New Stadium to be built for Linden, says President Ali

During an impromptu visit to Linden on Friday, President Dr Irfaan Ali revealed that a stadium would be built in Linden.
“We are right now examining a number of sport facilities in Region Ten, some of which we will upgrade. But, more importantly, in the medium term, we have to build a new stadium for you,” the President announced to scores of residents in the mining town.
President Ali did not disclose further details on the new stadium for the mining town, but it was certainly pleasant news for the Lindeners. Linden is known to produce some of the country’s most outstanding athletes, and has won the National Schools’ Cycling, Swimming, and Track and Field Championships 19 times.
The new stadium would complement the $179 million synthetic track at the Bayroc Community Centre Ground in Wismar. Last December, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Charles Ramson Jr., had said inclement weather has delayed the laying of the synthetic material for the new track. Currently, there is only one synthetic track in Guyana, located at Leonora, West Coast Demerara.