 working group established to improve sports at ug working group established to improve sports at ug working group established to improve sports at ug webmaster mon 12312018 1811 minister of social cohesion with responsibility for culture youth and sport dr george norton receiving some tokens from ug s vice chancellor professor ivelaw griffith minister of social cohesion dr george norton on tuesday met with the vice chancellor and other officials of the university of guyana ug to discuss the advancement of the sports programme at the tertiary institution the meeting which was held at the office of the vice chancellor professor ivelaw griffith also received inputs from director of sport christopher jones and ug s deputy vicechancellor for philanthropy alumni and civic engagement dr paloma mohamed birthed from the auspicious meeting was the formation of a working group tasked with addressing the most immediate sports challenges faced by the university minister norton who also holds the responsibility for culture youth and sport expressed concerns that young talented athletes are often discovered at the level of the national schools championship but would vanish from the field after entering tertiary education institutions we want to change that we want to be able to nurture our sporting talents we want to ensure that out sports girls and boys become vibrant sports women and men fully capable of propelling the industry to new heights said norton the working group is expected to have its first meet today wednesday december 18 2018 source  https wwwinewsguyanacom workinggroupestablishedtoimprovesportsatug  