Four student athletes get sponsorship for Caribbean championships

The four athletes (at centre) posing with their parents and relatives, Bisnauth (third, right) Pollard (left), Ambedkar (second, left), Deputy Regional Executive Officer, Govind Singh, Regional Vice Chairman, Reon Peters and Sears (first, second and fourth, right)

The Region Five administration on Monday presented $600,000 to four student athletes who were selected to participate in the Guyana Teachers’ Union/Caribbean Union of Teachers Athletics Championships in Jamaica.

The children, Bretley Joseph, of Hopetown Primary and Kayla Carmichael, of Lachmansingh Primary, would be competing in the under-eight category events, while Shikeia Frantzen, of Straathcampbell Primary, and Delicia Harper, of Bush Lot Secondary,