Rodrigues voted President of BWCC

The Barima Waini Cricket Committee (BWCC) recently elected a new Executive which is now headed by President Sherlon Rodrigues.
The election of office bearers was carried out by Amit Rajnarine of the Georgetown Umpires Association.

After several nominations, Rodrigues edged out Rich Skinner in a close vote, 9-8, for the position of President. Skinner was later unanimously declared as Vice President. With 13 votes, Earl Domingo was voted Secretary of the BWCC. Further, Letesha Rose Benn garnered the majority (11) of the votes in the race for Treasurer and as such, assumed the position. In addition, Earl Richards, with 15 votes, was declared Assistant Secretary/Treasurer of BWCC.
In brief remarks, the President thanked members for entrusting him with a second term and promised to continue working for the development of cricket in the region.
In addition to the Executive Committee, a vote was also carried out for Committee Members from each sub-region in the district.

Those Committee Members are:
Moruca Sub-Region Yonette Welcome
Mabaruma Sub-Region Melissa Inniss
Matarkai Sub-Region Micquel Perez
Earlier in the meeting, a report was presented on the previous Committee s work. It was highlighted that the BWCC has established a close relationship with the Essequibo Cricket Board (ECB). Rodrigues, in presenting the report, stressed that this relationship has been very fruitful for both senior and junior cricketers of Region One (Barima-Waini). He thanked the ECB for working with the BWCC to provide opportunities to their players. For junior cricketers he mentioned: Darwin Joseph, Usain Fredericks and Makahaya Holmes among others who have represented our country, and for seniors: Yonette Welcome and Anastacia Valenzuela.
In turn, Rajnarine praised the region for providing opportunities for the cricketers of the region. He also urged the new executive to start working on the BWCC constitution which will help to guide election processes and the overall management of the Committee.