The Rose Hall Town Jammers Basketball Club, which competes under the umbrella of the Berbice Amateur Basketball Association (BABA), received a timely donation of a backboard from businessman Clement Monroe, which will aid in the infrastructural development of the club.
This was disclosed by an official release from the BABA. According to the correspondence, the presentation occurred on April 24th and also included basketballs.
The release stated, “The Rose Hall Town Jammers BasketBall Team on Saturday, April 24th 2021 received a timely donation of basketball backboard and balls from Rose Hall Town overseas-based businessman Clement Munroe who made the donation on behalf of his mother for the youths of Rose Hall Town.”
Vibert Garrett, president of the BABA, thanked the businessman for the contribution which will serve seasoned and aspiring players within the Rose Hall environment. He added that he hopes that the businessman continues to support the association and the team for the foreseeable future.
He explained, “It’s very important because Jammers don’t have a playing surface so it’s very important for their existence and for businesses to continue to donate to the development of sport. It’s very important at the moment because Jammers are trying to establish their own basketball court so this donation is very important for the development of not only basketball in the Corentyne area but the entire Berbice zone.”
Garrett added that the current pandemic was affecting the development of the sport.
“It’s affecting us a lot because the players can’t train and we are worried that we will lose players in the long run when the situation normalizes because people will move on from the sport because of the dormancy. We are willing to train but because of the pandemic we simply cannot do that. We are hoping that the situation gets better and I call on the players to be very careful during this time which could further hamper the basketball population.”
