract engagements.

The question was put to the NAAA President:”why hold the meeting at the Radisson and what is the cost?”
Response: “you don’t need to know that. None of yuh dammed business! NGC paying not you!”

The issue here is that it cost nothing to conduct the meeting at:
# 1 Hasely Crawford Conference Room capacity approximately 120 persons
# 2 Ato Bolden capacity approximately 100 persons.
This is the Radisson’s position:

Adidas is giving the NAAA $ 200,000 USD annually to develop athletics in T&T plus apparels.
The Adidas contract was signed on 17.10.13 but took effect from the 1.1.13 to 31.12.16
Amount on Contract: $800,000USD plus uniforms
$200,000 USD per year
Bonuses:
  • Gold Silver Bronze
  • Olympic 25,000 20,000 15,000
  • World Champ 20,000 15,000 13,000
  • Pan Am 20,000 15,000 13,000
The bonus is for individual medals.
Dr.Cliff Bertrand
Olympian