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Aug 24, 2012 Letters

Dear Editor,
I would agree with anyone who says that the current government of the day can afford to do some more for sports in Guyana, but at the same time, sports associations/committees should take some responsibility for the decline of sports.
I am a strong supporter of anyone who has great vision/s for development because in my books, that represents upward mobility. I will not support anyone or group who sits by and expects the government of the day to hand them everything on a platter without making an effort to fend for themselves.
How many active fund-raising sports committees are currently in operation? Can any sports association/committees who receives funding of any sort from their respective world sports body say publicly how much they receive annually for the development of their respective discipline? Can sports associations/committees share with the public via the dailies their forensic and audited financial reports done by accredited audit firms? This also applies to the National Sports Commission. The Guyana Olympic Association is excluded due to the fact that the current President, Mr. K. Juman Yassin has publicly cleared the air in a past/recent Stabroek News publication.
I used to be very critical of the current government of the day for not doing enough for sports, but when Chartered Accountant, Mr. Christopher Ram’s report surfaced, I now view situations very differently.
Respectfully to the Director of Sport, Mr. Neil Kumar, I welcome your published GC report dated August 12, 2012 and headlined, “A Red Letter Day,” but I will not agree with you that the Guyanese 2012 Olympians performances can be described as miserable or embarrassing. I believe they made a great effort with the best of their potential on the days of qualifying/competition and hopefully they will continue to grow with that experience from London in whichever way they choose to continue their respective journeys. May I also remind all that “The Olympics” are not only about achieving a medal/s, one’s participation is very important.
Mr. Neil Kumar, are you at liberty to educate the public of which sports fraternities recently received funding for their qualification and participation at the London Olympic Games? Are you also at liberty to educate readers of the chosen journalists who only suck-up to certain sports administrators?
After reading the reports of the press conference with regards to the London Olympics in the dailies of the above date, I will echo what I have said in the past, that under these current conditions/situations of the sports sector and the sports commission/ministry, Miss Kadecia Baird will never have a fruitful track career representing The Golden Arrowhead. I sincerely wish that an avenue could be opened up for her in her adopted home and she represents the flag of the USA.
T. Pemberton

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