Parris-Aaron remains in charge of GNA

Feb 03, 2009 Sports

Members of the new executive of the Guyana Netball Association pose for a Kaieteur Sport photo last Sunday. Seated third from right is President Dr. Maxine Parris-Aaron.

Dr. Maxine Parris-Aaron retained the Presidency when the Guyana Netball Association held its Annual General Meeting in the Boardroom of the Inter-American Institute for Co-operation on Agriculture (IICA) building last Sunday.

Parris-Aaron was returned unopposed, while First Vice-President Randolph Critchlow was replaced by Shondell Samaroo.

The other members of the new executive are Secretary-Lawrence Griffith, Treasurer- Donna Boston, Assistant Secretary Treasurer- Brian King, while Tracy O’Neal and Tonia Stuart are the two committee members.

Meanwhile, some of the plans earmarked in the 2009 programme include: the fostering, development and management of the sport throughout the country; the arrangement and management of tournaments at all levels (international, inter-association, inter-club); to uphold and maintain international rules of the game; maintain and enforce rules and regulations that govern the sport locally; facilitating the Court of Appeal for hearing and determining all cases of dispute and to decide all doubts and disputes in connection with the game and the rules and regulations hereof and to employ funds of the Association as shall be deemed to be in the best interest of the sport.

The GNA also outlined several objectives of the work plan that includes the facilitating of the all-round development of players, coaches and umpires; to continue the development of the sport through the improvement in the level of the game played here; to access the finances needed to support that development policy; to increase the membership of the Association and to promote the principles of the Healthy Lifestyles Programme in all members of the Association and to share them with other sportsmen and women.