Opposition Member of Parliament Jermaine Figueira, has accused the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport of abusing state resources and of political intervention in the affairs of sports associations/federations.
In a statement sent to this newspaper, Figueira, who also functions as Shadow Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, said that a press release from the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport Press Statement dated 6th December, was an affront to, and makes a mockery of democracy and violates international conventions which are based on governments’ non-intervention in sport.
Figueira, in the release, also criticized the actions of Minister of Sport, Charles Ramson Jr., and said that the PPP/C administration was using state resources to dominate and control sport organisations in Guyana.