BEACON Café has announced a year-long initiative to provide financial and material support to promising Guyanese athletes across five sports: cricket, cycling, swimming, table tennis, and football.
The programme will provide selected athletes with monthly stipends and other forms of support, and donate equipment to the Beacon Football Club.
The first beneficiaries include cricketer Shamar Apple, table tennis players Zion Hickerson and Colin Wong, cyclist Briton John, and swimmer Raekwon Noel. Young table tennis player Malachi Moore has also received a commitment of support.
Historically, Beacon Café has supported table tennis players Jonathan Van Lange and Miguel Wong.

While the exact stipend amounts were not disclosed at the launch ceremony, it was revealed that Apple will receive a complete cricket kit.
Beacon Café highlighted the athletes’ potential, noting Apple’s “enormous potential” in cricket, Hickerson and Wong’s “bright prospects” in table tennis, and John and Noel’s established talent in their respective fields.
Arlene Huntley, Human Resources Manager at Beacon Café, emphasised the company’s commitment to building strong relationships with athletes and sports organisations. “These sponsorships and partnerships can upgrade brand awareness and build stronger commitment to sport,” she said.

As part of its ongoing partnership with the Guyana Cycling Federation, Beacon Café will sponsor a race on April 6th.