75 schools to participate in Republic Bank’s Five for Fun

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(L-R) GCB Cricket Operations Manager Anthony D’Andrade, GCB Secretary Ronald Williams, Republic Bank’s Harry Dass Ghaness, a Republic Bank representative, Director of Sport Steve Ninvalle, Allied Arts Unit Head Nicholas Fraser, and National Five for Fun Coordinator Reon King all pose for a photo with some of the participating students from various primary schools.
(L-R) GCB Cricket Operations Manager Anthony D’Andrade, GCB Secretary Ronald Williams, Republic Bank’s Harry Dass Ghaness, a Republic Bank representative, Director of Sport Steve Ninvalle, Allied Arts Unit Head Nicholas Fraser, and National Five for Fun Coordinator Reon King all pose for a photo with some of the participating students from various primary schools.

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Some 75 primary schools, further broken down to 10 students from each school, – six boys and four girls – will take part in the 2nd edition of the Republic Bank ‘Five for Fun’ cricket programme.

While a date for the kickoff of the competition is yet to be announced, an overview of the nationwide initiative was disclosed yesterday, as the competition was launched at the Herdmanston Lodge on Peter Rose Street and Anira Streets, Queenstown, Georgetown.

Present at the launch were former West Indian and Guyana national cricketers, fast bowler Reon King (National Coordinator), Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Secretary Ronald Williams, National Sports Commission (NSC) Director of Sports Steve Ninvalle, and Head of the Allied Arts Unit (Ministry of Education) Nicholas Fraser.