Fri, Sep 30, '05 by WEST INDIES CRICKET BOARD PRESIDENT KEN GORDON AT A FUNCTION AT QUEEN'S PARK OVAL ON THURSDAY NIGHT. GORDON STATED THAT ONGOING NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE WICB AND THE WIPA
had failed to produce a resolution to the contract dispute and
as a result an independent mediator will be called in to
assist.
Gordon was hopeful that via this mediation a resolution will be
delivered by October 30, and confirmed that both the WICB and WIPA
have agreed that a full strength team will tour Australia.
In its stated mission to advance the game of cricket in Jamaica
through excellent leadership, the Jamaica Cricket Association took
a proactive step and restructured its operations after conducting a
business audit. The changes, which took effect at the beginning of
September, see the role of Chief Executive Officer split into two
distinct functions.
Brian Breese moves to the post of Cricket Operations Officer,
with responsibility for all matters pertaining to domestic,
regional and international cricket as it relates to Jamaica. Breese
was formerly the CEO.
Thu, Sep 29, '05 by VETERAN JOURNALIST RICKEY SINGH
(Justice Lucky severs all ties with the WICB, Ken Gordon's
speech resonates around the world, Lara arrives in Australia, all
in today's news round-up)
Justice .
"I have had enough of the lack of transparency and
accountability from those in the WICB who are contemptuous of
dissenting views and I cannot any longer work with them," Lucky
said.
(The following is the text of an address by West Indies Cricket
Board (WICB) president Ken Gordon to the Barbados Chamber of
Commerce).
Thank you Mr. President for the opportunity to speak to your
Chamber on an issue which I know is as close to your collective
hearts as it is to mine. My association with Barbados goes back a
long way and I suspect that over the years I have been one of the
more significant contributors to your airport departure tax
revenues. In fact, I was reminded of this a few years ago by Sir
Fred Gollop, Chairman of the Nation Group in an amusing aside, when
on the occasion of that Corporation's 25th anniversary he
calculated that I had visited Barbados on more than 200 occasions
in 23 years.