RHTY&SC Metro Team honours top NGSA students of Region 6

– retired diplomat Cheryl Miles appointed roving ambassador for team

The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) Metro Female Team – the only female cricket team in Guyana – last Tuesday honoured the Region 6 top three performers at the National Grade Six Assessment examinations (NGSA) by hosting an awards programme as part of their annual Personal Developmental Project.

RHTY&SC Vice President Mark Papannah handed over the awards to the students who topped Region 6 at NGSA. They are Renace Joseph of All Saints Primary, Kairon Roopnarine of Cumberland Primary, and Safiya Thirbowan of Tain Primary. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, no ceremony was held, but a 3-man delegation consisting of Vice President Mark Papannah, Secretary/CEO Hilbert Foster, and Asst Secretary/CEO Simon Naidu visited the homes of the awardees specially to hand over the awards.

Foster noted that, every year, the RHTY&SC mandates each of its 10 cricket teams to undertake a certain amount of programmes/projects under numerous sub-headings, such as educational, charity, religious, coaching, anti-crime, anti-alcohol, youth development, and community development, among other things.
In brief remarks, Naidu congratulated the three awardees and urged them to continue concentrating on their studies, as an educational background is the foundation to a successful future.
Each of these awardees received a Certificate of Excellence, a Medal of Excellence and a collection of special gifts, compliments of the RHTY&SC, Metro Office Supplies, and Mike’s Pharmacy.
Top student Renace Joseph also received a trophy. All of the awardees and parents expressed appreciation for the things received from the Metro Female Team.
The Metro Team is aiming to successfully complete 40 programmes before this year ends. There are four members of the Metro Team who are in the West Indies Female Team. They are: Shemaine Campbelle, Erva Giddings, Sheneta Grimmond and Shabika Gajnabi.
Meanwhile, the RHTY&SC, with great pride, announce the appointment of well-respected Guyanese career diplomat Ms. Cheryl Miles as its roving ambassador. Ms. Myles, who is now retired, represented Guyana in numerous countries, including serving terms as Ambassador in Brazil and Venezuela. She also held several important positions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including Director General. Ms. Miles served as the Guyana Ambassador to Venezuela up to December 2019, when she retired. She received numerous accolades for her handling of the Guyana-Venezuela border controversy, and is widely respected in the diplomatic arena.
This highly successful career diplomat attended the Bishops High School from 1955 to 1962, before heading off to the University of the West Indies and the University of London between 1962 and 1969.
Among the numerous awards she has received are the Cacique Crown of Honour (CCH) in 1989, Order of Francisco De Miranda, Green Prize of the Americas, and Order of Rio Branco.
As roving ambassador for the RHTY&SC, Ms. Miles would promote the work of the club and assist in making the club’s upcoming Christmas Charity programme a success.
In accepting the position, Ms. Miles declared she was delighted to be associated with the RHTY&SC, as she has been very impressed with its work, especially during this COVID-19 pandemic.
Secretary/CEO Hilbert Foster welcomed Ms. Miles to the club and expressed confidence that she would be an asset.