I READ Columnist Freddie Kissoon’s article headlined, “Is Caricom or the UN going to intervene in Guyana’s Cricket Now!” and recognise that there is clear misunderstanding of  the real issues underlying our existing cricketing woes. I certainly take offence to Mr. Kissoon’s disrespect for the Chief Justice’s ruling as “an opinion like anyone else’s opinion”. Mr. Kissoon must appreciate that Chief Justice Ian Chang gave his ruling in his chambers during a matter that involved an application for an injunction by Angela Haniff of the Berbice Cricket Board.  This injunction was granted on 21st July, 2011.
In dismissing the injunction on 22 August, 2011 the Learned Chief Justice ruled that the Berbice Cricket Board, the Guyana Cricket Board and indeed all other cricketing bodies were legal non-entities and had not the legal bases to sue or be sued.
He further ruled that the minister could instal an IMC as short-term relief until legislative remedy could be enacted in the long term.
The Ramsey Alli’s ‘illegal board’ quickly grasped the dismissal of the injunction as the licence or transport  for their ownership of the GCB, completely ignoring the rest of the Chief Justice’s eight- page ruling.
Now that the minister has imposed his will, there is a sudden outcry from persons who  have been offended, but cannot offer any other practical or sensible solution, including the comical rendition of Mr. Kissoon, but are guided by personal and emotional feelings directed against the Government.
I say let’s all forget our political, racial or other irrelevant inclinations and rally with the government on this most important issue. Our pride as a nation is at state.
Let’s show our unity and assist the government as Mr. Clive Lloyd has demonstrated, and throw in our lot with practical, reasonable, objective suggestions. The IMC has a group of professionals who can clean up the dirt from our cricketing landscape. Help them as Tony Cozier proposed and not hinder the process.
It is noteworthy that, to date, no one has been brave enough to challenge the Chief Justice’s ruling in a court of law, but sit idly by uttering obscure criticism.
They have sought to condemn everyone who has attempted to do good for Guyana’s cricket.  Bissoondyal Singh, Claude Raphael, Roger Harper, the minister and Government and now Clive Lloyd. Who will be next?