WEST DEMERARA businessman Lalta Digamber has retained the presidency of the West Demerara Cricket Association (WDCA) unopposedfor a second consecutive term. The proprietor of Brandi’s Furniture and West Side Agricultural Products has been at the helm of West Demerara cricket since April 2012.

Pursuant to the WDCA Constitution and notices published in the Guyana Chronicle, the Biennial General Meeting was held at the Wales Community Centre on April 30, 2014, with the Wales Estate Industrial Welfare Officer Ive Persaud performing the duties of Returning Officer for the elections.
Also returning unopposed to office were vice-president Anand Sanasie, secretary Sejwattie Ramrattan, treasurer Hardeo Oudit, assistant secretary Krishnchand Mangal and marketing officer Sudesh Persaud.
The new faces on the executive are Reaz Dean as Public Relations Officer and Omar Hussein, chairman of the Competitions Committee, even as Dhanpaul, Ramesh Thakur, Navindra Persaud (Georgie), Ramesh Persaud and Robin Khan were appointed to the Competitions Committee.
In giving a comprehensive executive report, Digamber outlined the achievements and work of the Association over the past two years and gave a forecast of future plans and while he was quite emphatic in stating that a lot of work was done, resulting in West Demerara producing national youth cricketers, he praised the WDCA Under-19 team for their consistent performances.
Digamber, who would be serving his final term since the WDCA Constitution does not permit him to serve more than two consecutive terms, also boasted of the strong financial position of his association and complimented the vice-president, treasurer and marketing manager for this achievement.