Blue Waters partners with Petra Organization to erect concrete posts

With safety as a priority in the development of school football, the Blue Waters business establishment is partnering with the Petra Organization to transform the wooden posts which serve as holders of the lights at the Ministry of Education Ground into concrete ones.
Petra Co-Director Troy Mendonca, in expounding on the need for the wooden posts to be replaced by concrete ones in a further effort to ensure the safety of players and spectators, has said, “As you would recognize, when we use lights here, the posts… And over the years, we saw the need to implement some safety measures by changing those posts to concrete posts.
“As you recognize…we were engaging other stakeholders in that regard, and we were able to initiate this process with Blue Waters, and immediately they saw the need for lending assistance to us, because I know they understand the importance of health and safety and for us to create a safe space for our kids and other users of the facility. They came on board, and have decided to assist us in replacing these posts”.
Education Officer Joel Gonsalves, emphasising that the Ministry of Education is grateful for the progress sport is making in producing rounded children, emphasized, “We are extremely proud and excited for what is happening in sports in Guyana and in our schools. We know that football in particular is a great sport, and students tend to buy into it quite easily. So, having the lighting of the facility and all the other props to enhance football, it is aligning with our goals, which include making education more holistic. So, by playing a sport, or football, will make the child rounded in terms of education.”
VP of Sales and Development of Blue Water Shipping, Richard DeNobrega, has said the company expects this facility is intended for youth development. He declared, “The facility is the home to quite a few exciting games, and we have seen a lot of exciting games over the years. We wanna continue that trust, and we wanna continue to ensure that organizations such as Petra and the Ministry of Education have support along this journey. So we look forward to the support and we look forward to the camaraderie; we look forward to the grooming of more values coming out of playing sport; we look forward, of course, to ensuring that we see the same youths playing on this field playing on the international arena as well.”
The Petra organisation has been producing stellar football for Guyana, with the likes of Omari Glasgow who now is the CONCACAF Nations League’s top goal-scorer, and was also named the best young player following the conclusion of the 2023/2024 edition and many more.