Demerara Mutual renews year-long sponsorship with Petra Organisation

For the second year running, Demerara Mutual Fire and General Insurance will play an integral role in the safeguarding of the nation’s youth and school footballers through collaboration with the Petra Organisation and their complement of tournaments.
As the organisation prepares to kickstart what is anticipated to be a busy year of school football, Demerara Mutual has renewed their support for the entity with coverage in their group personal accidents. Insurance cover for all the participants across Petra’s many tournaments.
The announcement was made on Thursday afternoon, during a simple ceremony at the insurance company’s Avenue of the Republic head office, where marketing manager Oceola Van Doimen cited her company’s alignment with Petra’s vision as the reason for supporting their initiatives for a second year.
Van Doimen explained, “After supporting and partnering with Petra throughout 2025, we had the opportunity to truly understand the vision they are working to materialise. We saw first-hand the impact these tournaments have on young athletes across Guyana. So, it gives me great pleasure to formally announce that the Demerara Mutual Group is continuing our partnership with Petra Organisation for the entire 2026 football calendar.”

“This means hundreds of young athletes from our Under 11 players right through to our senior youth division players can compete with the protection they need and deserve,” Demerara Mutual’s Sales and Marketing Coordinator went on to share.
Meanwhile, there was an outpouring of gratitude from the Petra Organisation, whose co-director, Troy Mendonca, articulated the magnitude of this sponsorship.
“Demerara Mutual Life and Fire Insurance, what they did last year and their commitment for this year’s programmes, is a really massive investment. And for us as an organisation, to have coverage for all the players throughout the year is a big investment, and so, on behalf of myself and Dr Cole, I want to say thank you to the Demerara Mutual Fire and Life Insurance Company,” Mendonca expressed.
Demerara Mutual’s sponsorship will kick in with Petra’s first tournament of the year, the inaugural MODEC Tertiary Education Football Tournament, set to get underway on February 8.
Thereafter, Demerara Mutual will play an integral role in the hosting of the Milo/Massy Boys’ U-18 football tournament, the ExxonMobil Boys’ and Girls’ U-14 tournament, the Republic Bank U-18 Football League, the Courts U-11 Boys’ Pee-Wee tournament, the MVP Sports Girls’ U-11 Pee-Wee tournament, the KFC Goodwill International U-18 tournament and the still-to-be-confirmed Digicel U-18 Nationwide tournament, all of which are coordinated by the Petra Organisation.