Latest update January 20th, 2025 4:00 AM
All roads lead to Thirst Park for Inter Ministry/Corporation7-A-side football next week
Football fans have been guaranteed intense action when the Inter Ministry/Corporation 7-A-side football competition gets underway at the Banks DIH Thirst Park Ground on Tuesday May 22 -June 19 next. Activities would be staged under the Powerade brand, a nutritional drink manufactured by main sponsors, Banks DIH Ltd.
Banks DIH officials, Troy Peters and Mortimer Stewart (2nd left & extreme right respectively), join tournaments organizers Dennis Hunte and Mark Young at yesterday’s press briefing
Yesterday morning, the organizers convened at a press conference at the Thirst Park headquarters of the main sponsors to brief the media of particulars pertaining to the event. The forum was graced by Communications Manager (Banks DIH), Troy Peters and that organization’s Outdoor Events Manager, Mortimer Stewart. Coordinators, Dennis ‘Chow’ Hunte and Mark Young were also in attendance.
Mr. Peters said that the organizers had approached his organization for support and after discussing the matter, Banks DIH officials agreed to get on board. He said that they recognized the benefits that could be derived from participation in the event and felt constrained to assist. The communications manager then wished the organizers well while urging the general public to support the tournament.
To date 22 teams are registered for what has been touted as a tournament that promotes fitness and Mr. Young said that the idea to stage the tournament stemmed from the projection of Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Frank Anthony, that at least thirty minutes daily exercise promote a healthy lifestyle while curtailing the high incidence of obesity. He said that the initiative will also serve to promote cohesiveness within the work place since it allows those within the corporate fraternity to engage in recreation even as they maintain healthy habits.
Among those teams competing for a first prize of $250,000 and a trophy are GNIC, GPI, Neal and Massey, Lucky Dollar, Digicel, Amerindian Affairs Ministry, Republic Bank, Courtney Benn Contracting Company, Guyana Water Authority, GPL and NIS among others. The second place finishers win $175,000 while third and fourth places receive $75,000 and $25,000 respectively.
Several other corporate entities have joined with Banks DIH and contributed towards a successful tournament including Giftland Office Max, Talk is Cheap, Ross Gas Station and Hopkinson Mining among others.
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