Latest update March 25th, 2025 7:08 AM
Latest News
- Surinamese invest US$516M into country’s first oil project
- ExxonMobil impact study for Hammerhead project silent on likely explosion from new pipeline
- ‘A shocking breach’: Trump officials leak military attacks to The Atlantic
- Pensioner goes missing during creek outing at Kwakwani
- Cuban national jailed for entering Guyana illegally
Ministry of Sport displeased by threats against athletes for involvement in unsanctioned events
Promises to look out for the interest of all athletes
Charles Ramson Jr. Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport
The Ministry of Culture Youth and Sports (MCYS), headed by Minister Charles Ramson Jr., yesterday issued a statement noting the troubling actions of some Associations/Federations threatening Guyanese Sportsmen/Sportswomen with sanction for participating in sporting events not sanctioned by them or given a no objection clause by the said bodies. The recent missive is a follow up to a previous statement put out by the Minister relating to the Big Man Cricket tournament and the conditions involved in the staging of the event and a comments made by the Cricket West Indies (CWI) and other persons involved.
The Ministry has now made it clear that they will look into the best interest of athletes where these types of matters are concerned. Here is the full text of the statement issued by the MCYS.
“Consequent upon the previous statement by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, where the Ministry advised that approval and/or no objection for the hosting/organising of sports events, while inherently beneficial, was not strictly required by the respective sports associations/federations, sportsmen and sportswomen have confidentially expressed their discontent and worry with the way the respective sports associations/federations have sought to discharge their responsibilities in this regard.”
“Sportsmen and sportswomen have confidentially expressed to the Ministry that it had become a common practice that if they were interested in participating in or chose to participate in an organised sports event which did not receive the approval/no objection from the respective sports associations/federations, then they were threatened with or risked being disallowed from participating in any organised sports event by the association/federation, deliberately not selected by the association/federation, and/or disciplined by the association/federation.”
“This is not a practice that can continue in the Republic of Guyana. The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport on behalf of the Government of Guyana has ultimate responsibility to, among other things, advance sports in Guyana and the interests of Guyanese sportsmen/sportswomen. Mindful of the international organisation of sport and the importance of improving Guyana’s standing on the international sports stage, the Ministry has embarked upon a direction to establish a genuine partnership with the sports associations/federations.”
“That partnership is, however, fundamentally premised on the appreciation of a shared objective to advance sports in Guyana and the interests of Guyanese sportsmen/sportswomen. Sports associations/federations will continue to benefit from that partnership with the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport once that fundamental objective remains paramount.”
The threat to exclude, the disciplining of sportsmen/sportswomen, and/or the exclusion of sportsmen/sportswomen for their inclination to participate in or the participation in an organised sports event which did not receive the approval/no objection from the respective sports association/federation could never advance that fundamental objective. It is the Ministry’s mandate to protect Guyanese sportsmen/sportswomen from exploitation and advance their interests and the Ministry takes its mandate seriously.”
Similar Articles
THE BLUNT OF THE DAY
Sports
Features/Columnists
Desecration, Disrespectful, and Disgraceful
Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The solemnity of Babu Jaan, a site meant to commemorate the life and legacy of Dr. Cheddi... more
The Caribbean: Destined to Grin and Bear the Consequences of Its Self-Created Vulnerabilities?
By Sir Ronald Sanders For decades, many Caribbean nations have grappled with dependence on a small number of powerful countries... more
Weekend Cartoon
