According to President Dr. Irfaan Ali, the Government of Guyana (GoG) is eyeing the continuous development of various sectors in the country, among which are the sports and sports tourism sectors.
This has been revealed by the Head of State at the Office of the President on Tuesday afternoon as the Guyana Office for Investment (GO Invest) received their ISO Certification.
President Dr Irfaan Ali
“We are also working in the next few weeks to design an annual programme to position Guyana as a premier destination for entertainment and sports tourism in the Region,” President Ali shared after congratulating organizers of the recently concluded Cricket Carnival event.
The President also divulged some of the plans in the pipeline for the development and showcasing of Guyana’s potential in sport. He said, “We’re working on modifying our horseracing, to make it a premier regional event attracting international participation…working in the motor racing industry. I’ve already asked a team to reach out to the World Boxing Council to see how we can become a venue for World Boxing Council events. It is not an easy road, but it is a vision that we’re pursuing to position Guyana beyond oil and gas.”
President Ali has exuded confidence in being able to fulfill the plans he has detailed, because of Guyana’s oil wealth, which he described as a tool for development of all sectors, including sport.
“I’ve said it before: that what oil and gas does is give us the revenue to build the infrastructure to support the advancement and broadening of the economy, and that is what we’re targeting,” President Ali explained.
