HELD on Sunday at the world-famous Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) pavilion, the Bi-Annual General Meeting and Elections of the Guyana Cricket Umpires Council (GCUC) commenced just after 10:00 hrs, and concluded after 13:00 hrs.
A fairly large gathering of delegates from Berbice, Demerara and Essequibo turned out to cast their votes for a new Executive body of the GCUC, which was formed in 1971.
When the ballots were completed, Essequibian Dawcha Nagasar, who took over as Acting President after Shannon Crawford resigned from the post, edged out President of the Demerara Cricket Umpires Association (DCUA) Ryan Banwarie, 22-19.
Nagasar, who will serve as GCUC President for the next two years, thanked all the members for their continued support, and welcomed all the members who were elected to the executive.
“Although an executive has been elected, I would like all the umpires to be involved in the decision-making process, through their respective Associations, for there is a lot of work to be done,” Nagasar said, adding:
“The GCUC’s interests and business come first, and, as such, we must come together and be prepared to make sacrifices, and be available to serve the GCUC, for this is the only way the Association will move forward.”
A Motion was passed by a majority vote to change the name of the entity to reflect the Council’s responsibility to incorporate Scorers and Match Referees but President Nagasar, who also served as Secretary during the last term, which coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic, said that the present name will be used until the new one is registered.
The following individuals were elected as officer bearers: Dawcha Nagasar, President; Berbician Zaheer Moakan, Vice-president; and Moses Rampaul, Honorary Secretary.
Treasurer Javed Persaud retained his spot, unopposed, and now has the distinction of having served in that position for eight consecutive years, or four two-year terms.
The Asst. Secretary/Treasurer is Ingram Johnson, while the Committee Members are: Chaitnarine Persaud; Trava Valaidum- Ritney; Zaber Zakhir; and Stephon Joshia. Sean Devers was elected as the Public Relations Officer.