GCB elections set for February 26

Newly appointed Cricket Ombudsman, Kamal Ramkarran.

Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Charles Ramson Jr., yesterday issued a statement via Facebook declaring Friday and the date for elections of the Guyana Cricket Board and Attorney-at-Law Kamal Ramkarran as the new Cricket Ombudsman.

Ramson Jr., said that this stems from consultations with Cricket West Indies pursuant to the requirements of the Guyana Cricket Administration Act and on the heels of the Demerara Cricket Board elections also held yesterday.

Ramkarran, who has served as president of the Bar Association of Guyana in the past replaces Stephen Lewis, who had been appointed by then Minister with Responsibility for Sport, George Norton.