RHTY&SC cricket teams host 8th annual ANSA McAL Award of Excellence Programme

… 5 outstanding medical personnel honoured

Five outstanding medical personnel in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) were honoured last Friday when the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) and its 12 cricket teams hosted the eighth edition of the ANSA McAL Award of Excellence at the St Francis Center Hall in the presence of Housing and Water Ministers Collin Croal and Susan Rodrigues.

The Award has been sponsored by beverage giant ANSA McAL since 2014.
Club Secretary/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Hilbert Foster stated that the main objective of the Award was to recognise the outstanding contributions of heroes in the county and, more importantly, to do so while they are alive. Over the years, the RHTY&SC has honoured five persons per year under the subheadings of sports, culture, education, community development, and health. This year, in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the club decided to honour five medical personnel. Foster stated that all medical workers in our country were heroes in their own right as they have braved the crisis to serve humanity when many would have quit in fear of the dreaded virus. The five awardees were Dr Dian Thomas, Dr Rafeek Rahaman, Dr Carolyn Jones, Sister Caroline Phillips, and Sister Lelawattie Sawh. The awardees were selected by the administration of the Region Six Regional Democratic Council (RDC) on the recommendation of the Club.
Foster stated that the ANSA McAL award is the third highest that the club confers on an annual basis. The Dolphin Award of Excellence, which is given to friends of the club who are considered positive role models, is the highest followed by the Zenith Award of Excellence, which is specially reserved for club members.
The long-serving club official, who is also the President of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) expressed gratitude to the awardees for their service to Region Six and for their dedication despite the difficult circumstances. He urged them to uphold the high standards that they have set themselves in the past and to be extra careful during these times.
Foster also stated that the RHTY&SC was fully committed to assisting the health sector in the county as it wanted to make a positive difference. Special thanks were extended to the management of ANSA McAL, especially its Managing Director, Troy Cadogan, for its continued support of Guyana’s leading youth and sports organisation. ANSA McAL, Foster noted, has been a real friend of the club and has been on board for over two decades in the activities of the club. Thanks were also extended to Regional Executive Officer (REO) Navindra Persaud for his support in making the event a success.
Each of the awardees received a plaque, medal of excellence, framed certificate, and two special gifts including an ANSA McAL hamper. Ministers Croal and Rodrigues both congratulated the awardees on being selected and hailed the RHTY&SC for honouring the unsung heroes who often work behind the curtains without recognition. The cricket teams of the club are sponsored by Poonai Pharmacy, Farfan and Mendes Ltd, Bakewell, Metro, Pepsi, Vitality Inc and Namilco Thunderbolt Flour.