Minister Jacobs visits RHTYSC\Bakewell cricket Academy

Jul 16, 2026 Sports

– Donates sports gear and commits to restoration of Area H Ground

Kaieteur Sports – Junior Minister of Sports, Steven Jacobs on Tuesday last visited the Area H Ground and the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club, Bakewell Cricket Academy, where he met the large group of youths and their coaches led by level three coach, Winston Smith. The Minister was officially welcomed at the academy by Rose Hall, Town Clerk, Natasha Griffith and RHTYSC Officials Hilbert Foster, Robby Kissoonlall, Jonathan Rampersaud, Eon Hooper and Clinton Pestano.

The former Guyana senior player in remarks to the attentive academy youths, urged them to always be disciplined as it is the foundation to a successful future on the cricket field.

$Minister Jacobs visits RHTYSC\Bakewell cricket Academy$

Minister Stephen Jacobs poses with the youth cricketers and RHTYSC Officials after the donation of sports gear.

The youthful Government Minister also spoke on the importance of education and the need to also be fit as cricket is a physically demanding sport. He advised the youths to listen to their coaches and to put into practice what they had learned from them.

Minister Jacobs, who also played in the Caribbean Premier League, called on the RHTYSC youth players to follow in the footsteps of their club mates like Assad Fudadin, Kevin Sinclair, Royston Crandon, Kelvon Anderson, Shemaine Campbelle, Shabaki Gajanabi, Sheneeta Grimmond and Erva Giddings, who have all played for the West Indies at the highest level. He stated that their success was based on a formula of hard work, personal discipline and dedication. After his discussion with the academy class of 2026, Minister Jacobs handed over a large supply of sports gear to RHTYSC Club captain Clinton Pestano. The donation included cricket bats, batting pads, helmet, cricket balls, batting gloves, volleyballs, basketballs and footballs. He also congratulated the coaches on their dedication to improving the cricketing skills of the youths at the academy and urged them to continue doing so in the future.

The Minister also had a visit around the Area H ground accompanied by club officials and the Town Clerk. The Minister immediately agreed that the Ministry Of Sports would assist with repair of the fencing around the venue, upgrading of the outfield and also to seek a roller for the ground that has produced 133 players for Berbice, 76 national players and thirteen at the international level.

Minister Jacobs also promised that a regional engineer would visit the venue for assessment work on the way forward. RHTYSC Cricket Manager Robby Kissoonlall expressed gratitude to Mr. Jacobs for his visit and for the support offered. The management of the club also handed over several copies of the RHTYSC Youth Review booklet which was recently launched.

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