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Official opening of WIPA Jamaica office

 
Narper 2014-09-27 11:40:27 


Kingston, Jamaica - The West Indies Players Association (WIPA) officially opened the first satellite office at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica, on Thursday.

President and CEO of WIPA Wavell Hinds was thrilled with the official opening and stressed its importance to the region. "We are here to grow the product, to ensure that our members have different places to access information and the support that they need to grow as individuals," Hinds said.

Also in attendance at the official opening were West Indies selector Ambassador Courtney Walsh, West Indies opening batsman Chris Gayle, WIPA Director Michael Hall and General Secretary Wayne Lewis, as well as other members of the Jamaica Cricket Association.


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Narper 2014-09-27 11:44:45 


He added: "We also have engaged ourselves in partnerships with the University of the West Indies, University of Technology, GC Foster College, Mico University and Quality Academics in Memorandum of Understanding so that our members can benefit and matriculate to the highest level possible."

Hinds was quick to add that the plan will extend throughout the Caribbean with discussions already taking place with the St Augustine Campus in Trinidad, and the Cave Hill Campus in Barbados.

He stressed the importance of education and made it clear that WIPA will be pulling out the stops to ensure that all the educational opportunities are made available to the members
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Drapsey 2014-09-27 14:42:36 

In reply to Narper

Hope Wavell and his cohorts didn't do a Dr. Skunte and use WIPA (the players') money to renovate his home (office) and then turn around and rent the said space to WIPA only to have the players foot the bill.

Edited.

 
Commie 2014-09-27 15:46:06 

In reply to Drapsey

Clever but actually you could get sued for that kinda commentary.

The current president is likely doing the exact same thing Hunte did.

 
Drapsey 2014-09-27 15:55:55 

In reply to Commie

Thanks for the advice. I proceeded to edit my post.wink

The current president is likely doing the exact same thing Hunte did.

And why not when precedent has been set?

 
Commie 2014-09-27 19:39:17 

In reply to Drapsey

There was no precedent.

All WICB presidents get to do exactly the same thing because none of them are domiciled in Antigua and use the actual WICB offices.

You may be able to edit litigious statements but ignorance leaves an indelible stain.

If you do however want to see a clear conflict of interest it was about the time the contract for WI sponsorship was being negotiated and a Board Directors cricket club got renovated by the winning bidder. That was cited in the Lucky enquiry.

 
Yamfoot 2014-09-28 09:31:42 

Where does President Cameron use as his office in Jamaica?

 
Headley 2014-09-28 10:18:12 

In reply to Yamfoot

Commie spen a lot of time constructing dat thesis. Why yuh trying to seek information which could knock it down? rolleyes lol rolleyes

 
Commie 2014-09-28 10:36:31 

In reply to Headley

The actual issue is irrelevant. It became an issue because the first person who reported it from the Trini Guardian years ago did so from a narrow agenda like many things in this region.

Why don't you ask where Ken Gordon office was or where Pat Rousseau office was.

All whilst the actual WICB office was in another country.

 
imusic 2014-09-28 11:12:04 

In reply to Commie

It became an issue because the first person who reported it from the Trini Guardian years ago did so from a narrow agenda like many things in this region.

Donald Peters from the Trini Guardian? confused


Why don't you ask where Ken Gordon office was or where Pat Rousseau office was.

Did either or both have the WICBC pay to renovate their offices and then turn around and charge the WICBC rent for said offices?

 
Courtesy 2014-09-28 11:19:13 

In reply to imusic

Mate, WICBC no longer exists. It is WICB...and this has been so for years. This really irks me to...

 
FuzzyWuzzy 2014-09-28 11:19:25 

In reply to imusic

If the renovations were at market rates and the rental was also at market rates wicb is not at a disadvantage

 
FuzzyWuzzy 2014-09-28 11:20:41 

In reply to Courtesy

That's why he types it. To be irritating

 
Courtesy 2014-09-28 11:22:26 

In reply to FuzzyWuzzy

Brother, it also tells me that we might be dealing with a raving neanderthal.

This is unpardonable.

 
Commie 2014-09-28 11:25:21 

In reply to imusic

The story

The problem is that you seem to believe that if a lie is repeated often that it eventually becomes true.

Might work in Trinidad but the rest of the world looks down on that.

And the person who first jumped on that story is the same Ramchan or Ramchad personality used as a propaganda merchant by WIPA.

There are enough things to shoot down the wicb for than to spread lies about one person.

 
Admin 2014-09-29 15:29:36 

In reply to Commie

It is true that they paid a lot of WICB money to renovate Hunte's office in St Lucia.

_r

 
Commie 2014-09-29 15:55:33 

In reply to Admin

Bro...rise above the fray. ALWAYS.

Deyal, the corporate services manager who was hired after the infamous Lucky Report called for such a position to help with the board's credibility, recommended the board demand an ownership stake in the WICB president's property and negotiate the rental downward to recover an investment that never took place.

The facts, now public, are that Hunte's company (West Indies General) secured a bank loan for EC$175,000 for the office renovation. The WICB only paid for the purchase of equipment and furniture which is standard operating procedure for offices used by WICB presidents in their home territory. The WICB has paid for local office rentals for all recent WICB presidents -- including Pat Rousseau, Wes Hall, Teddy Griffith and Ken Gordon -- and purchased equipment/furniture for those facilities.

In this case, the WICB never paid for the office renovation and the rental was in keeping with standard operating procedure for a WICB president.

There were also concerns, confirmed by Peters at the meeting, that Deyal's antagonistic relationship with WIPA and others was ruining the board's attempt at restoring operational credibility.

 
Courtesy 2014-09-29 16:02:27 

In reply to Commie

I am sure that Admin has credible and irrefutable evidence which can pass the scrutiny of the courts.

 
Commie 2014-09-29 16:11:15 

In reply to Courtesy

The initial story was by Vinod Mamchan and claimed 150k US was spent by the WICB renovating the office.

 
Narper 2014-09-29 16:11:37 

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, (CMC)
In the aftermath of an emergency internal investigation into who was the source of leaked information on the spending of money for renovations to premises in St Lucia occupied by West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) president Julian Hunte, corporate services manager Tony Deyal has been fired, and Chief Executive Officer Dr Donald Peters is to be sent on unspecified, administrative leave immediately.


Didn't the WICB settle with Tony paying him hundreds of thousands?

 
Commie 2014-09-29 16:14:53 

In reply to Courtesy

There are more pertinent foul ups by the Board under Hunte and others watch that could have been investigated.

 
Drapsey 2014-09-29 16:15:54 

In reply to Commie

There were also concerns, confirmed by Peters at the meeting, that Deyal's antagonistic relationship with WIPA and others was ruining the board's attempt at restoring operational credibility.

Is that reference to Dr. Donald Peters? The same one who was pushed under the proverbial bus so as to make way for the succeeding Dr.?

Ok, forget it. I don't want to be accused (again) of straying from the current subject.

 
Commie 2014-09-29 16:21:47 

In reply to Drapsey

You could argue that Hilaire was a better CEO than Peters by far, and Anansen, and Roger Braithwaite et al.

Not that the feat was that difficult.

 
Narper 2014-09-29 16:23:39 

CaribbeanCricket.com name calling here

St. JOHNS - The fallout from what was deemed a malicious attempt to discredit WICB president Julian Hunte has begun and heads are beginning to roll in Antigua.

According to information reaching CaribbeanCricket.com, CEO Donald Peters has been sent on administrative leave pending an investigation of his performance and corporate services manager Tony Deyal has been fired for their roles in the brouhaha over the renovation/rental of Hunte's official WICB office in St Lucia.

Peters, who was hired as CEO less than a year ago, will be sent on administrative leave while a committee investigates his role in the episode, which exploded when a Trinidad Guardian report erroneously stated that the WICB spent US$150,000 to construct an office on property owned by Hunte.

Peters was quoted in the Guardian report as confirming that the WICB was paying for an office in St Lucia but could not verify if the building was owned by Dr Hunte.

"I am aware that the WICB has an office in St Lucia for which we are paying but I cannot say where it is located and who owns the building," Peters said in the explosive report.

Almost two weeks after the publication of that story, Peters inexplicably could not provide clarity to the issue. When contacted by CaribbeanCricket.com, Peters said he was "unaware" of the renovation/rental issue, which occurred before he was hired as CEO.

When asked why he, as CEO, had not seen it fit to investigate the contents of such a report, Peters declined comment and immediately sent a letter to the WICB board of directors accusing CaribbeanCricket.com of "leading questions" and "harrassment."

After a board meeting over the weekend, the WICB directors determined that he should proceed on administrative leave while an internal committee investigated his alleged dereliction of duty. The directors are upset that its CEO did not see it fit to publicly correct the report, even after he knew it contained major inaccuracies.

Peters argued that it was counter-productive to issue an official response because the issue had no traction in the press. This is a justifiable response in some cases of public relations but, in this episode, the directors believed Peters should have issued a quick response because of the sensitivity of the allegations.

Deyal, the corporate services manager who was hired after the infamous Lucky Report called for such a position to help with the board's credibility, recommended the board demand an ownership stake in the WICB president's property and negotiate the rental downward to recover an investment that never took place.

The facts, now public, are that Hunte's company (West Indies General) secured a bank loan for EC$175,000 for the office renovation. The WICB only paid for the purchase of equipment and furniturem which is standard operating procedure for offices used by WICB presidents in their home territory. The WICB has paid for local office rentals for all recent WICB presidents -- including Pat Rousseau, Wes Hall, Teddy Griffith and Ken Gordon -- and purchased equipment/furniture for those facilities.

In this case, the WICB never paid for the office renovation and the rental was in keeping with standard operating procedure for a WICB president.

There were also concerns, confirmed by Peters at the meeting, that Deyal's antagonistic relationship with WIPA and others was ruining the board's attempt at restoring operational credibility.

Deyal turned up at the WICB office in Antigua today but left complaining of feeling unwell. He told CaribbeanCricket.com this morning that he was aware of rumors of his dismissal but he had not been formally notified of anything.

He said Peters was also aware of the WICB decision, having fielded a call from CMC.

 
Courtesy 2014-09-29 16:24:10 

In reply to Commie

I shall refrain from any further comment on this matter.

 
Commie 2014-09-29 16:24:53 

In reply to Courtesy

Why ? Conflict of hinterest is not an issue smile

 
Drapsey 2014-09-29 16:27:56 

In reply to Commie

You could argue that Hilaire was a better CEO than Peters by far, and Anansen, and Roger Braithwaite et al.

Please don't misinterpret my usage of the term 'succeeding Dr.'. I was just referring to the Dr. who served immediately after the other Dr. wink

 
Courtesy 2014-09-29 16:29:55 

In reply to Commie

Why ? Conflict of hinterest is not an issue


I am not a rich guy like Admin.

wink

 
Commie 2014-09-29 16:32:04 

In reply to Drapsey

Here is your padna

 
Drapsey 2014-09-29 16:38:11 

In reply to Commie

Nuff respeck to the Don, even if he used or overused the Caribbean Peoples' cricket as a stepping stone to his current position and positioning.

Again, nuff respeck to Don Hilaire.

 
Commie 2014-09-29 16:41:42 

In reply to Drapsey

Nuff respeck to the Don, even if he used or overused the Caribbean Peoples' cricket as a stepping stone to his current position and positioning.


You talking about gayle in code again ?

 
Drapsey 2014-09-29 16:46:26 

In reply to Commie

You talking about gayle in code again ?

I was speaking generically. Gayle was just road-kill.

 
Commie 2014-09-29 16:50:39 

In reply to Drapsey

Given that Hilaires education is exactly in tune with the role he now occupies I am not too sure what the value of WI Cricket has been to his career other than to his pocket.

Otoh...without WI cricket Gayle would probably not be as well off.

 
natty_forever 2014-09-29 16:52:54 

In reply to Commie... sounds like you and the Dr well off???

 
Courtesy 2014-09-29 16:53:03 

In reply to Commie

Otoh...without WI cricket Gayle would probably not be as well off.


Probably is your operative word.

I say as a don he would be a lot better off.

big grin

 
Commie 2014-09-29 17:00:11 

In reply to natty_forever

Dont know the dr...but when someone trained in LSE and Cambridge and Notre Dame, for a career that ends him up as a diplomat, you could call WI Cricket a diversion on his career route.

That is fundamentally different from career WICB peeps.

 
natty_forever 2014-09-29 17:01:21 

In reply to Commie... so his career route was to be a diplomat?

 
Commie 2014-09-29 17:03:50 

In reply to natty_forever

His career route was politics.

 
Drapsey 2014-09-29 17:19:35 

In reply to Commie

Given that Hilaires education is exactly in tune with the role he now occupies I am not too sure what the value of WI Cricket has been to his career other than to his pocket.

Otoh...without WI cricket Gayle would probably not be as well off.

For all the respect I have for the Don Hilaire (and I've said it so many times, in so many ways), my issue with him in his capacity as WICB CEO was his superiority complex. It looked like he was always talking-down to his subjects. Actually, I have similar issues with some of his undying supporters.

 
Commie 2014-09-29 17:24:32 

In reply to Drapsey

Someone can only look down on you if you are perpetually looking up.

Life lesson.

 
Drapsey 2014-09-29 17:30:32 

In reply to Commie

Being the originator, maybe you should copyright that statement, a statement which might be considered consistent with my expressed opinion.

 
Commie 2014-09-29 17:54:44 

In reply to Drapsey

You can't copyright common sense. Unfortunate but true.

 
Admin 2014-09-29 18:45:32 

In reply to Commie

Deyal, the corporate services manager who was hired after the infamous Lucky Report called for such a position to help with the board's credibility, recommended the board demand an ownership stake in the WICB president's property and negotiate the rental downward to recover an investment that never took place.

The facts, now public, are that Hunte's company (West Indies General) secured a bank loan for EC$175,000 for the office renovation. The WICB only paid for the purchase of equipment and furniture which is standard operating procedure for offices used by WICB presidents in their home territory. The WICB has paid for local office rentals for all recent WICB presidents -- including Pat Rousseau, Wes Hall, Teddy Griffith and Ken Gordon -- and purchased equipment/furniture for those facilities.

In this case, the WICB never paid for the office renovation and the rental was in keeping with standard operating procedure for a WICB president.

There were also concerns, confirmed by Peters at the meeting, that Deyal's antagonistic relationship with WIPA and others was ruining the board's attempt at restoring operational credibility.


Source?

 
Commie 2014-09-29 19:27:10 

In reply to Admin

Narper posted the source.

 
Narper 2014-10-07 19:25:22 

So who will occupy this office in the near future? wink

President and CEO of WIPA Wavell Hinds was thrilled with the official opening and stressed its importance to the region. "We are here to grow the product, to ensure that our members have different places to access information and the support that they need to grow as individuals," Hinds said.