-Homraj is Cricketer of the Year

THE Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club will today host its 24th annual awards ceremony at the St. Francis Community Developers Training Centre, where a total of 40 awards are to be shared out including the prestigious Male and Female Cricketers of the Year, Discipline player of the Year and Committed Member of the Year awards.

National Under-19 player Akshay Homraj, who was named Male Cricketer of the Year, will receive $500,000 worth of prizes including a return airline ticket to the USA, $200,000 cash and a wide range of designer clothes, household items and electronic gadgets.
West Indies female all rounder and 2013 Sportswoman of the Year Shemaine Campbelle, is the Club’s Female Cricketer and runner up Cricketer of the Year award winner respectively, while national cricketer Rajiv Ivan will receive a $100,000 gold medallion for his benefit year.
Club Secretary/CEO Hilbert Foster is set to present a comprehensive report of the club activities for the past year, while its president Keith Foster among others would also speak.
Minister in the Ministry of Finance Juan Edghill will deliver the feature address, while the club during the ceremony would also be hosting the Scotia Bank Tribute to Teachers; Berbice River Bridge’s Tribute to Retired Cricketers, and Tribute to Heroes programmes as well.
Popular radio announcer Franklyn Langhorne and Major James Fraser are to be honored under the Tribute to Heroes programme.