{"id":1791,"date":"2009-10-30T08:30:28","date_gmt":"2009-10-30T12:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trinidadandtobagonews.com\/blog\/?p=1791"},"modified":"2009-11-08T09:37:55","modified_gmt":"2009-11-08T13:37:55","slug":"2m-spent-on-flag-for-national-pride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trinidadandtobagonews.com\/blog\/?p=1791","title":{"rendered":"$2m spent on flag for ‘national pride’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"<\/a>$2m spent for national pride<\/b><\/p>\n

What\u2019s the cost of the national flag at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port-of-Spain? Is it $2 million? But Sport and Youth Affairs Minister Gary Hunt, while unable to confirm the flag\u2019s price tag, said even if it was true, it would be \u201cnothing out of the ordinary.\u201d The flag was unveiled by Hunt at an official ceremony on August 4. He said then the flag was intended to be seen from far away and from every direction. He said then it was also intended to remind citizens of \u201cits noble message and we feel a deep sense of national pride.\u201d Hunt was questioned about the flag during yesterday\u2019s post-Cabinet news conference at the Diplomatic Centre, St Ann\u2019s. He said it was \u201c130 feet high and takes a considerable amount of engineering to plant a structure that high and of that weight.\u201d
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\nHe added: \u201cThere is a lot of work that had to be done on the foundation level. I am not exactly sure if that figure ($2 million) is exactly correct but if it that is the cost it is what the flag does for the citizenry of Trinidad and Tobago as we pass there. There is no price on national pride.\u201d Hunt said his ministry and the Government were \u201cvery proud to erect such a flag as a symbol of our country for all to see.\u201d Asked if a flag, costing taxpayers $10 million to elicit national pride, also would not be a problem, Hunt said: \u201cYou are taking the question to another realm.\u201d The Minister then attempted to clarify his position. \u201cWhat I said is if it costs that amount ($2 million), the Government of T&T is happy and proud to create a symbol of national pride, which our flag should imbue in all citizens.\u201d
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Hunt: National flag at stadium priceless<\/a>
\nSport Minister Gary Hunt does not know how much the large flag at the Hasely Crawford Stadium cost the Government. But he believes that one cannot put a price on national pride. <\/p>\n

Fireone Fireworks FX <\/strong> was chosen by Sport-TT to design, supply and install the giant national flag at the Hasley Crawford Stadium.
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