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NMASA to meet with teams regarding use of govt funds
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Posted on Jun 17 2005
The Northern Marianas Amateur Sports Association has finally decided how the $100,000 provided by the government to shoulder expenses for the upcoming Palau South Pacific Mini Games would be spent.
The board, however, would not disclose the details until next Thursday, when they finally sit down with the teams bound for Palau and discuss with them the way the money would be appropriated.
NMASA president Michael White disclosed during a telephone call Wednesday that he is trying to make arrangements to meet with the various participating sports federations.
“I don’t feel at liberty to tell what it is until we’ve talked with the various sports federations,” he said.
White said a meeting with the federations was originally set for yesterday, however, arrangements weren’t made resulting in the meeting being pushed back.
NMASA received the $100,000 last Thursday.
Meanwhile, the latest financial update for the 10 teams set to represent the Commonwealth at the highly competitive Games show that a total of $50,882.80 has been submitted to NMASA.
In order to be settled with required payments, each participating team must pay $800 per member. Teams that have already fulfilled their required payments are tennis, beach volleyball, wrestling, and swimming.
The CNMI will also sport competitors in softball, baseball, athletics, outrigger canoeing, triathlon, and table tennis.
The South Pacific Mini Games open on July 25 and conclude on Aug. 4, featuring competitors from around the Pacific region including New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Fiji, American Samoa, Niue, Tonga, Vanuatu, Kiribati, Norfolk Islands, Samoa, Wallis & Fatuna, Solomon Islands, Guam, CNMI, Marshall Islands, and host Republic of Palau.
