President Ali touts ‘rebranding’ of Windies Cricket at CARICOM Conference

President of Guyana, Dr. Irfaan Ali makes a point during his address to the CARICOM Regional Cricket Conference yesterday.

– hints at World Premier League for the Caribbean

By Michelangelo Jacobus

Leaders of the various member countries in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) gathered in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago yesterday for the start of the CARICOM Regional Cricket Conference.

At the conference, President of Guyana, Dr. Irfaan Ali during his address to the gathering touted the rebranding of West Indies Cricket and revealed that his government has been working along with Cricket West Indies (CWI), the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and the International Cricket Council (ICC) to bring to life a ‘World Premier League’ and in so doing, look to ‘position the region on the global market’.