Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee Meeting on Cricket Held

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Saturday, 08 September 2012 02:30

By press release

Antigua St. John’s - Prime Minister of Antigua & Barbuda, Hon. Dr. W. Baldwin Spencer on Friday convened the 19th Meeting of the Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee on Cricket at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. John’s.

The one-day meeting was expected to be attended by the CARICOM Secretary General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Chairman of the Committee on Governance of West Indies Cricket the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson and officials from the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), the West Indies Players Association (WIPA)and prime ministers from the region.

The meeting addressed a wide range of issues including the Patterson Report which made recommendations following a number of findings on the current state of the development of West Indies Cricket.

Prime Minister Spencer said earlier that the closed-door meeting will also address the relations between the Government of Guyana and the WICB and a WICB Strategic Plan which includes the WICB’s renewed mission, vision, core values and new strategic direction, an analysis of the current situation of the organisation, key strategic areas and the next steps.

The meeting also discussed the allocation of international cricket matches in the member states, settlement of disputes between the WICB and the WIPA and the role of stakeholders Digicel and Scotiabank in West Indies Cricket.

The Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee on Cricket was expected to issue a statement following the conclusion of the meeting on Friday afternoon.

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