Guyana gov't says no agreement with WICB yet
Saturday, January 14, 2012
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) â An official statement from the Government on Thursday said that no agreement has been reached with the West Indies Cricket Board over the role of the interim management committee appointed to run the game in the country.
Media reports had indicated that the two sides had reached a consensus concerning the roles to be played by the IMC and the Guyana Cricket Board during their meeting with the Secretary-General of CARICOM Erwin Larocque on Wednesday.
The Government statement also deplored the text of a draft agreement between the two sides turning up in a local newspaper and Sanjeev Datadin, an attorney-at-law for the GCB, appearing on a regional sports television talk show.
"The Government finds these actions particularly deplorable since as was requested by the Secretary General and agreed to by both parties, no unilateral statements should have been made to the media on the content of the discussions while those were ongoing," the Government statement said.
"Rather, there had been agreement that at the conclusion of the discussions, a joint statement would have been drafted by the Secretariat in consultation with the parties to be issued to the media."
The Government statement added: "This breach of confidence does not augur well for bringing the discussions to a mutually agreeable conclusion.
"The Government of Guyana will reserve its position to continue its negotiations with the WICB."
Reports indicated that Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall; Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr Frank Anthony; and Ambassador Elisabeth Harper led the Government's team.
The WICB were represented by president Julian Hunte and Chief Executive Ernest Hilaire with Datadin and fellow attorney Roysdale Forde representing the interests of the GCB.
The local daily, Kaieteur News, said the WICB continued to hold firm to its position that the GCB are the only representatives they recognise, noting they were shareholders in the regional governing body and were expected to act as its agent in the country at all times.
It was also discussed that the IMC would function as an advisory body, the framework for which would be worked out, and it was agreed that British accounting firm, Deloitte & Touche, would do a diagnostic audit of the GCB and any further action against the national governing body would be based upon its report.
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Source
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) â An official statement from the Government on Thursday said that no agreement has been reached with the West Indies Cricket Board over the role of the interim management committee appointed to run the game in the country.
Media reports had indicated that the two sides had reached a consensus concerning the roles to be played by the IMC and the Guyana Cricket Board during their meeting with the Secretary-General of CARICOM Erwin Larocque on Wednesday.
The Government statement also deplored the text of a draft agreement between the two sides turning up in a local newspaper and Sanjeev Datadin, an attorney-at-law for the GCB, appearing on a regional sports television talk show.
"The Government finds these actions particularly deplorable since as was requested by the Secretary General and agreed to by both parties, no unilateral statements should have been made to the media on the content of the discussions while those were ongoing," the Government statement said.
"Rather, there had been agreement that at the conclusion of the discussions, a joint statement would have been drafted by the Secretariat in consultation with the parties to be issued to the media."
The Government statement added: "This breach of confidence does not augur well for bringing the discussions to a mutually agreeable conclusion.
"The Government of Guyana will reserve its position to continue its negotiations with the WICB."
Reports indicated that Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall; Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr Frank Anthony; and Ambassador Elisabeth Harper led the Government's team.
The WICB were represented by president Julian Hunte and Chief Executive Ernest Hilaire with Datadin and fellow attorney Roysdale Forde representing the interests of the GCB.
The local daily, Kaieteur News, said the WICB continued to hold firm to its position that the GCB are the only representatives they recognise, noting they were shareholders in the regional governing body and were expected to act as its agent in the country at all times.
It was also discussed that the IMC would function as an advisory body, the framework for which would be worked out, and it was agreed that British accounting firm, Deloitte & Touche, would do a diagnostic audit of the GCB and any further action against the national governing body would be based upon its report.