Amid months of turmoil in West Indies cricket particularly in relation to the administration of the game in Guyana and the shutting out of Jamaican batsman Chris Gayle, Caricom heads have agreed to seek an urgent meeting between the prime ministerial subcommittee on cricket and the WICB.
This was revealed in the communiqué released tonight following two days of talks in the Suriname capital Paramaribo.
The communiqué said:
“Heads of Government agreed to seek an urgent meeting between the Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee on Cricket and the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) before the end of March 2012 to try and resolve several issues. In this regard, they received a report presented by the Government of Guyana, with respect to the ongoing situation in that country.
“The mandate given to the sub-committee includes a mediation role in the on-going disputes between Mr Christopher Gayle and the WICB as well as issues related to the governance of cricket.
“In the latter regard, the sub-Committee will review the state of implementation of the Patterson Report on Governance of West Indies Cricket in collaboration with the WICB.
“Heads of Government were of the view that the recent statement by the WICB responding to the Prime Minister of Jamaica was insensitive, out of order and disappointing.”
