THE Guyana Golf Association (GGA)/Nexgen Golf Academy, along with the Ministry of Education’s Allied Arts Unit, continued its schools introductory programme, this time reaching the students and teachers of Region Six.
Speaking at the launch of the programme, Satish Udit, representing the Regional Education District Officer said,
“When we thought of golf, it was never something that I ever thought I would be able to experience, much less provide our children with such a wonderful opportunity, especially when we have to find activities that are COVID-19 compliant.”
Meanwhile Miss Lorraine Barker-King of the Allied Arts stated “The efforts of Mr Hussain and the GGA will always impact the memories and life of thousands of Berbicians who are finally able to do something they’ve seen on TV, without leaving their own country”.
Barker-King and Nicholas Fraser were the driving force behind the implementation of the COVID-19 compliant sport that is on the CXC/CAPE syllabus.

Both expressed their thanks to Ms June Ann Gonsalves, Assistant Chief Education Officer (Secondary Schools) for her support and guidance.
Ms Gonsalves stated “The discipline and integrity that golf brings to our kids, especially in the schools that normally have no access to such a top sport gives us great hope for the prospects of developing a strong national team from areas that normally don’t have great opportunities.”
GGA president Aleem Hussain thanked the government for their support and lauded the overwhelming number of sponsors both corporate and private for investing heavily into the students. “This was a vision that no one else in Guyana believed in, other than some of my staunchest supporters Assuria General Insurance, Copa Airlines, Trophy Stall, Nexgen Global Marketing Group, AR Printery, and Colin Ming locally, with Anwar ‘Buddy’ Shaffie, Imtiaz Hanif, a few other Guyanese overseas golfers and the Shafura Hussain Foundation. This new venture in Region Six, now brings the total number of schools participating to 42 and 18 set to be added from Regions Two and Three soon. With an average of 100 students per school being involved, Guyana will soon become the leader in Youth Golf development in the region.