{"id":13221,"date":"2023-10-17T20:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T20:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=13221"},"modified":"2023-10-17T20:30:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T20:30:02","slug":"igg-2023-in-doubt-sport-ministry-vows-to-ensure-guyanas-participation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/igg-2023-in-doubt-sport-ministry-vows-to-ensure-guyanas-participation\/","title":{"rendered":"IGG 2023 in Doubt: Sport Ministry Vows to Ensure Guyana&#8217;s Participation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Uncertainty looms over the hosting of this year&#8217;s Inter-Guiana Games (IGG) in Suriname. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Originally scheduled for October 26-31 in the Dutch-speaking nation, the event has been deferred for several weeks due to financial constraints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister of Sport, Charles Ramson Jr, addressed the issue on Wednesday, affirming his ministry&#8217;s unwavering commitment to providing every opportunity for Guyanese athletes to compete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ramson acknowledged that ongoing discussions between the National Sport Commissions of both countries are underway. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized that once a new date is confirmed, the Ministry will take swift action to facilitate Guyana&#8217;s active participation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Inter-Guiana Games, established in 1967, traditionally occur on an annual basis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a hiatus of five years, the games made a triumphant return in 2022, with Guyana hosting the event, welcoming over 400 athletes and coaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Competing nations in the IGG include Guyana, Suriname, and French Guyana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the uncertainty surrounding the event persists, the Ministry of Sport remains resolute in its dedication to ensuring that Guyana&#8217;s athletes have the opportunity to showcase their talents on the international stage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uncertainty looms over the hosting of this year&#8217;s Inter-Guiana Games (IGG) in Suriname. Originally scheduled for October 26-31 in the Dutch-speaking nation, the event has been deferred for several weeks&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":11797,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13221","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13221"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13221\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13223,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13221\/revisions\/13223"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}