CADRES Head embroiled in WikiLeaks controversy

(Barbados Nation) Head of the Caribbean Development Research Services (CADRES), Peter Wickham, says he has sought legal advice regarding allegations in a WikiLeaks cable.

In a statement, the political analyst and public opinion pollster complained that the cable in question identified him as the source of information that formed the basis of several improper allegations that were made regarding two current and one former Caribbean prime ministers.

“Specifically, I can state categorically that I have never met privately with former US Ambassador Mary Kramer, who is alleged to be the author of this cable,” Wickham said.

“I consider this a most disturbing turn of events which presents me, along with these gentlemen in a negative light, and appears to be based largely on information that I have no knowledge of and never conveyed to Ambassador Kramer.”