CHIEF Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company Limited (GTT) Justin Nedd explained that while his entity had taken a ‘step back’ from its usual corporate support to sports and its development locally for the past three years, after some evaluation, GTT is ready to ‘Do More’.
Speaking exclusively with Chronicle Sport yesterday following the announcement as Signature Sponsor of the Guyana Amazon Warriors team for this year’s Caribbean Premier League (CPL), Nedd explained, “it’s not that we’ve not been doing sports sponsorship; but there are times when you need to take a step back and evaluate what you’re trying to do and why you’re trying to do it.”

“We’ve taken some time to really understand what we’re trying to achieve and the partnership with the Amazon Warriors presented an opportunity for us to really come back; not just come back, but come back in a big way, because whatever we do, it’s really about making lives better, and making everything ten times better than we think it could be,” said Nedd.
The 10/10 Softball cricket and their ‘Fastball’ football tournaments were the two major events that were synonymous with GTT’s approach to grassroots sports in Guyana.
But when the company pulled their sponsorships of the aforementioned events, as well as for other disciplines, it left a ‘crater’ in the country’s sports landscape.

However, Nedd is encouraging persons to reach out to the company, and he also spoke of GTT’s proactive approach to sponsorship.
Nedd told Chronicle Sport, “We want to go big; we’re playing to win, so it’s not about just giving sponsorship. We want to ensure that it’s done in a way where we’re reaching people.”
GTT’s CEO insisted that they’re looking for avenues “where we can make the lives of the Guyanese better, so as we evaluate each opportunity on its own merit we’ll make decisions. Grassroots plays a pivotal role in building and development for the future.”