The management of Pan Trinbago has stated that a pool on the Greens behind the North Stand for the use of patrons will enhance the coffers of their organisation.In expressing my concern, I make the observation that when I was a teenager in the early 1960s and students were taken to the Benbow Pool (now operated by the YMCA) off Wrightson Road, for swimming lessons there were several pool rules to be observed.
These rules included that one had to shower before entering the pool; no one should enter the pool if they had any cuts or open wounds, eating and drinking while in the pool was prohibited, no bottles or glass containers were permitted in or near to the pool area, urinating or spitting in the pool water was prohibited, one had to be appropriately attired to enter the pool, and some others which I do not recall.
Then as the years went by and my children became members of the Flyingfish Swim Club, there were similar rules to be observed. The pool water was constantly being filtered and chlorinated to kill bacteria and to minimise the possibility of infection.Now I do not know any details about this proposed pool on the Greens behind the North Stand or any pool rules which are to be enforced, but I am very concerned for the health and safety of pool users.
The Ministry of Health must ensure that the health of people who use this pool is not compromised. Prevention is better than cure.
Ken Chin,
Petit Valley