The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) on March 3 held its 13th bi-annual General Meeting at the J.C. Chandisingh Secondary School with Keith Foster returning as President.
Elections for the Club’s Executive Members went softly and the other members elected were Vice President – Mark Papannah, Secretary/CEO – Hilbert Foster, Asst Secretary/Office Manager – Simon Naidu, Treasurer – Shemaine Campbelle, Organising Secretary – Keith Hicks, Club overall Captain- Shawn Perriera, Asst Organising Secretary – Rabindranath Kissoonlall, Public Relations Officer – Anil Ramnarine and Committee Members – Sohan Harry, Elizabeth Brusch, Neville Beaton.
Meanwhile Neville Beaton was elected Chairman of the Club’s over 35 Group while Foster would serve as Secretary, Bridgette McDonald would serve as Treasurer while Committee members of the Over 35 Group are Lucy Pike, Volda Cort and Keith Hicks.
The signatures on the Club bank account for the next two years would be the Club Secretary Hilbert Foster, Shemaine Campbelle, Mark Papannah and Sohan Harry. President David Granger remains the Honorary Patron of the Club until December 2020.
Scores of Club members including the Over 35 Group turned up at the two and a half hours meeting to discuss the Secretary/CEO report, a comprehensive financial report and to elect office bearers for the 2017-2018 term of Office. Members also discussed a wide range of matters concerning the development of Guyana’s leading youth and sports organisation and plans for 2017.
Foster provided a detailed account of activities for the 2015/2016 period where a total of 857 programmes/activities were successfully organised. Plans for 2017 includes the Annual Award Ceremony, Youth Review Magazine, Cricket Academy, celebration of Rose Hall Village 175th anniversary, Republic Bank Summer Camp, Christmas Village, Berbice Sports Award, Award of Excellence and the hosting of numerous cricket tournaments during the year. Club members also approved anonymously the Treasurer’s Financial Report which showed the RHTY&SC on a solid financial footing for 2017.
Other matters discussed at length including captaincy for the new cricket season, a discipline Code of Conduct, protection of Club’s gears, expansion of the Charity programme to assist pensioners on the 1st day of every month, the importance of physical fitness and the importance of Club members working to assist those less fortunate than them.
Club members also agreed that membership shall remain free for 2017 and also approved anonymously a no confidence motion against the Region 6 Sports Officer who seems to have a personal vendetta against the RHTY&SC and its Management. The Officer, who is still on probation has been attacking the Club on a regular basis via Facebook and members feel that as a Government Officer he is very divisive. The Motion would be submitted to the National Sports Commission, the Ministry of Sports and President David Granger.
Members also approved the Captains and vice captains of the Club’s different cricket teams for the 2017 season. Lucas Arthur would lead the Under 15 team with Mohindra Gopilall as his deputy. The others are:
Under 17 – Kevlon Anderson (Capt), Junior Sinclair (Vice)
Under 19 – Kevin Sinclair (Capt), Kevlon Anderson (Vice)
Under 21 – Brandon Prashad (Capt), Kevin Sinclair (Vice)
Intermiade – Delbert Hicks (Capt)
Second Division – Major James Fraser (Capt), Kevlon Anderson (Vice)
Female – Shemaine Campbelle (Capt), Erva Giddings (Vice)
First Division (Capt) and Clinton Pestano (Vice).
Coach for all the teams shall be Delbert Hicks while Plaffina Millington, Hicks, Eon Hooper, Mark Papannah and Meliane Henry would join the captains and vice-captains in the Club’s Cricket Development Committee which would be headed by Club Secretary/CEO Hilbert Foster. The Discipline Council for 2017/2017 would be headed by veteran Club Executive Neville Beaton and includes Elizabeth Brusch and Rabindranath Kissoonlall.
The long serving Secretary/CEO urged the Club members to remain united while continuing to work harder for more success in the future. He pleaded with the newly elected Executives to focus on the work ahead and to develop a culture of discipline, honesty and dedication.
Special congrats was extended to seventeen years old Simon Naidu on his election as Asst Secretary, Anil Ramnarine as Public Relations Officer and Mark Papannah as Vice President.
