RHTYSC and ‘B’ Division Police pay courtesy calls on Ministers

The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club, MS Guyana’s leading youth and sports organisation and its partner, the Guyana Police Force ‘B’ Division Community Relations Department on Wednesday last paid courtesy calls on Minister of Business Dominic Gaskin and Junior Minister of Health Dr Karen Cummings. The joint delegation included the RHTYSC, M.S Club Secretary/CEO Hilbert Foster, Club Executive Mark Papannah and Asst. Supt of Police Keith Williams.

The Club and the Community Relations Department of ‘B’ Division over the last four years has worked together in a massive Say No to Crime, Drugs, Suicide and Yes to Education, Life and Sports campaign directed towards 60,000 youths in Berbice. The delegation discussed with the Business Minister the hosting of a Youth Career and Business Fair. The main objectives of this event would be to assist youths to make a decision on their future careers, to educate youths about jobs available in the country, to showcase businesses in Guyana, to showcase local products, to inspire youths to establish their own business and to promote the Club’s highly successful Say No and Yes campaign. The proposed date of the Youth and Business fair is Thursday 22nd of September and the organisers would be working to attract over 100 booths.

Minister Gaskin invited the delegation to submit a working document to his Ministry for possible sponsorship and congratulated the RHTYSC, MS for its record of service to Guyana. He described that events of this nature could be organised in each region in Guyana if the first one is successful an achieved its objectives. Foster updated the attentive Business Minister with a comprehensive report of the RHTYSC, MS history of achievements and plans for the future. Secretary/CEO would be established to plan for the historic event, which would also form part of Guyana’s 50th Independence anniversary.

The meeting with Minister Cummings centred on using sports to promote social ills affecting youths and the hosting of a massive medical outreach programme for a less fortunate community in the ancient county.

Proposal for hosting of a football and basketball tournament would soon be submitted to the Junior Minister of Health. The organisers would use the two sporting tournaments to promote the danger of drug abuse, teenage pregnancy, suicide and other social ills affecting youths including gender violence. Teams for both tournaments would be drawn from “Hot Spots” areas identified by the Police Force.

Foster stated that the RHTYSC, MS is on course to surpassing its 2016 target of 300 programmes/activities and is confident that these upcoming joint events with the Police Force would have a huge impact on the lives of youths in the ancient county.