First gold, now platinum!

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NO CHEAP TALK!Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company’s Chief Executive Officer Yog Mahadeo hands over the sponsorship cheque valued $22m to Aubrey ‘Shanghai’ Major as Kashif Muhammad, left and GT&T’ Marketing Officer Nicola Duggan look on. (Treiston Joseph photo)
NO CHEAP TALK!Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company’s Chief Executive Officer Yog Mahadeo hands over the sponsorship cheque valued $22m to Aubrey ‘Shanghai’ Major as Kashif Muhammad, left and GT&T’ Marketing Officer Nicola Duggan look on. (Treiston Joseph photo)

By Emmerson Campbell

The first prize is gold.

Yesterday, organizers of the 22nd annual Kashif and Shanghai Football Tournament received a splash of platinum in the form of sponsorship to the tune of $22m.

Co-Directors Kashif Muhammad and Aubrey ‘Shanghai’ Major, yesterday received the sponsorship cheque from the Chief Executive Officer of Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T), Yog Mahadeo.

During the press briefing which was held at GT&T’s head office on Brickdam, Mahadeo emphasized that the