… Procedural issues to be addressed as BCB pursues injunctive relief

CONSEQUENT to the Full Court ruling and related reports in sections of the press, the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) is compelled to clarify the issue in order for the public to have a full understanding of the matter.Justices James Bovell-Drakes and Justice Roxane George in their judgment dealt solely with the issue of the late filing of (2) documents relating to the BCB’s exparte application by way of affidavit for an interim injunction to block the illegal/purported Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) executive from acting. The substantive matter of the illegal GCB elections held in January 2013 was not a part of this judgment as that is still before the Hon. Court.
The BCB categorically maintains its position that the persons who are holding themselves as officials of the GCB (Anand Sanasie, Raj Singh, Drubahadur, Fizul Bacchus et al) have imposed themselves as the Executive of the GCB and in consequence the BCB does not recognise that body to be in charge of the administration of cricket in Guyana.
Anand Sanasie’s proposal to extend an olive branch to the BCB is therefore a tainted attempt to ingratiate himself with a legally-constituted, effectively-run and progressive Board that continues to make a tremendous contribution to the development of cricket in Guyana. Berbice cricketers feature prominently in the selection of national teams at all levels yet for four (4) years the BCB has not received a cent from the disbursements of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) for the development of cricket in Guyana.
The illegal GCB has not produced any financial report over the past four (4) years and ipso facto has not accounted for the tens of millions of dollars remitted by the WICB.
Sanasie and his clique are once again attempting to mislead the public by stating that the subject court ruling “allows the GCB to operate unhindered as it pronounced on the legality of its elections of January 2013, which was challenged”. This is a total fabrication as the matter of the illegal GCB elections is still before the court and until such time as there is a determination in that court matter, the BCB holds those persons operating as the GCB Executive to be an illegal body.
Anand Sanasie’s inference to the press that there is no further court matter in relation to the GCB is yet another pathetic attempt by this individual to mislead the public and specifically the sponsors.
Further and contrary to the purported GCB’s press release, the subject court ruling has not pronounced directly or indirectly on the Demerara Cricket Board’s (DCB) participation in the said elections nor the status of the persons holding themselves out as the DCB Executives. There are two (2) active injunctions regarding the administration of the DCB.
The BCB takes this opportunity to thank the multitude of cricket fans in Berbice in particular and the rest of Guyana in general who continue to support our struggle against the illegal regime which has hijacked Guyana cricket. We also wish to thank the many corporate citizens and our sponsors for their continued support.
While the BCB is actively challenging the illegality of the GCB, we look forward to President Donald Ramotar’s assent to the Guyana Cricket Administration Bill which will pave the way for free elections and the return of transparency and democracy to Guyana cricket.