Georgetown : The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has reinstated two time champions Guyana for the regional T/20 tournament slated for Antigua on January 9th 2012 following a meeting with high level CARICOM team..
Concerns about sidelining Guyana as host venue for the New Zealand and Australian tours have also been put to rest after it was announced that the games will proceed unimpeded.
President Donald Ramotar, at whose request the meeting was held joined Minister of Culture Youth and Sport Dr. Frank Anthony, Minister of Legal Affairs and Attorney General Anil Nandlall, Caricom Secretary General Dr. Irwin LaRocque, Chairman of the recently formed Interim Management Committee (IMC) on Cricket and former West Indies Captain Clive Lloyd and Deputy Secretary General in the Caricom Secretariat Lolita Applewhaite at a teleconference.
On the other end were Antiguan Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer who chaired the session, Caricom Chairman and President of Suriname Desi Bouterse and Prime Minister of Barbados Freundel Stewart who were accompanied by their delegations.
Minister Nandlall noted that a request was made for the Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee meeting on Cricket together with the Secretariat to be part of the engagement, all in the aim of arriving at a solution in the best interest of cricket locally and regionally.
New Zealand and Australian tours will proceed as scheduled.
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