The new GCUC Executive (from left) Chandraban Rajnarine, Moses Rampal, Dawchan Nagassar, Stephon Josiah, Javed Persaud
Essequibo’s Dawchan Nagassar has been re-elected to head the Guyana Cricket Umpires Council (GCUC) when that body that controls Cricket Umpires across Guyana held its Annual General Meeting and Elections on Sunday at the ECB Hostel in Anna Regina on the Essequibo Coast, a press release has informed.
The largest delegations of candidates in recent times made the trip from Berbice and Demerara to join their Essequibian counterparts, and 49 votes were cast.
The agenda included minutes of the 2023 Meeting, adoption of the Minutes, Matters arising out of the Minutes, Correspondence, Area Association reports (Demerara, Berbice and Essequibo) the President’s, Secretary’s and Treasurer’s reports, Any Other Business, and Resolutions/Motions.
Nagassar overcame a challenge for the presidency from Shannon Crawford by a margin of 27-22, while Ryan Banwarie lost a challenge to Nandkumar Shivsankar for the vice-presidency by a similar margin.
Moses Rampal (Secretary), Javed Persaud (Treasurer) and (Stephon Josiah) were all re-elected unopposed, while Sean Devers was re-elected as Public Relations Officer (PRO) but declined due to work commitments. The position was taken by Chandraban Rajnarine.
Complete GCUC Election results:
Dawchan Nagassar: President – Essequibo
Nandkumar Shivsankar: Vice President – Demerara
Moses Rampal: Secretary – Berbice
Javid Persaud: Treasurer – Demerara
Chandraban Rajnarine: PRO – Demerara
Stephon Josiah: Assistant Secretary/Treasurer – Demerara
Ava Baker: Committee Member – Demerara
Chatnarine Persaud: Committee Member – Demerara
Fazal Goberdhan: Committee Member – Essequibo
Imran Moakan: Committee Member – Berbice
