Synthetic track installation to commence Monday at New Amsterdam

…as Ministers visit several facilities in Berbice

The spanking new Synthetic Track and Field Stadium at New Amsterdam, Guyana’s third such facility, is now in the homestretch, with the final and most important component of the project scheduled to begin shortly.
According to a social media update from the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, the Track and Field facility in Berbice is said to be 85 per cent completed, following a recent inspection.

Culture, Youth and Sport Minister Charles Ramson Jr, alongside his deputy, Minister within the Ministry Steven Jacobs, over the weekend, conducted a site visit with the representative from German company Regupol, who is responsible for the installation of the synthetic track at the New Amsterdam Stadium in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne).

The duo was accompanied by other sport stakeholders, such as Assistant Director of Sport (ADoS) Melissa Dow-Richardson, alongside other candidates from the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), who will become Members of Parliament when it convenes – Suresh Singh, James Bond, and Zamal Hussein.
Minister Ramson Jr informed the media that the stadium and the accompanying football facilities were 85 per cent completed, with installation of the synthetic track commencing next Monday.
Regupol’s representative expressed his satisfaction with preparatory works and the weather conditions which clears the path for the installation of the synthetic track which will take about five to six weeks to complete.
Ramson Jr further divulged that the ongoing projects are at the final stage which will allow for the facility to be ready for use in 2025, as planned, once the weather remains favourable and the track is installed.
The weekend’s inspection of the New Amsterdam facility was part of the ministerial duo’s visits to several sport facilities in the Berbice area, namely D’Edward Ground, Palmyra Stadium, the Albion Sports Complex and Bath.
According to a separate social media update, the “engagements focused on site visits, project meetings, discussions with local cricket associations to assess ongoing developments and strengthen the region’s sports infrastructure”.