The Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sport, in collaboration with the National Sports Commission (NSC), yesterday made a presentation of over $500,000 in cash, along with trophies, to the Georgetown Dominoes Association (GDA), for the hosting of the Faye Joseph Memorial nation-wide tournament.
According to a release, the tournament will start today at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue, Georgetown, and conclude on Monday at the same venue. It will feature over 30 teams from across the country.
According to Director of Sport, Steve Ninvalle, “Dominoes is one of the indoor sports that carries a large crowd. We live in the spirit of One Guyana, and so we’ve asked the Dominoes Association to see how they can start decentralizing the sport, so next year we expect to not only support it, but hope it can be held in Berbice and Essequibo as well.”
Ninvalle, on behalf of Sports Minister, Charles Ramson Jr., along with his fellow NSC Commissioners, wished the association a successful tournament, while pledging the commission’s support for the tournament next year.
Meanwhile, GDA Vice President, Colin Boyce, thanked the NSC and the Ministry for what he calls a timely intervention.
Boyce reminded that Joseph was a household name across Guyana in dominoes. In fact, at the time of her death, Joseph was the serving president of the Guyana National Dominoes Federation.
“It is only fitting that we have this event and we thank the Minister [Ramson] and Director of Sport for this support,” Boyce said.
