CHAIRMAN of the Interim Management Committee (IMC) and former Guyana and West Indies skipper Clive Lloyd said his body’s mission is to provide the embattled Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) and its member boards and stakeholders with good governance.
Speaking at the first public consultation which was held at the Carifesta Sports Complex, with members of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA), its stakeholders and some member clubs Lloyd said the IMC has been tasked with a job and they intend to complete same, despite the numerous distractions.
“As we are all aware, the GCB was being accused of mismanagement and financial impropriety among other things, prompting the secretary of the Berbice Cricket Board to file an injunction in the Courts, to which the Chief Justice ruled that bitter rivalries between the various bodies threaten the welfare of our cricket as a national sport.
“The Chief Justice also recommended that there was immediate need for the Minister of Sport to impose his executive will in the national interest, hence the birth of the IMC,” stated Lloyd.
Other members of the head table present at yesterday’s public consultation were GCA president and former West Indies all-rounder Roger Harper and former Permanent Secretary within the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport Keith Booker, who chaired the proceedings.
In outlining the mission of the IMC, Lloyd said they intend to provide the GCB, its member boards and stakeholders with the tools to facilitate development, good governance and proper administration of cricket.
“We also intend to promote Guyana’s cricket for the benefit and enjoyment of its people, clients and stakeholders, procuring consistency and, corporately, successful international Guyanese products and to that end, the IMC will put in place a legally designed Constitution.
“This will facilitate transparent and properly conducted elections of the GCB, with observers from the media, the West Indies Cricket Board and CARICOM Secretariat and any other stakeholder who wishes to be there and put in place legislations with regard to the administration of cricket in Guyana in the future.”
The 67-year-old Lloyd who was described as one of the most successful Test captains of all-time in West Indies cricket, said once the abovementioned have been achieved, the IMC would have completed its mandate to the Guyanese people.
“I would like to see also, the return of those glory days, so that we as a nation could stand tall and feel proud, as cricket is important to the development of our country. The benefits deriving from the game is immeasurable so it is important that we apply the maximum resources available to us.”
Lloyd said he spoke with Chief Executive Officer of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Haroon Lorgat a couple of days ago, in relation to the ICC document at it relates to Guyana and according to the South African, it is clear there are discrepancies with regard to the situation in Guyana.
“The IMC is here to stay. We have been mandated to do a job and we will get it done. We are not taking over cricket in Guyana, but rather looking to implement strong administrative measures, including a legally binding constitution to facilitate the smooth administration of the sport.
We will be forwarding to the ICC early this week, documents as they relate to the situation here in Guyana, along with the role and mission of the IMC,”  Lloyd said.