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Jamaican Women create Caribbean football history
eral elections. They were:
Slate 1: led by incumbent president, Patanjilee 'Per' Persaud; V.P. Brian Hackett, Secretary Chetwynd Bowling; Ground Superintendent, Rabindranath Persaud; Captain Emmanuel London, Treasurer Miguel Yunes; Assistant Secretary/Treasurer Eureka Giddings and PRO, Paton George.
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Slate 2: Led by president Pastor Balgobin Ragnauth; V.P. Richard Hanif; Secretary Rommel Bhagwandin; Captain Ayube Subhan; Treasurer Selochni Ramsundar; Ground Superintendent Hardeo Ganpat; Assistant Treasurer/Secretary Seeru Deo, and PRO Robin Tiwari.
The slate led by Patanjilee Persaud got an overwhelming majority of over 70 per cent of the votes, demonstrating the confidence the membership has in his leadership and that of the full committee, most of which had served on the management committee over the previous two years.
However, there were three new entrants, namely Giddings, Yunis and London, bringing new blood into the management committee.
Returning president Patanjilee Persaud took the floor and highlighted the club’s achievements of the past year which included a successful Guyana Open, more than 24 tournaments and improved playing conditions.
As part of the president’s report, the vice president, Brian Hackett, presented some of the future plans which included a commitment from Republic Bank (Guyana) to sponsor this year’s kids youth camp and golf clinic scheduled to begin in the second week of August.
Hackett also reported that the committee was able to have an aerial drone survey done of the entire golf course to identify low lying areas. This survey will enable the club to further improve the drainage of the grounds which will allow more play during the wet seasons.
The management committee has noted that they will continue to work with the broader membership in a big-tent approach and as such will reach out to the full membership including the members from the other slate to work together to ensure they have buy-in and contributions and diverse ideas so that LGC can realise its full potential.
CMC – Jamaica’s Reggae Girls continued their history-making run at the FIFA Women’s World Cup Wednesday, frustrating giants Brazil in a nil-all draw to become the first-ever Caribbean side to reach the second round of the showpiece.
Forced to defend for large swaths of the Group F contest at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Jamaica’s hero proved to be goalkeeper Rebecca Spencer, the Tottenham Hotspur keeping her third straight clean sheet of the group stage to ensure her side’s progression.

Jamaica finished second on five points behind group winners France, who hammered Panama 6-3 in the other Group F fixture to move to seven points.
“I feel like we’ve been hugely underestimated. I don’t think anyone took us seriously. We’re resilient and we had a point to prove,” Spencer said afterwards.
A shock nil-all draw with powerhouses France in their opener had left Jamaica dreaming, and their 1-0 win over Panama last weekend left them on the brink of history, heading into Wednesday’s game on Australia’s southeastern coast.
Jamaica were under pressure from early as Brazil dominated possession, and the Caribbean side found difficulty in getting out of their own half.
Ary Borges headed over from close range in the 24th minute but while the South Americans commanded 59 per cent of the ball in the first half, they were also short of creating clear cut chances.
In fact, full back Tamires’ shot, six minutes before the break, was the only one that really tested Spencer as she saved low down at the near post.
Brazil upped their intensity in the second half to keep Jamaica pinned back, Luana’s deflected shot in the 79th minute ballooning safely for Spencer to hold.
Against the run of play, Shaw nearly gave the Jamaicans the lead in the 82nd minute, the Manchester City star holding off her markers in a powerful run but then volleying narrowly over the crossbar.
Jamaica then survived an anxious final seconds of the four minutes of stoppage, hero Spencer safely holding on to Debinha’s header from close range, in what proved to be the last kick of the game.