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LALTA ‘RISHI’ DIGAMBER RETAINS WDCA PRESIDENCY
West Demerara businessman Lalta ‘Rishi’ Digamber retained the Presidency of West Demerara Cricket Association unopposed for 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 Biannual General Meeting was held at the Wales Community Centre on 30th April 2014, with the Wales Estate Industrial Welfare Officer Mrs. Ive Persaud performing the duties of Returning Officer for the Elections.
The WDCA executive: seated from left, Anand Sanasie, Lalta Digamber. Sejwattie Ramrattan and Hardeo Oudit, while standing from left, Krishnchand Mangal, Robin Khan, Navindra Persaud, Omar Hussein, Reeaz Deen, Dhanpaul Ramesh Persaud and Sudesh Persaud.
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.
The General Meeting also appointed Five (5) members to the Competitions Committee namely: Dhanpaul, Ramesh Thakur, Navindra Persaud (Georgie), Ramesh Persaud and Robin Khan.
In his comprehensive Executive Report, President Digamber outlined the achievements and works of the association over the past two years and gave a forecast on future plans. He was quite emphatic in stating that quite a lot of work was done resulting in West Demerara producing national youth cricketers. He praised the WDCA Under-19 team for its consistent performance.
Mr. Digamber, who would be serving his final term since the WDCA Constitution does not permit him to serve more than Two (2) consecutive terms, also boasted of the strong financial position of his association. He complimented his Vice President, Treasurer and Marketing Manager for this achievement.
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