Guyana, Suriname Goodwill draughts clash underway

Players from the Suriname and Guyana teams along with officials from the Surinamese delegation and Director of Sport, Neil Kumar, at Friday’s opening ceremony. (Orlando Charles photo)

By Yonalla Dalrymple

The Goodwill draughts series between Guyana and Suriname got underway on Friday evening with the opening ceremony at the Providence National Stadium with Guyana’s Director of Sports Neil Kumar declaring the tournament open.

Kumar said he was pleased to have the Suriname team here to oppose their Guyanese counterparts adding that he was anxiously awaiting the results.

Last October a Guyana team participated in a