Well, one has to understand the process before drawing conclusions, and I confess I do not, and I am basing my comments on what I have read so far.
Yes, it's a travesty that T&T talent opts for US sponsorship, but I am not sure what kind of "money" these athletes and their parents are requesting upfront to represent T&T. If they love T&T, why they asking for money to represent? Even though Wayne Davis has shown his talents as a junior, he still needs to come to T&T, run as a guest in T&T champs, or even go further and qualify for a senior team, and perform well before he can get any monies from T&T - just as it is for any other T&T-based athlete (Jehue had to do so before getting support). The last thing we want are prima donnas getting incentives upfront before they even perform for T&T. I do not know about you all but T&T citizenship is not some kind of "liability" to be extorted. I am sure for instance if he was in the UK and wanted to run for the US, he'd have to make some compromise to be considered.
In addition, I doubt that the NAAA has the resources (especially financial) to compete with the USATF if the latter is indeed providing multi-year financial support. Without gov't subventions and sponsorship these guys can only raise money through bake sales and brams. But in fairness to the youth, it takes money to train, travel, and compete at a high level in the US, and maybe his parents may not have the resources. Should they continue to show interest in competing for T&T, in my view the only way that incentive programs for attracting and urging a 2-way commitment from talented and worthy athletes can happen are through 2 channels - 1. via the Min. of Sport (yes big mouth Spalk - if he could only forget about parlancing in Parliament and deal with these kinds of issues through his Permanent Secretary); and 2. private-sector sponsorship (and you know how stingy Trini rich people can be unless there is something in it for them).