RHTY&SC, Pepsi renew cricket sponsorship for 22nd consecutive year

The highly-successful and productive relationship between the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) and the Demerara Distillers Ltd (DDL) was on Wednesday renewed for the 22nd successive year.
The renewal took place at the company’s head office, located at Diamond, East Bank Demerara (EBD) and was conducted under the name of international soft drink brand, Pepsi.
RHTY&SC Secretary Hilbert Foster stated that the long-standing bond between the club and Pepsi started in 2004 when the popular soft drink brand replaced the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company as the sponsor of the club’s Under-19 and intermediate cricket teams.
The Under-19 teams, during the last 21 years, have won the Berbice U19 tournament five times and have reached the semifinals 15 other times. The intermediate team have won all three tournaments at that level, organised by the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB).

Club Cricket Manager Robby Kissoonlall disclosed that the productive relationship has produced three Test cricketers, eight internationals and a total of 122 players for Berbice overs the years. Among the players are Assad Fudadin, Royston Crandon, Kevin Sinclair, Kevlon Anderson, Askhay Homraj, Dominic Rikhi, Shemaine Campbelle, Sheneta Grimmond, Shabika Gajnabi, Eon Hooper, Clinton Pestano, Delbert Hicks, Khemraj Bharrat, Jonathan Rampersaud, and Matthew Pottaya. Presently, Jayden Ganpat and Leon Reddi are in the Guyana Under-16 team while Trisha Hardat and Daniellie Manns played for the West Indies Under- 19 team last year. Fudadin, Anderson and Sinclair are the three Test players produced by the Rose Hall Town Pepsi team.
Additionally, the two teams have successfully completed over 2500 community programmes over the duration of the sponsorship as part of their personal development programme. These programmes were held under a wide range of sub-headings including sports, charity, educational, community development, social, religious, coaching and youth development.
They include the hosting of job fairs, youth fairs, medical outreaches, music concerts, feeding programmes, publication of magazines, cricket academy, summer camps, tribute to mothers and the popular Christmas Village.
Kissoonlall, the long-serving Cricket Manager, assured the sponsor that the Pepsi team which have reached the quarterfinals of the BCB 2026 U19 tournament would continue to uphold their high standards on and off the cricket field.
Kumalchand Ramnarais is the Captain of the Pepsi U19 A team while Derwin Mckenzie would serve as the Pepsi B team Captain. Veteran player Ryan Kissoonlall will serve as Captain of the Pepsi Intermediate team.
DDL Brand Communication Manager Schemel Patrick stated that the company was very delighted to renew the sponsorship. She noted that the RHTY&SC has represented the Pepsi brand with passion and pride. As such, Patrick wished the team all the best in 2026 and urged them to remain disciplined and focused.