Simon re-elected LABA President

After retaining the top post of President of the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) recently, Lawrence Simon warned his fellow incoming executives: “We have to change the mentality and approach to the sport.”
“Let me go back to 2017 when we would have started well with tournaments, and one of the challenges we would have faced then to now is based on sponsorship.”
But he told the new body the challenges had been stretched “to the extent that commitment of clubs and commitment to an extent meant that with all of those limitations, we would have still tried 2017 to 2018 to facilitate and do our utmost

best.”
He appealed to all that there must be a radical approach to ensure that the sport returned as one of the spectator attractions in the town of Linden.
The Association held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) last Tuesday night at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) Pavilion.
Among the other members of the LABA Executive Committee, which will serve in office for a two-year term: are First Vice President, Dr Karen Perreira; Second Vice President Allister Webster; Secretary Joseph Chapman; Treasurer Joel Webster and Assistant Secretary June Harris. Keith Sullivan will function as the Assistant Treasurer and Christopher Pollydore as Organising Secretary while Nyamikky Johnson will serve as the Public Relations Officer.
The Committee Members are Eusi Francis, Kevin Joseph, Kerwin Abrams, Kellon Nedd, and Shane Lewis.
Meanwhile, the Association has formed a Women’s Committee, which is headed by Dr Perreira and involves two former senior national players in Nichola Jacobs and Shana Chester, along with Chenelle Williamson, Danica Barker, June Harris and Nyamikky Johnson.
Recently, Simon was elected as one of the Vice Presidents of the Guyana Basketball Federation while Chapman is the Assistant Secretary/ Treasurer.
The new LABA Executive Committee will be meeting on Thursday from 19:00h at the MSC Pavilion to discuss its 2019 programme of activities.