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Michael Parris Boxing Gym opened at Angoy’s Avenue

By Staff Editor Tue, November 10 2026, 10:22 AM GMT-4

Yesterday, the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport declared opened the Michael Parris Gym at Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam.

A release from the Region Six Democratic Council said that the project was conceptualized as a result of a request by Jeff Roberts to Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo in 2023. The facility is a modern one that will see training, mentoring and conditioning of novice boxers from Region 6.

The project was executed by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport with assistance from the Regional Democratic Council, the release said.

Present were Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Charles Ramson; Minister within the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, Steven Jacobs; Member of Parliament, Zamal Hussain; Regional Chairman, Junior Basant; Regional Executive Officer, Ronald Harsawack and Deputy Regional Executive Officer, Mr. Morvin Budhan.

Michael Parris is Guyana’s historic bronze medallist at the 1980 Olympic Games.

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