Cameron welcomes moves to end Guyana dispute
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — New president of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Dave Cameron has welcomed efforts in Guyana to resolve a lingering cricket dispute between the government and the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB).
Cameron has been in Georgetown holding talks with the major players involved in the conflict stemming from a disputed GCB election in 2011.
Last December a Cricket Administration Bill was tabled in parliament to include a new constitution for the GCB.
Scrutiny of the bill is expected to resume once debate on the country’s 2013 estimates of revenue and expenditure ends.
“The Minister has done everything in his powers and continues to,” declared Cameron.
“There is a bill before parliament and I think we will get that resolved in a couple of weeks and… you will have international cricket back in Guyana in very short order,” said the Jamaican businessman.
The Government and GCB have been locked in an impasse over the establishment of a Government backed Interim Management Committee (IMC) following the disputed elections.
The WICB has endorsed the GCB, while refusing to recognise the IMC headed by former West Indies captain Clive Lloyd to oversee the administration of the game.