The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA), fresh from its staging of the National Schools TT championships, will stage a competition for ministries, business entities, corporations and organizations this weekend at the National Gymnasium.
The GTTA has invited over 40 organisations to participate in the tournament which commences today.
According to a press release from the association, the aim of the tournament is to promote the sport countrywide and this tournament, the release stated, serves as a part of that framework.
By staging of the tournament the GTTA said it hopes to foster camraderie amongst staff members; develop partnerships and create a better understanding and appreciation of the roles between the respective organizations and sectors.
Teams that have not received formal invitation are also eligible to participate in the tournament and interested persons can contact Godfrey Munroe on 686-7473 or godfreymunroe@yahoo.com and Linden Johnson on 621-7630 orlindenj20032003 @yahoo.com.
An entrance fee of three thousand dollars will be charged to participate in the tournament from which active national players have been debarred.
Teams will consist of four players with at least two necessary to compete.
Trophies will be awarded to the top three teams while certificates will be given teams winning their groups.
The tournament is sponsored by the Guyana Bank for Trade Industry and Commerce.
Commissioner of Police, Henry Green, is likely to spearhead the Police Officers club along with former national player Patrick Triumph while former national player Andrew Daly will spearhead the Guyana Police Force team.
The organisations expected to participate in the tournament are:- Guyana Bank for Trade Industry and Commerce, Caricom, National Bank for Industry and Commerce, Chinese Embassy, Bank of Novia Scotia, United States Embassy, Guyana National Cooperative Bank, Hand-in-Hand Insurance Company, British High Commission, Citizens Bank, Canadian High Commission,
Demerara Bank, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bank of Guyana, Brazilian Embassy, Ministry of Education, Guyana Police Force, Ministry of Finance, MMC, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, Guyana Power and Light, Neal and Massy Group of Companies, Guyana Telecommunic-ation and Telegraph Company, Continental Group of Companies, Cell Star, Didco Trading, Guyana Water Incorporated, Gafoors, Toolsie Persaud Ltd., Demerara Shipping Company Limited, Swansea Telecommunication Inc ., John Fernandes Company Limited, Wireless Connections, Guyana National Shipping Corporation, Gizmos and Gadets, Muneshwars, Cell Shack, Guyana Revenue Authority, Guyana Bar Association, Office of the President, Banks DIH, Courtney Benn Contracting Company, Ansa Mc Al, Cummings Electrical, Guyana Beverage Company Limited, Machinery Incorporated, Demerara Distillers Limited, Guyana Industrial Corporation, Guyana Police Force Everest, Guyana Defence Force, Guyana Prison Service, Police Officers, Hits and Jams and Kashif and Shanghai.
