Nagasar edgeS out Banwarie 22-19 for GCUA Presidency
The Biennial General Meeting and Elections of the Guyana Cricket Umpires Council (GCUC), held on Sunday at the world-famous Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Pavilion, commenced just after 10:00hrs and concluded just after 13:00 hrs.
A fairly large gathering of delegates from Berbice, Demerara and Essequibo turned out to cast their vote for a new Executive body of the GCUC which was formed in 1971. When the ballots were completed, Essequibian Dawcha Nagasar, who took over as acting President from Shannon Crawford after he had resigned from the post, edged out DCUA’s President Ryan Banwarie 22-19.
President Nagasr (2nd from left) and VP Moakan (next to him) with the new GCUA Executive body just after the elections on Sunday
Nagasar, who will serve as President for the next two years, thanked all the members for their continued support, and welcomed all the members who were elected to the executive.
Some of the delegates at GCC on Sunday for the GCUA Biennial GM and Elections
“Although an executive has been elected, I would like all the umpires to be involved in the decision-making through their respective Associations, for there is a lot of work to be done,” he said. “The GCUC interests and business come first, and, as such, we must come together and be prepared to make sacrifices, and be available to serve the GCUC; for this is the only way the Association will move forward,” continued Nagasar, who also served as Secretary during the last term, which coincided with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A Motion has been passed by majority vote to change the name of the entity to reflect the Council’s responsibility to incorporate Scorers and Match Referees, but President Nagasar has said the present name will be used until the new one has been registered.
The following individuals were elected as officer bearers. President: Dawcha Nagasar; Vice-President: Berbician Zaheer Moakan; Honorary Secretary: Moses Rampaul; Treasurer: Javed Persaud. He has retained his spot unopposed, and is now serving for eight consecutive years, or four two-year terms.
The Asst. Secretary/Treasurer is Ingram Johnson, while the Committee Members are Chaitnarine Persaud, Trava Valaidum Ritney, Zaber Zakhir and Stephon Joshia. Sean Devers has been elected the Public Relations Officer.
