{"id":26286,"date":"2025-02-08T22:55:19","date_gmt":"2025-02-08T22:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=26286"},"modified":"2025-02-08T22:55:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T22:55:20","slug":"guyanas-first-doubles-squash-court-to-open-this-month-as-part-of-sports-infrastructure-boost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/guyanas-first-doubles-squash-court-to-open-this-month-as-part-of-sports-infrastructure-boost\/","title":{"rendered":"Guyana&#8217;s First Doubles Squash Court to Open This Month as Part of Sports Infrastructure Boost"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>January 11, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister of Sports, Charles Ramson Jr., provided an exciting update on the nation&#8217;s sports development during his 2024 end-of-year press conference, announcing that Guyana&#8217;s first-ever doubles squash court will officially open this month at the National Racquet Centre (NRC) on Woolford Avenue, Georgetown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new facility marks a significant step forward in the country&#8217;s efforts to enhance its sports infrastructure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project, which began with the awarding of the contract last year, has seen rapid progress, with the contractor mobilizing within three to four months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Ramson noted that the completion of the facility would allow Guyana to continue its push to revolutionize the sports tourism industry by hosting top-tier competitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The doubles squash court is part of a broader effort to improve the country&#8217;s sports offerings, including renovations at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall and the construction of five new stadiums across the nation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the Ministry of Sports is overseeing the completion of athletic stadiums in both Linden and New Amsterdam, further expanding Guyana&#8217;s capacity to host international sporting events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Ramson emphasized the importance of these developments in positioning Guyana as a premier destination for sports tourism, with the aim of bringing significant events to the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This, he explained, would contribute to the growth of the nation&#8217;s sports tourism sector while providing opportunities for local athletes and enthusiasts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These projects are expected to significantly enhance Guyana&#8217;s sporting landscape in the coming months, with the doubles squash court set to play a key role in elevating the nation&#8217;s profile in the global sports community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 11, 2025 Minister of Sports, Charles Ramson Jr., provided an exciting update on the nation&#8217;s sports development during his 2024 end-of-year press conference, announcing that Guyana&#8217;s first-ever doubles squash&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":21266,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26286","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\/26286","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=26286"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26286\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26287,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26286\/revisions\/26287"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}