Guyana Defence Force (GDF) 2nd Lieutenant and former national player, Jermaine Slater, will lead the charge for basketball in Georgetown for the next two years after his slate was elected unopposed at Sunday’s Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) Annual General Meeting and elections at Palm Court.
GDF 2nd Lieutenant Jermaine Slater (third from left) and his GABA executive body following the Association’s elections
Jermaine Slater will have Jermaine Benjamin as his Vice President, Travis Burnett as Treasurer, and Sports Journalist Rawle Toney as his Public Relations Officer (PRO).
The other executives are Khalil Cave (Secretary) and Lloyd Bart (Assistant Secretary-Treasurer).
Plaisance Guardians, Kobras, Pacesetter, Ravens, Sonics, Vikings, University of Guyana (UG) Trojans and Eagles were the clubs present at Sunday’s elections. Representatives of Bounty Colts and Nets were not present at the time of the vote.
Slater told the gathering of club officials and basketball enthusiasts after being elected that the young executives, made up of active club members, have the drive, passion and are all lovers of the game.
According to Slater, basketball plays an important part in his life and his goal is to see the sport develop, especially in communities outside of the capital that fall within his jurisdiction of management.
The GDF 2nd Lieutenant pointed out that growing the sport at the community level is critical, noting that the successful forming of the Kobras club last year is a testament that love for the game is still very much alive.
Slater thanked former President Adrian Hooper for the outstanding work done during his tenure and asked that he continues to work closely with the current executives, sharing his institutional knowledge of the sport since he served two terms.
Hooper, whose term came to an end last year, opined that the formation of new clubs and having multiple leagues played through-out the year as his administration’s achievements for their time in office.
The old executives also handed over close to $100,000 to the new body in their accounts.
President of the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) Michael Singh congratulated the new body on their election and encouraged them to work hard to achieve their objective as the largest member of the federation.
