Latest update April 18th, 2025 8:12 AM
SAG President Ron Robinson endorses Ramsay Ali
Ramsay Ali
Ron Robinson
President of the Scout Association of Guyana (SAG) Ron Robinson is endorsing Ramsay Ali’s work ethic as an administrator as he runs for the position of President of the Guyana Cricket Board whose Elections are on January 30.
The 48-year-old Ali is set to contest against Bish Panday and Bissoon Singh for the top position in Guyana’s cricket and Robinson says that he was surprised at allegations of poor work by Ali as the GCB Marketing Manager made by Chairman of the National Cricket selectors Claude Raphael in last Sunday’s Kaieteur News.
“It was with disbelief that I read a letter from Mr. Claude Raphael with regard to the performance of Mr. Ramsay Ali as a member of the Guyana Cricket Board” Robinson stated.
Robinson said Ali has been the First Vice President of the Scout Association of Guyana for the past six years, during which time he has been exemplary and a distinct asset to the Association, adding that his contribution to the development of the Scout Movement in Guyana is immeasurable, as was evidenced when he chaired the organizing committee of the 14th Caribbean Jamboree hosted by Guyana in 2009.
“This event also marked 100 years of Scouting in Guyana – the longest established group in the Caribbean and the fifth longest of the more than 200 countries worldwide which have embraced Scouting. The Jamboree was hailed as undoubtedly the best ever held in this part of the world and is still talked about by those who participated,” Robinson explained.
“Mr. Ali has been regular in his attendance at Executive Meetings and has extended his skills and business acumen to the rehabilitation of Scout Headquarters on Woolford Avenue. This he also undertook and was instrumental in its completion in a timely manner.
The annual Scout Fairs have also been the responsibility of Mr. Ali and have been successful fund-raising efforts for SAG. Any scout leader would testify that he has been a major player in the development of our Association ever since he took office,” Robinson informed.
According to Robinson, Ali’s contributions have been integral to the success which SAG has enjoyed during his tenure and he has never failed in the completion of any task he has undertaken for the Movement.
He said that through Ali’s diligence the financial accounts of association are now updated and audited by a reputable independent external auditor.
“It is with this background that I can attest personally that I am still in disbelief that this is the same person to whom Mr. Raphael referred in his article. This is most decidedly not the Ramsay Ali that I and the Scout Association of Guyana have come to know and respect and who has endeared himself to well over 500 Scout Leaders, Venture and Explorer Scouts and Cubs over the past six years. I sincerely hope that he will continue to serve SAG as his has been a sterling (no pun intended) contribution to the development of young scouts in Guyana and we are indeed grateful for the hard and untiring work he has done for us,” Robinson concluded.
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