RAJ SINGH - Chairman
Has been involved in cricket administration forever, starting as the Secretary of his village club, Eccles Sports Club, and evolving to serve at every level of cricket administration. From his village club, he gravitated to the East Bank Demerara Cricket Association then to the Demerara Cricket Board and onward to the Guyana Cricket Board and then to Cricket West Indies. He has now settled in as the Chairman of Cricket West Indies Masters Association. Raj has served in several positions in all these entities with distinction. His love and passion for the game is exemplary. He was very instrumental in putting together a decent team of Over 50 cricketers that hailed from different countries in the Caribbean and North America to take part in the 2020 Over 50s World Cup in Cape Town, South Africa. Over $100,000 had to be raised by the World Cup Committee to get these players to attend their first ever World Cup which, sadly, had to be aborted during the 3rd round matches. This tournament was replayed in March 2023. Raj has now spearheaded our attendance at the Over 60s West Indies World Cup team for the inaugural World Cup in Queensland, Australia- November 2022 and the O40s Cricket Global Cup in Karachi, Pakistan in September 2023.
Raj owns and operates 2 successful insurance brokerage businesses in Florida and Guyana, namely, RISK SOLUTIONS INSURANCE BROKERAGE LLC & RAJ SINGH INSURANCE BROKERS & RISK MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS INC. He has close to 4 decades of insurance experience and is one of the most qualified insurance professionals having earned the prestigious FCII, the highest insurance qualification out of London, England; CPCU, the highest Property & Casualty insurance qualification out of the USA and is also an Associate in Risk Management. He has recently been actively engaged in a Committee appointed by the Regulator, Bank of Guyana, to prepare a model for the development of the insurance sector in the oil and gas industry in Guyana. Their activities include development of their sector’s Local Content Policy. Raj has been honored by the Guyana’s 50th Independence Anniversary Committee as one of the top 50 businesspersons in Florida. He was also honored by the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry as the Business of the Year in 2008. He has several real estate investments both in Florida and Guyana.

 
 
DAVE NARINE - Vice Chairman
Is a household name in Guyana, the Caribbean and North America. Dave migrated to New York 34 years ago to find and live the American dream. Dave Narine is the CEO and founder of Dave West Indian Imports Inc. Dave has been responsible for running all facets of the business for nearly three decades, supplying West Indian products from his homeland, Guyana, and the Caribbean at large to the US. He led the design, branding and implementation of all sales and marketing strategies to create a multimillion-dollar enterprise, opening markets in New York, then Maryland, and across the USA. His products are sold in stores like Walmart and recently Amazon. Being the child of two teachers, Dave migrated to the US in 1986, and is married with two children. His prior jobs as an accountant and customs officer prepared him well for securing his dream of establishing his own business. In the US, he realized there was a lack of enough Caribbean products which West Indian still craved after leaving their respective homelands and the idea of Dave West Indian Imports was born.
Dave is the recipient of numerous awards and accolades for his achievements in business and cricket. He has received the Maryland’s Cornerstone Award for Local Business Excellence in recognition of contributions to the state’s economy. He was also honored as one of the top 50 Guyanese businessmen in NY by the Guyana 50th Republic Awards Planning Committee. Dave was also selected as a recipient of the 2019 Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business Award in New York. Dave Narine has also been in the forefront of sponsoring cricket in both the USA and Guyana. He has been the sole sponsor for the Guyana Cricket Board’s National Under 15 tournament for the past 6 years.


 
ROY B SINGH - Secretary
Is a Real Estate and Mortgage Broker
Playing Position: Opening bat (right hand) and wicket keeper.
 History: Started playing first division at 14 yrs of age, Canadian under 19 team as vice-captain and toured Denmark for the junior world cup 1981. Represented Ontario several times and played first division League cricket and representative cricket for years. Last 15 years, only played friendly cricket for Inverhaugh Cricket Club and toured extensively (20+tours). Represented both Canada (2018) and West Indies (2020) in the over 50 world cups.
 Current Business: 25 years Real Estate Broker, 30 Years as a Mortgage Broker, 10 years as a Mortgage Administrator. Executive committee member for CENTURY21 Heritage House, President of Centum Discount Mortgage Canada and President of Four Pillars Mortgage Corporation.
 Past Positions: Director of the Kitchener Waterloo Real Estate Board ((KWAR), Past President of the Ontario Mortgage Brokers Association Golden Triangle Chapter, Past Director of the Ontario Mortgage Brokers Association.  Vice President and Founder of the Mortgage Alliance Company of Canada.


                          
GERALD SINGH - Treasurer



RAMNARINE ORAL BEDASSIE - Assistant Secretary / Treasurer
His love for cricket developed at a tender age. He began by playing cricket with his siblings and neighbours in his area which grew into a passion that made him the President of the cricket club in his community. This fervour continued into his academic life where he represented his school in the cricket club as an opening batsman. He was able to balance his love for cricket with his professional life by representing Inland Revenue in various cricket tournaments.
Ramnarine is a chartered account who also possesses an MBA in Business Administration. Currently, he is the Commissioner of Inland Revenue and the founder of Zakera Enterprises Company Limited. In addition, he holds the position of director of Petroleum Distributors Services Limited and Penchem Distributors Services Limited. As such, his years of experience and savvy business mind are a great asset to the CWIMA Steering Committee. His expertise in finance as well as his love for the game makes him well suited for his position as Treasurer.

 

JULIAN CHARLES - Director
Cricket player profile: Past St Lucia and Windward Islands player and captain at both the under nineteen and senior levels. Former West Indies B player- former professional cricketer
Cricket Administration: Immediate past president of the St Lucia National Cricket Association, being President for ten years. Currently Vice President of the Windward Islands Cricket Board Currently Director of Cricket West Indies (CWI) - Former Chairman of CWI Cricket Committee.
Professional Profile: Banker of over thirty years’ experience, primarily in lending and risk management areas. Recently retired employee of Bank of Saint Lucia Limited. Last served in the capacity of Manager – Special Loans
Academic profile: Bsc. in Banking and Finance, Masters in Business Administration, Bsc. in Law- LLB

 
     
ZAMIN AMIN - Director
Currently plays for American Cricket Society in the New York National Cricket League and Everest Master’s in the New York Masters League, NY Region. Played for USA in West Indies Cricket Board tournaments (Red Stripe) and in ICC tournaments in Netherlands 1990, Kenya 1994 and Malaysia in 1997. Played for the NY Region in the USA national tournaments in 2002, 2003 and 2004 also played for US team in ICC Six Nations Challenge in UAE 2004. Member of Team USA for 11 years - 1990 – 2004. Captain of Team USA for 6 years. Amin is from Guyana, East Berbice-Corentyne region, and played for the Guyana under-19s before migrating to the United States. He made his senior debut for the U.S. national team at the 1990 ICC Trophy in the Netherlands, and took 13 wickets from seven games to finish as the team's leading wicket-taker (and fifth overall). His best figures of the tournament, 4/29 from ten overs, came against Gibraltar. Amin was also the leading wicket-taker for the U.S. at the 1994 ICC Trophy, taking 11 wickets from seven matches (including 5/20 against Israel). He came close to repeating the feat at the tournament's 1997 edition.
In October 1998, Amin played for the U.S. in the 1998–99 Red Stripe Bowl, the West Indian domestic one-day competition. Amin's next major international tournament was the 2000 Americas Cricket Cup in Canada. In March 2004, he represented the U.S. in the ICC Six Nations Challenge in the United Arab Emirates. Later in the year, in May, Amin was selected to make his first-class debut, playing against Canada in the newly established ICC Intercontinental Cup. Amin was his team's equal leading wicket-taker at the 2004 ICC Americas Championship in Bermuda, with his best figures being 5/31 against Argentina. After the conclusion of the championship, the U.S. played an Intercontinental Cup fixture against Bermuda, which was Amin's last international appearance. In February 2020, he was named in the West Indies' squad for the Over-50s Cricket World Cup in South Africa. Amin resides in Long Island, New York and, professionally, is an IT Change Management BA Analyst within the Healthcare industry in New York City.         
Teams:  Guyana under 19s   United States of America   West Indies Over 50s                                                                                   

  
 
KEITH LAWRENCE,Ph.D. - Director

Grew up playing cricket in Plaisance Village in Guyana’s East Coast Demerara region. He represented Queen’s College at cricket, basketball and table-tennis and led the University of Guyana cricket team in 1976-77. After a brief stint at the Demerara Cricket Club, Keith migrated to Antigua where he opened the batting for four seasons of first division competition with the St. John’s Cricket Club.