Former national cyclist opens Fitness Centre in B/ce

Ashley Benjamin, the daughter of Wilbert Benjamin, ceremoniously cuts the ribbon to signify the opening of the Benjamin Fitness Centre Monday at Fyrish, Corentyne. (Orlando Charles photo)

Corentyne residents marked another ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday by burning some calories at the Benjamin’s Fitness Centre at Fyrish.

Minutes after the fitness center’s grand opening ceremony, the doors were opened to the public; treadmills were fired up and the weight room was christened with the first drops of sweat.

The new fitness centre, which is a fillip for Berbician