Following last year’s controversial Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) elections, sources in the Ancient County have confirmed that a new poll date set for January 2018 will be announced soon.
Sources confirmed with this newspaper on Thursday, that the Berbice High Court will now decide on a new date for the elections following the injunction filed by other members of associations and club in Berbice who were dissatisfied with the process of the October 8, 2017 elections.
The source added that it was most certain that the new date will be announced before the month expires, adding that the Court is in full control of the matter following the ruling going in favor of those who were not happy with the process of last year’s elections.
Guyana Times Sport understand that that clubs and associations across the Ancient County were ordered by the court to submit their names of candidates whom they think are fit for the position of Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) President.
On October 8 2017, the BCB held its elections of office bearers in Berbice, thus electing Dhiranidranuath Somwaru as its new head. Stakeholders and other executives from clubs across Berbice then took the matter to the courts following their concerns about how the elections were carried out.
According to the source, the High Court then threw its support behind the concerned stakeholders, resulting in a newly proposed polling date which could possibly see the brief end of the Somwaru faction or its progression, once the current President decides to rerun.
