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GUYANA CHRONICLE Friday August 15, 2014
Windies tour Ganesh Parts donate dates for India 144 footballs to MCYS confirmed
DELHI, India, (CMC)- West Indies cricket tour of India is set to begin October 8th, the Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) in Indian announced yesterday. The West Indies are due to play India in four One Day Internationals, one T20 and three Test matches, BCCI said in a statement containing the dates. The BCCI has confirmed that the tour will begin with an ODI in Kochi October 8th. “There is an ODI every third day after that, ending with the fifth one in Dharamshala on October 20,” said the BCCI statement. “The one-dayers will be followed by a Twenty20 in Delhi on the 22nd, before the three-Test series begins on October 30 in Hyderabad”. West Indies’ visit will be India’s only full series at home this season. ODIs: 8 Oct - Kochi, 11 Oct Vishakhapatnam, 14 Oct - Cuttack, 17 Oct - Kolkata, 20 Oct - Dharamshala T20: 22 Oct - Delhi Tests: 30 Oct-3 Nov - Hyderabad, 7-11 Nov - Bangalore, 15-19 Nov – Ahmedabad
Ganesh Parts and General Stores, Wednesday made a much needed donation of 144 footballs to the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport (MCYS), which will be used in the Ministry’s football development programme across Guyana. The CEO Chatram Persaud, handed over the donation to the Director of Sport, Neil Kumar, who thanked Persaud for the benevolent gesture. Kumar pointed out that the donation will be especially beneficial in the development of the sport in the interior region. “On behalf of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport and the National Sports Commission, we highly appreciate this 144 balls that you are giving, this is a good gesture, and this will go a far way in helping our camps. We have presently over a hundred camps around the country and the interior is in need of balls, this will really help us,” Kumar remarked. For his part, Persaud noted that his business was very happy to
Director of Sport, Neil Kumar (right) receives the donation of Footballs from Ganesh Spare Parts and General Store CEO, Chatram Persaud. not only give back to society, but giving back in an area that focused on youth. Persaud took the opportunity to encourage other
corporate entities to also mirror the gesture of the company. “Wherever we can we will do our best to help our youth,
because you know it’s our corporate responsibility, and we are very happy that we can,” Persaud said.
RHTYSC cricket teams conclude highly successful Republic Bank Summer Camp Nareesa Rahaman named Best Student THE Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club cricket teams 2014 Republic Bank Summer Camp ended last Friday last and has been hailed as very successful. The Camp was organised with the aim of preparing grade six students for entrance into secondary school and also to encourage them to get involved in sports as a way to occupy their past time. Senior teacher of the Port Mourant Secondary School Rohan Etwaru, who conducted the Summer Camp stated that a total of 56 disciplined and focused students attended the four- week camp and stated that they all were properly prepared for secondary school. The students were taught Mathematics, English, Integrated Science, English B, Social Studies and Spanish. They were also involved in basic coaching in cricket, volleyball and basketball, while several lectures were hosted including peer pressure, importance of education, public manners and the importance of discipline. Secretary/CEO of the RHTYSC Hilbert Foster speaking to the students encouraged them to have a single minded attitude to education as it was the most important asset a person can obtain. Education, the veteran club administrator stated is a vessel that breaks down doors and barriers and he advised the attentive youths that the next five years is the most important phase of their lives and urged them to develop a culture of reading, research and listening to advice. Foster also expressed gratitude to the Management of Republic Bank for investing in the camp for the last seven years and over the years close to five hundred children
Best Spanish Student - Nareesa Rahaman Best Attendance - Quinton Andrews Most Disciplined - Darren Marks Most Improved - Alicia Giddings The nine awardees received educational materials for the new school year while each student received a schoolbag under the RHTYSC Schoolbag for Sports Project.
CRICKET QUIZ CORNER (Friday August 15, 2014)
Compliments of THE TROPHY STALL-Bourda Market &The City Mall (Tel: 225-9230) & CUMMINGS ELECTRICAL CO. LTD-83 Garnette Street, Campbellville (Tel: 225-6158; 223-6055) Answers to yesterday’s quiz: Top student Nareesa Rahaman receives her prizes from senior supervisor Seema Brijmal of Republic Bank, Rose Hall Branch have attented. Nareesa Rahaman was named Student of the Summer Camp. Other awards shared out were: Best Mathematics Student - Felicia Sahadeo Best English Student - Kayla Mc Greggor Best Social Studies Student - Ashanti Marcino Best Integrated Science Student - Christine Hoyte
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(2) Warriors vs Hawksbills (Grenada, July 11) Today’s Quiz: (1)Which two teams are scheduled to contest the LCPL 2014 final? (2) Where was the first LCPL final played? Answers in tomorrow’s issue