{"id":19900,"date":"2024-05-28T12:55:32","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T12:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=19900"},"modified":"2024-05-28T12:56:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T12:56:23","slug":"ministry-of-sport-and-goa-suspend-talks-with-gasa-over-pending-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/ministry-of-sport-and-goa-suspend-talks-with-gasa-over-pending-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministry of Sport and GOA Suspend Talks with GASA Over Pending Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Travis Seymour<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ministry of Sport and the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) have taken decisive action against the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) following a series of unresolved issues. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister of Sport, Charles Ramson Jr, has declared GASA non-compliant after meetings with GASA executives and local clubs and stakeholders revealed concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the issues raised are the absence of audited financial reports from GASA and allegations of unfair treatment and misuse of the government pool by stakeholders. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result, Minister Ramson announced the suspension of engagement with GASA until these matters are adequately addressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to this suspension, Minister Ramson announced the immediate implementation of a new schedule for the usage of the National Aquatic Center. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This decision aims to ensure equitable access to facilities for all stakeholders involved in swimming activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, Minister Ramson urged aggrieved clubs and individuals to provide written statements detailing their concerns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These statements will be included in a letter to be sent to World Aquatics, highlighting the ongoing challenges faced within the swimming community in Guyana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Echoing Minister Ramson&#8217;s sentiments, Guyana Olympic Association President Godfrey Munroe emphasized that these issues have been raised repeatedly in the past. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The GOA remains committed to addressing these concerns and ensuring transparency and fairness within the swimming fraternity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The actions taken by the Ministry of Sport and the GOA underscore their commitment to upholding accountability and fairness within the sporting sector. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is hoped that these measures will pave the way for constructive dialogue and resolution of the issues affecting the swimming community in Guyana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Travis Seymour The Ministry of Sport and the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) have taken decisive action against the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) following a series of unresolved issues.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":19901,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19900","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=19900"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19900\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19902,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19900\/revisions\/19902"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}