“Panthera Solutions is very pleased to be associated with the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club, as it is a dynamic and very progressive organisation. We are confident that this contribution would play a major role in the continued development of the club cricket teams on and off the cricket field.”
Those were the words of Tony Turnbull, General Manager of Panthera Solutions, as he handed over a pitch cover and dozens of polo T-shirts to the club during a simple presentation at the St Francis Community Developers Conference Hall on Friday.
Panthera has been a sponsor of the club since 2020 and has played a major role in the club development over the last six years. Club Secretary Hilbert Foster expressed thanks to the sponsor for the contribution, stating that the cover would enable the ground staff to fully protect the vital square of the pitch, bowlers run up and surrounding areas as the club already has two other covers. The 80 yellow polo shirts would be used by the cricket teams, sponsored by Farfan and Mendes Ltd on the cricket field and at official ceremonies organised by the club. Farfan and Mendes Ltd is the parent body of the Panthera company, which is actively involved in Guyana s oil and gas sector.
Cricket Manager Robby Kissoonlall stated that Farfan and Mendes was the longest-serving official sponsor of the RHTY&SC, having come on board since 1997. He stated that Panthera, since 2020, has supported the club s cricket development programme, Christmas Village, restoration work at the Area H Ground, co- sponsored the purchasing of a mobile grass cutter, and also co-sponsored the club s annual youth review magazine.
Earlier this year, the company donated close to half a million dollars worth of gear and cricket balls to the club s cricket nursery. The Farfan and Mendes Under-15 and Under-16 teams have played a major role in the club producing 61 of the 76 national players produced since 1995. Overall, the club has produced 133 players for Berbice, with 14 playing for the West Indies and the United States of America at different levels.
Among the players produced under the Farfan and Mendes Ltd sponsorship are Assad Fudadin, Kevlon Anderson, Shemaine Campbelle, Royston Crandon, Delbert Hicks, Khemraj Mahadeo, Junior Sinclair, Sylus Tyndall, Jonathan Rampersaud, Jeremy Sandia, Abdel Fudadin, Shevon Marks, Eon Hooper, Clinton Pestano, Dominic Rikhi, Akshay Homraj, Brandon Prashad, Matthew Pottaya, and Shawn Periera.
Panthera General Manager Turnbull stated that his company was very impressed with the club s performance on the cricket field and was very pleased to assist. He pledged further assistance and encouraged management to uphold the high standards they have set themselves.
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