– $3M for programs; St Ignatuis court

G-BOAT Guyana has activated their cooperate responsibility by handing over cheque to Youth Basketball Guyana to offset costs for the body’s 2024 program.

The handing over took place at the sponsors booth on Thursday at the Guyana energy conference, Marriott Georgetown.

G-boat, a local subsidiary of Edison Chouest Offshore has invested 3 million dollars towards the realisation of YBG 2024 program and the development of a basketball court at St Ignatius secondary school.

Director at G-boat Guyana Daniel Lafont says they have been making investment in the basketball program for a while and they see its value and importance.

He added that they are impressed with the work of the grassroot organisers.

Lafont says, “We have been sponsoring youth basketball Guyana for about five years now, this is our fifth year, we have been really pleased with what they have been doing in the community and the development of the youth of Guyana.”

The G-Boat spokesman added that they are working with the YBG team to extend their reach to different regions.

YBG director Chris bowman while expressing his gratitude said, “with partners like G boat, we can reach into the regions and we can really fully support youth development, we are delighted.”
Youth basketball Guyana will later today tip off their Challenge series and shoot-out competition at the national gymnasium.

The series is the opener for the tournament organisers and sees student athletes exhibiting the fundamentals of the game by testing their skills in shooting, passing, dribbling, and core movements with the top performer emerging the winners in each category.

YBG earlier this week announced a suite of tournaments for the year including their flagship National School Basketball Festival (NSBF).