GTT Inc on Friday announced its support for the upcoming Rupununi Rodeo 2023 when Chief Operating Officer of the company’s Business Solutions, Orson Ferguson, donated $500,000 to Director of the Rupununi Livestock Association, Christina Edwards.
A release from GTT said that the company’s contribution will go towards prizes for the male and female categories of barrel races in the annual display of talent by cattle farmers on April 9 & 10. The event will take place at the Triple R Rodeo ground as the dry season comes to an end.
Ferguson said that the decades-old activity that occurs before the May-June rain, is now a highly anticipated event on the national calendar and GTT is proud to be associated with it.
“The Rodeo attracts thousands of persons to the Rupununi annually. It promotes tourism and many visitors from across the region and even internationally set their calendar to experience the excitement. It is an excellent display of Guyana beyond the coastland, and we want to see it continue to grow”, he said.
Director of the Rupununi Livestock Association, Christina Edwards, said that the Rodeo this year promises to be a very exciting one and the organizing committee is grateful for the support it is receiving from GTT Inc.
“Everyone loves the adventure and it’s the biggest economic activity in the Region annually, it’s like Christmas in the Rupununi and we’re happy to have GTT onboard as we celebrate our unique cultural heritage and share the experience that the Rupununi has to offer”, she said.
Edwards stated that the gates to the event will open at 10:00 am and the festivities will go on into the evening when the conditions are better for the animals.
