RHTYSC Grade 6 Summer Camp: Republic Bank renews sponsorship for 18th consecutive year

The cricket teams of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC), since 1992, have hosted their Grade Six Summer Camp as part of the club’s “Say Yes to Education” campaign. Last Monday, Republic Bank Guyana Ltd renewed their sponsorship of the Grade Six Summer Camp for the 18th consecutive year, at a simple presentation ceremony at the Bank’s Williamsburg branch.
Club Secretary Hilbert Foster stated that the club and its 10 cricket teams first hosted the Summer Camp in July 2009 after some concerned secondary school teachers urged the management to do so. The main objective of the camp is to assist Grade Six students to make a successful transition to the secondary level in September. The 2026 edition will commence on Monday, July 13, at the Area H Ground and will be conducted by Chairman Sabrina Potter.

The camp will cater to 80 students, who will be taught Mathematics, English, History, Integrated Science, and basic Spanish. Students will also be involved in numerous lectures and discussions on a number of topics of interest to them. Among them are peer pressure, the importance of education, substance abuse, personal hygiene, the importance of discipline, student and teacher bonds, and career choices. In addition, the RHTYSC will provide all required materials for the students, and entrance fees are being waived.
Students will also be exposed to basic coaching on how to play cricket by the RHTYSC coaching staff. Organising Secretary and Cricket Manager Robby Kissoonlall disclosed that each student at the camp would receive an educational package consisting of a school bag, hardcover exercise books, pens, pencils, sharpeners, and rulers.
The top student of the summer camp will receive over $500,000 worth of prizes, including an electric bike, a personal laptop computer, a financial scholarship, an electronic tablet, a comfort sleep mattress, designer clothing, household items, cosmetics hampers, a designer watch, and an AH and L Kissoon’s Lazy Boy. Kissoonlall stated that overall, the cricket teams will be sharing out over $1.5M worth of prizes and gifts to participants of the camp.
West Indies Under-19 female leg spinner Danella Moons expressed thanks to the management and staff of the Williamsburg branch of Republic Bank for their continued support of the summer camp. She made special mention of Manager Sattie Cox and her deputy Denise Ramdeal. In addition, Manns committed her club-mates to organising a very successful summer camp, which would achieve all of its objectives. The RHTYSC, she stated, is very committed to promoting education to all youths in Berbice.
The cricket teams organising the four-week camp are Poonai’s Pharmacy Under-11 and Under-13, Farfan and Mendes Under-15, Bakewell Under-17 and Second Division, Pepsi Under-19 and Intermediate, Metro Females, and NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Under-21 and First Division. Among the players involved in the organising committee are Kevin Sinclair, Kevlon Anderson, Junior Sinclair, Sylus Tyndall, Shemaine Campbelle, Shabika Gajnabi, Sheneta Grimmond, Danella Moons, Trevon Harriot, Jayden Gounga, Leon Reddi, Ramzan Koobir and Jonathan Rampersaud, Clinton Pestano, and Tomeshwar Deochan.
Acting Branch Manager Denise Ramdeal expressed confidence that, as usual, the summer camp will be well-organised by the club. She noted that the bank was very impressed by the organising skills of the RHTYSC over the years. Republic Bank, Ramdeal noted, is very committed to the promotion of education, culture and sports to youths across Guyana as part of its social responsibility.