Overseas donor Brian Ramphal receives BCB and RHTYSC, MS highest Awards

Oct 25, 2018 Sports

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Angela Haniff and Albert Smith honour Brian Ramphal with the BCB Tribute to Hero Award.

Berbice Cricket in just a short span of eight months is on the move again and this is because total strangers like you came on board and offered

RHTYSC Robby Kissoonlall hands over Dolphin Award of Excellence to Brian Ramphal.

support to us when we needed it most. Your $1M donation to the Berbice Cricket Board allowed us the opportunity to host several programmes that have assisted Berbice Cricket to rise from the ashes. We would forever be indebted to you for your kindness and as such it is our greatest honour to present our highest award to you.” Those were the words of dynamic President of the Berbice Cricket Board Hilbert Foster during a ceremony at the St. Francis Community Developers as the Berbice Cricket Board and the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club honoured overseas based Guyanese, Brian Ramphal with their highest Awards.
Ramphal, who lives in the United States of America and is the CEO of a major Itech Company earlier in the year, donated $1M to the Berbice Cricket Board. The funds were used to host two Coaches Seminars for 40 Pre-Level One Coaches, Annual Award Ceremony, Financial stipends for National Players, Educational Posters for Junior Cricketers and Double Wicket First Division Tournament. The Berbice Cricket Board would also publish a Review Magazine later in the year using the funds. Foster was loud in praise of Ramphal, who along with Dr. Tulsi Dyal Singh are the largest financial donors to the Berbice Cricket Board.
The Tribute to Hero Award is specially given to outstanding individuals whose contributions to Berbice Cricket have assisted the development of the game. Among those who have received the Award are Carl Moore, Mortimer George, Lennox Phillips, Ancel Hazel and Malcolm Peters. Foster, who is also the Secretary/CEO of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, MS, stated that the Club decided to honour Ramphal with its highest Award “The Dolphin Award of Excellence” because the Club’s cricketers had benefitted from Ramphal’s kindness and because of his remarkable achievements in the technology field. The Dolphin Award is the highest of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club twelve awards and would only be given to an elite lift of fifty Guyanese, who are regarded as positive role models and inspiration to youths. Other awardees include President David Granger, Roger Harper, Jennifer Cipriani, Larry Wills and Rajendra Ganga.
Mr. Ramphal in response expressed gratitude to both the Berbice Cricket Board and the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club for conferring their highest Awards on him. Ramphal stated that he selected Berbice Cricket for his support because he knew of its legendary history and also he was very impressed with its leadership. He was very confident that his million dollars was well spent, accounted for and looked forward to a long term relationship with the county.
The Berbice Board presented Ramphal with a plaque, medal, trophy, Certificate of Appreciation and s special gift.

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