Telecommunication giant promises to “Do More” for all Amazon Warriors’ fans
Georgetown, 21 June 2017 -- Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) is now the signature sponsor of the Guyana Amazon Warriors for the fifth edition of the gala Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
This was disclosed by GTT’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Justin Nedd on Tuesday June 20, 2017 while speaking at a festive ceremony held at the Presidential Suite of the National Stadium, Providence.
“Our sponsorship of the Amazon Warriors is an expression of GTT’s understanding of the Guyanese heart and passion for sport, especially cricket,” the CEO stated.
“GTT and the Guyana Amazon Warriors will blaze the stands and the grass mound on match days in full party mode. We want everyone to embrace what it means to be an Amazon Warrior,” Nedd added.
In a Carnival-like atmosphere much like what CPL has become famous for, Amazon Warriors Marketing and Media Officer and Assistant Operations Manager, John Ramsingh revealed that the partnership with GTT, whose slogan is to “Do More” would provide more hype to the already exciting cricket tournament. “Our partnership with GTT is aimed at providing more information, more hype, more opportunities to get a chance to see these matches live, and even a chance to interact in person with the International, regional and your own local players.”
Guyana’s Director of Sport, Christopher Jones was enthused about the proceedings since it exemplifies his contention that “government and government alone cannot undertake the development of sport since corporate support is needed.”
Jones congratulated GTT on the venture assuring that there is willingness to lend whatever support is needed to make the Amazon Warriors successful.
The Guyanese telecommunications company also unveiled, the “Amazon Warriors Song,” which is a collaboration between two local music stars, Calvin Burnett and Drew Thoven.
The fifth edition of the Hero CPL will run from August 4 to September 9 and the Warriors will have four home games during the period of August 17 to 22 at the Providence stadium. The Warriors have been one of the most consistent teams in the league reaching three of the four finals to date.
The Guyana-based franchise have welcomed six newcomers in their squad with Afghanistan leg-spinning sensation Rashid Khan heading the list that includes destructive Jamaican wicket-keeper/batsman Chadwick Walton who played for Jamaica Tallawahs in the last four seasons, big-hitting ICC Americas and Jamaica Scorpions List A opener Steven Taylor, Barbados born Trinidad and Tobago Red Force all-rounder Roshon Primus and the Guyanese pair, batsman Gajanand Singh and fast bowler Keon Joseph.
The retained players are Pakistani all-rounder Sohail Tanvir, New Zealand opener Martin Guptill, Australian top-order batsman Chris Lynn, Trinidad and Tobago all-rounder Rayad Emrit, Trinidad and Tobago batsman Jason Mohammed, Guyanese trio Veerasammy Permaul, Assad Fudadin and Steven Jacobs and Trinidad and Tobago wicketkeeper/batsman Steven Katwaroo.
The finals week of the tournament will take place at the new Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad and Tobago from September 5 to 9.
About GTT
The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) is a fixed Local Exchange Carrier (LEC) based in Guyana, South America. It is the largest provider of telecommunication services in Guyana with a subscriber base exceeding three hundred thousand in a country with an average population of seven hundred thousand. Its parent company is the Atlantic Tele-Network.
GTT provides local, long distance and international voice services; they also offer prepaid cards for use with land lines. International voice traffic is carried for GTT by Verizon; international collect calling is provided through agreements with AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, Call Home Telecom, Bell Canada, Telus and British Telecom. The Earth Station in Thomas Lands, Georgetown receives and relays international voice and data traffic.
GT&T provides wireless TDMA and GSM services; a prepaid service is also available with the 'Freedom Phone' and its prepaid cards. Their data provision is through the GTT Frame Relay Network, hosted with Nortel Solutions. DSL service is available for business and residential customers through their Guyana Online (GOL) service; internet traffic for GTT is handled by UUNET Technologies. In July 2010, GTT completed Guyana's first submarine fiber optic cable which was launched under the brand name "emagine".
ABOUT THE HERO CARIBBEAN PREMIER LEAGUE:
Since its inception in 2013, the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) is a franchise-based T20 format cricket tournament that combines two of the most compelling aspects of Caribbean life – dramatic cricket and a vibrant Carnival atmosphere. Over 149 million fans watched the 2016 season, combining broadcast and digital viewership, to make it one of the fastest growing leagues in world cricket. Jamaica Tallawahs are the current Hero CPL champions and the other competing teams are Barbados Tridents, Guyana Amazon Warriors, St. Kitts & Nevis Patriots, St. Lucia Stars and Trinbago Knight Riders. The 2017 tournament will run from 4 August – 9 September 2017. For further information visit www.cplt20.com.
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