Saturday September 08, 2012
Kaieteur News
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Director of Sport extends condolences following sudden passing of Henry Greene Director of Sport Neil Kumar in reflecting on the life of Former Police Commissioner Henry Greene, has offered condolences to all those associated with him, whether family, friend or associates. In the tribute, Kumar noted Greene’s association with sport, mainly table tennis over the years and his sterling contribution to the improvement of that game over the past two years. Here is the full text of the message: “Mr. Henry Greene, Former Commissioner of Police and President of the Guyana Table Tennis Association died in the early morning of Friday, September 7, 2012 on the Harlem Public Road, West Coast Demerara. His death was as a result of a three vehicle accident. Mr. Greene was elected
President of the Guyana Table Tennis Association on July 31, 2010, an Association which at the time was experiencing severe managerial difficulties and was unable to carry out its mandate. As a consequence, he used all his experience and put systems in place to ensure the proper and effective forward movement of the association. He led by example and motivated his executives to emulate his very high standards.” “His interest in the players was unquestionable. He encouraged them to be committed, dedicated, strive for success at the highest levels. His concerns for the development of the players and the game were obvious in the implementation of attractive incentives for players and his presence at
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Henry Greene
competitions.” Under his presidency, the Guyana Table Tennis Association accomplished much; - Decentralizing the game to many parts of the country including Berbice, Essequibo Coast, Bartica, Linden, West Demerara, Mahdia, East and
West Bank Demerara. - Distribution of Tables to schools in various areas, Regions 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 and 10, Georgetown and the University of Guyana (Turkeyen and Berbice) - Resuscitation of the National Schools Teams Tournament, the Inter Organization Teams Championship and the National Championships. - Was Awarded the Most Improved Sports Association and Best Association of the Year. - Introduced the Umpire ITTF Basic Coaching Course and training programmes for players overseas. - Organized a number of level I Coaching Courses while increased and strengthen
Hundreds receive schoolbags from BCB, RHTY&SC and DTV-8
the local training base. - Three ITTF Level I Coaches attended the ITTF Level II Coaching Course in Trinidad and Tobago. - Increased the financial base by way of regular well organized fundraising activities. - Raised the level of the local competitions. - Was able to attract adequate sponsorship for local and overseas competitions. - Successfully hosted the 53rd Senior Caribbean Table Tennis Championships. - Participated in Pre Cadet, Cadet Junior and Senior Caribbean Championships, Commonwealth Games in India, Latin American Championships in Mexico. “Mr. Greene, as President of the Guyana Table Tennis Association established a very close working relationship with the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport/ National Sports Commission, the Corporate Community the Caribbean Regional Table Tennis Federation and the International Table tennis Federation. He also promoted a family atmosphere among the Executives, players, parents, coaches fans and the public at large.” “He touched the lives of many with his democratic
management style. He was a leader by example, committed to the cause and honest in his dealings. This Stalwart will truly be missed by those with whom he came into contact.” “The Guyana Table Tennis Association will definitely miss a President, Father, Mentor, friend and a Leader of quality.” “Just a few hours before his demise, the Executive body of the Guyana Table Tennis Association met, discussed and agreed on the activities for the remainder of the year, such as the national Tournament, the Inter Organization Teams Tournament, the schools teams tournament, the Latin American Pre Cadet Championship in Venezuela and the North America Championship in the United States of America; the preparation for the hosting of the Caribbean Pre Cadet Championships in July 2013.” “The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport/National Sports Commission expresses sincere condolences to his immediate and extended family, the Guyana Table Tennis Association, the sport fraternity and those to whom he would have near and dear. May his soul Experience Eternal Rest!”
GFSCA Nationwide Male/Female Softball Cricket competition continues tomorrow
Some of the students pose with their school bags Hundreds of students preparing for the new school term received schoolbags valued at the cost of $400,000 from the cricket teams of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, Dave Television Station (DTV-8) and the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) last Thursday. The Club, the Berbice Cricket Board and DTV-8 in a joint project used Television advertisements to encourage Berbicians to donate schoolbags to assist less fortunate students to stay in school and obtain an educational background. The teams from the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club involved in the projects were the Rose Hall Town Farfan & Mendes Under-15, Bakewell Under-17 and Second Division, Pepsi
Under-19, Metro females and Gizmos & gadgets Under-21 and First Division teams. Chairman of the Berbice Cricket Board Special Events Committee and Club Secretary/CEO Hilbert Foster at the presentation ceremony stated that the cricket teams, Berbice Cricket Board and DTV-8 want all youths in Berbice to understand the value of education and most importantly poverty should not affect their pursuit of it. He advised the grateful youths to stay away from drugs and crime and to get involved in sports. Peer pressure, Foster stated is one of the main problems among youths today and he urged them to choose their friends carefully. He praised the members of the Club’s cricket teams who
worked overtime to make the project and also expressed thanks to the Management and staff of DTV-8, especially managing Director Anita Rambarran for their cooperation. Gratitude was also extended to members of the general public and the business community who supported the project by donating schoolbags. Captain of the Farfan & Mendes Under-15 Team Daniel Lewis and Vice Captain of the Bakewell Under-17 team Arif Chan urged the youths to use the schoolbags for the intended purpose and promised that the different cricket teams of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club would continue to invest heavily into educational programmes in the future.
The Guyana Floodlight Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA) tournament sponsored by Mike’s Pharmacy, Ariel Enterprise, Trophy Stall, Survival, Ramchand Auto Spares, Motor Trend, and Petama Enterprise, continues tomorrow with several matches. Fixtures for the scheduled games are as follows: In Demerara: Cyril Potter College ground: 9:30am-El Commandante vs Flashers. 11:30am-Trophy Stall A vs J & J Bengal Tigers. 1:30pm-Better Hope vs Enterprise Stars. Carifesta Sports Complex: Pitch 1: 9:30amFloodlights vs Dynamic Security Force. 12:30pm-Jaguars vs Tornado. 2:30pmHerstelling vs Cena X1. Pitch 2: 9:30amWellman vs Front Liners. 12:30pm-Success
Warriors vs Super Street. 2:30pm-Rafman X1 vs Princess Hotel All Stars. Ogle Community Centre: 9:30am-Trophy Stall B vs Rockaway. 11:30am-Challengers vs Young Guns. 1:30pmSavage Master vs Success Masters. Parika School ground: 1:00pm-Bedi Ramjewan Masters vs Defenders. Berbice: Canje Welfare ground: 10:30amYoung Achievers vs Memorex/Celebrity Times. Bananaland ground: 10:30amOldendroff vs Bananaland Triple Star. 1:00pmMemorex/Celebrity Times vs Bananaland Triple Star. Persons on the Essequibo can contact Khalid Baksh at 618-1908 for fixtures in Essequibo and Robby Saywack at 660-0049 for fixtures in West Berbice/Mahaicony.
Frontline and Success Masters record victories Frontline and Success Masters recorded victories as the Floodlight Association’s countrywide Over-40, 25 overs softball cricket competition continued on Sunday at Parika\Mora community ground on the East Bank of Essequibo. At 10:00am Frontline defeated Cornelia Ida by 75 runs. Frontline batted first and scored 176 all out in 24 overs with R. Rajiv topscoring with 34. R. Narine and E. Lovell also contributed 26 and 23 respectively as Neil Vieira bagged 5-29 and Robin Deochan 2-15.
Cornelia Ida in reply managed 101 in 15 overs. A. Ally made 41 and former national batsman Ravindra Seeram 30. R, Narine, L. Persaud and G. Macai claimed 3 wickets each for Frontline. At 1:00pm Success Masters overcame Parika Defenders by 8 wickets. Parika Defenders made 123 all out in 19.4 overs after taking first turn at the crease. Kavesh Persaud got 38 as Ram Nauth and Keron Samad took 3-12 and 2-13 respectively. Success then responded with 126-2 in 14.4 overs. Hakim (only name given) led with 54, while Vikey Baljit chipped in with 37. (Zaheer Mohamed)