The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) yesterday received a generous supply of masks and sanitizers from manager of GuyBiz, Ishwar Singh.
This is according to a press release from the GCB.
“GuyBiz is a reputable procurement company located in Berbice, but targets customers across the length and breadth of Guyana,” the release stated.
Singh, himself, is a former senior Inter-County player and is the brother of former national cricketer, Gajanand Singh.
In brief remarks, the businessman explained that his company was very interested in the safety and welfare of the players and in light of the ongoing situation with the COVID-19 pandemic, he thought it worthwhile to make this contribution to the cricketers.
Secretary of the GCB, Ronald Williams, expressed gratitude to GuyBiz for the donation of the COVID-19 supplies, noting that this timely initiative would be of great assistance to the safety and welfare of the players.
He was particularly high in praise of Singh for this gesture in giving back to the game, pointing out that the COVID 19 safety measures are now an integral part of the GCB’s planning process and in this regard the contribution by GuyBiz is most welcome.
GCB Assistant Secretary, Davteerth Anandjit, also expressed his appreciation of Singh and his company. He indicated that such contribution speaks volumes of the efforts being taken by those in the private sector to assist sports organizations in carrying out the responsibility of ensuring that sports activities are conducted within the established COVID-19 guidelines as laid out by the National Task Force.
Anandjit remarked that with the recent rise in recorded COVID-19 cases, such a gesture from GuyBiz was praise-worthy, as this will help the GCB to reinforce the importance of the COVID-19 guidelines in the various cricket-related activities.
Recently, with the spike in COVID-19 cases across Guyana, the Berbice Cricket Board and the Georgetown Cricket Association were forced to suspend all cricket activities while the Cricket Academy reverted to online training after a player contracted the virus. Locally, Guyana has recorded over 11,000 cases with the death toll surpassing 250.
