Nassau, Bahamas -

The
15,000-seat national stadium is on target for a June 2011 completion,
when it will be ready to contribute to sporting, cultural, and tourism
events.

"This
will position us better for sports tourism," said Tyrone Sawyer, director
of Sports Tourism in the Ministry of Tourism & Aviation. "It will
give us the opportunity in conjunction with our hotel partners to host
quite a bit of different events here in the Bahamas, and from a sports
tourism perspective, our goal is to stimulate sporting events that will
bring people to the Bahamas to spectate and participate."

Phase
one of the stadium will feature two grand stands...