The signing of a new two-year contract between the National Sports Council (NSC) of Barbados and Cubadeportes has propitiated to extend existing cooperation in six disciplines, which was extended to seven, by including Athletics, thus adding eight Cuban trainers in the country. The four new coaches are Isaac Oliva (Athletics), Reinaldo Rodriguez (Swimming), Alfredo Boza (Table Tennis) and Jose Hernandez (Volleyball) who complement the work of Angel Marin (Field Hockey), Mikhail Santos (Cycling) Felipe Alvarez (Boxing) and Julio Madrazo (Volleyball).
The Executive Director of CND, Mr. Jerry Blenman, and his assistant, Ms. Mona Alleyne, have agreed on the usefulness of this exchange for improving the work with children and young people in different schools, as well as with members of different national selections of those sports, whose executory is getting better year by year. For its part, the Cuban ambassador, Francisco Fernandez, acknowledged the effort of the NSC and by extension the Barbadian government in improving the living conditions of the Cuban coaches, who this year were allocated new homes with favorable conditions for exercising their functions, which is expected to become increasingly efficient and effective.