GUYANA CHRONICLE Friday June 27, 2014
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TCL supports RHTYSC Summer Academy for second successive year By Calvin Roberts TWO YEARS ago, when the management of Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL) were approached by Guyana’s leading youth and sports club, the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC), to offset expenses for their summer academy, readily TCL agreed. Yesterday for the second successive year, Plant Manager of TCL Mark Bender in the presence of his Company’s Sales and Marketing Representative Eric Whaul, presented Secretary/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of RHTYSC Hilbert Foster with a cheque for $200 000, which will go towards the hosting of this year’s Summer Academy that would last from July 14 to 26 at the Club’s Area ‘H’ location. Prior to handing over the cheque, Bender in his brief remarks said he was pleased with the work that is being done at the Club during the hosting of the Academy, which also focuses on other projects apart from cricket.
“Initially, when we got involved with the Club’s Summer Academy, we were pleased to see that they were not only dealing with the cricketing aspect of things, but other projects such as Drug Abuse, Peer Pressure, The Importance of Discipline’ and The Role of a Sports Ambassador,’” said Bender. He added that he is a member of another forum and recently during one of their discussions, the focus on youths and issues facing them in society were discussed. All agreed that something needed to be done to bring the youths who are the future of our country, back in line. “Programmes such as this one being undertaken by RHTYSC would always help our youths and therefore it will attract the attention of TCL and we look forward to sponsoring it even as we congratulate Foster on the multi-dimensional aspect of the Academy and we are extremely happy to be involved this year,” stated Bender.
Trophy Stall to sponsor BVA 4th Annual tournament on Sunday
THE Berbice Volleyball Association (BVA), with sponsorship from. Ramesh Sunich of the Trophy Stall in Georgetown, will be holding the 4th Annual Trophy Stall volleyball competition this Sunday at the Port Mourant Training Centre (PMTC) hard court, starting at 10:00hrs.. This year the BVA has invited teams from the Demerara Volleyball Association (DVA) to participate in the competition, Achievers and the GDF have indicated that they will be participating. A female team from Demerara will also be a part of the event. The teams from Berbice that are expected to participate are: PMTC 1, PMTC 2, Port Mourant Jaguars, 3 Door Strikers of D’Edward, Rollers of New Amsterdam, Falcons of East Canje, Albion Sports Complex and Jets of Skeldon. The first-, second- and third-place winners in the male category will receive trophies, as will the first- and second-place winners in the female category. MVP trophies will be up for grabs in both categories while there will be medals for best setter, best spiker, best blocker, best server, best defender and best libero in both categories. The event is expected to be graced with the presence of the president of the Guyana Volleyball Federation, Mr John Flores, and the BVA will be looking at the Berbice-based players to select a squad for training to represent the county, in Inter-Association matches scheduled for later in the year. The BVA wishes to thank the sponsor, Ramesh Sunich for his unwavering support in assisting to promote and develop volleyball in Berbice and Guyana as a whole. All teams are urged to be punctual for the opening ceremony. (Michael Khan)
… Plant Manager pleased with Club’s initiative
Here you go, sir! The company’s Sales and Marketing Representative Eric Whaul (right) observes the proceedings, Plant Manager of TCL Mark Bender (center) presents the cheque to Secretary/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of RHTYSC Hilbert Foster. According to Foster, the Campbelle, Erva Giddings, Club has over the last 15 Ashkay Homraj, Dominic years hosted the Academy Rikhi, Brandon Prasad, which produced players Khemraj Mahadeo and Plaof the calibre of brothers fianna Millington, just to Royston and Esaun Crandon, name a few. Assad and Abdel Fudadin, “Over that period of Shawn Pereira, Shemaine time, we have won three na-
tional cricket championships, (two male and one female), four Guyana Cricket Board Club-of-the-Year awards and over 30 Berbice Championships at all levels. In 2012, our friends at TCL came on board as the official sponsor of the cricket academy and today we are pleased to announce that they have renewed their sponsorship with us once again, for this year’s tournament,” stated Foster. He said that 80 to 100 youths between the ages of 8 and 18, would have been exposed to the basics of batting, bowling, fielding, wicketkeeping and physical fitness by coaches Delbert Hicks and Winston Smith, while they would be lectured on the other topics mentioned earlier. “We are confident that at the end of the two weeks Academy, the youths would not only be better cricketers, but would also understand
what it takes to be successful on and off the field, with last year’s Academy producing 14 young cricketers for Berbice at the junior level, both male and female and we are hoping that this year’s Academy would remain on the same path.” He reassured TCL that the sponsorship would be used for its intended purposes, adding that as usual, the Academy would be well organised and would achieve its objectives, while he expressed special thanks to the management and staff of TCL, especially Bender and Whaul, who expressed their continued confidence in the RHTYSC. Foster also said that all the attendees of the Summer Academy would be the recipients of educational kits compliments of some other sponsors including telecommunications giant Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company.
India’s Srinivasan takes over as ICC chairman
(REUTERS) - India’s N. Srinivasan was confirmed as chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in Melbourne yesterday, giving the 69-yearold industrialist the most powerful role in the governing body’s restructured organisation. Srinivasan, who emerged as the leading candidate to become ICC chairman in February, will assume office almost immediately after the governing body rubber-stamped constitutional changes at its annual conference being held this week in Australia. “It is an honour to be confirmed as the Chairman of the International Cricket Council,” Srinivasan said in a statement after the 52-member full council approved amendments which, to many observers, give India, England and Australia virtual control of the sport. Often described as the most powerful man in cricket, Srinivasan became Indian board (BCCI) president in 2011 but was ordered to step aside in March to ensure a
… says priority is to spread the game
N. Srinivasan fair investigation into an illegal betting scandal during last year’s Indian Premier League involving his sonin-law. The Chennai-native was also accused of having a conflict of interest due to his India Cements company owning a franchise in the lucrative Twenty20 league. Those controversies have led to some criticism of his appointment with one official of a now unrecognised unit within the Indian cricket board urging the country’s Supreme Court to bar Srinivasan from taking over as ICC chief. “I believe that some of
the criticism is unfair to me and it’s not well-founded,” Srinivasan told reporters. “One must judge me by results. “It’s the first day. I have just been elected. One has to wait and see as to what is the effect I have on the ICC before you make that call.” NO STONE UNTURNED Srinivasan added that he had voluntarily stepped aside from the top BCCI post. “I have not done anything wrong for which I should feel hesitant to take this position,” he added. Once he assumes the new role at the end of the conference, Srinivasan’s priority will be to expand the global reach of a sport that only has 10 teams playing at Test level. “I will leave no stone unturned in trying to strengthen the pillars and foundations of our sport, both on and off the field,” he said. “I want to ensure that
cricket retains and grows its popularity, and that the ICC plays a leading role in this global growth. “I want to see more strong teams in international cricket. For this to be achieved, we all need to work hard to develop local talent in our countries. Naturally, there will be more support to those who first show they can help themselves,” Srinivasan added. The ICC also announced other administrative changes with Mustafa Kamal of Bangladesh elected as its new president, now a titular post, while a new executive committee headed by Cricket Australia chairman Wally Edwards was also formed. England and Wales Cricket Board chairman Giles Clarke will continue to head the ICC’s Finance and Commercial Affairs Committee in a new structure that will see the ‘Big Three’ boards pocketing the greater share of ICC revenue.