Grounds across the country being upgraded from ground enhancement fund

Community centre grounds across the country are being upgraded and are expected to have a tremendous positive impact on young people. Residents of Buxton will soon benefit from improvements to a ground in the community.

Director of Sport Christopher Jones in an interview with the Government Information Agency (GINA) explained that work has commenced on the ground of a Buxton family who lives overseas and gave permission for the upgrades of the ground, for the benefit of the community. One million dollars was allocated from the ground enhancement fund for the upgrade.

Jones explained that Chung’s construction company is in partnership to help enhance the ground by offering the free use of their equipment. The one million dollars, Jones pointed out would be used to purchase diesel, earth and other materials.

The company will be landscaping the ground which includes, “filling in with earth, leveling that, rolling it so that the youngsters could play games like cricket, football, volleyball and so forth” Jones explained.

The Sports Director noted that similar ground enhancement works are currently ongoing in communities all across the country. These grounds include:

Region One

Mabaruma settlement

Fitzburg Sports ground

Keriabo-Arukaimai Village

Koko Moruca

Region Two

Charity Ground

Suddie Ground

Good Hope Ground

Region Three

Aliki

West Demerara Secondary

Glen Eagles Sports Club

Region Four

Pearl Village Ground

Plaisance- Sparendaam Ground

Buxton Ground

Guiding Light Church Sophia

Region Four cont’d

Pius Ground

Festival City Youth Group

North East La Penitence

East Ruimveldt Community Centre

Guyhoc Community Square

C-Field Sophia

East Ruimveldt Secondary School Ground

Guyana Public Service Union Sports Complex

Golden Grove

Mocha Arcadia

Tucville Secondary Ground

Agricola Community

Ministry of Education Ground

Region Five

Hope Town

Ithica

Region Six

Vryman’s Erven Training Centre

Kildonan

53 Village

Region Seven

Bartica Secondary Ground

Bartica Community Centre

Upper Mazaruni Ground

Region Eight

Mahdia Ground

Kato Ground

Region Nine

Carasabai Ground

Moco Moco Ground

Aranaputa Valley ground

Region Ten

Kara Kara

Christianburg

Wisroc

Kwakwani Ground

Siberian Old English Ground

Linden Technical Institute

Mackenzie Sports Club Ground

The ground enhancement project comes under the Ministry of Education, Department of Culture, Youth and Sport and is aimed at providing the platform for athletes’ development in communities across Guyana. This is part of the Ministry’s plan to harness quality athletes by ensuring they have the necessary facilities.

Source:http://gina.gov.gy/