THE Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) has officially entrusted the seasoned Kashif and Shanghai (K&S) Organisation to serve as the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the upcoming FIBA AmeriCup 2029 Caribbean Pre-Qualifiers.
Renowned for managing some of the most intricate and well-attended sporting spectacles in Guyana’s history, K&S will take full control of the logistics and delivery to ensure the event matches its immense continental significance.
Ten Caribbean basketball nations will descend on Georgetown for the high-stakes, five-day showpiece running from July 8 to July 12, 2026.
By anchoring the operational backbone of the tournament, the decorated promotional outfit will shoulder the administrative burden of a demanding event in which only the top-ranked teams from Groups A and B will advance to the next phase of the FIBA AmeriCup 2029 qualifiers.
The host nation has been placed in Group A alongside Dominica, Turks and Caicos Islands, Antigua and Barbuda, and Bermuda, while Group B features Haiti, Grenada, Cayman Islands, Barbados, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
For GBF President Michael Singh, partnering with Kashif and Shanghai is a strategic move designed to keep the national team focused entirely on the hardwood.
By outsourcing the colossal logistical demands to the experienced promotional firm, the federation has successfully insulated its squad from off-court administrative distractions.
“Opportunities like this come seldom to host high-level basketball,” Singh stated. “With K&S running logistics, they [the national team] can focus on national team preparation.”
Kashif Muhammad, Co-Director of the organisation, expressed complete alignment with the national objective and praised the collaborative framework established for the showpiece.
“The ministry and the government are supporting,” Muhammad confirmed, reiterating the local organising committee’s absolute commitment to delivering a high-quality, world-class tournament.

The assignment places Kashif and Shanghai at the centre of a deeply symbolic milestone for Guyanese sports, marking the return of regional basketball to home soil after a seven-year competitive hiatus.
It is the first time since 1994 that Guyana has hosted this prestigious regional competition, evoking memories of the country’s hosting of the inaugural edition in 1981.
The tournament will take centre stage at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, a venue that recently underwent a massive G$350 million government-funded transformation to meet strict international FIBA standards.
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Charles Ramson Jr., emphasised that trusting an event of this magnitude to experienced hands underlines Guyana’s rapid ascent as a premier regional sporting hub.
“This is the first time [since 1994] it will be held in Guyana; that alone is a sign that emphatically, the country is going in the right direction,” Ramson Jr. said, noting that competing nations are entirely self-funding their airfare and accommodation due to the allure of the upgraded facilities.
“We have been lucky in making the investment early in the development of our facilities, and it gives us the opportunity to host.”