Worrying factors in Berbice cricket (Pt 2)

Dear Editor,

The Berbice Cricket Stakeholders Committee would like to inform Berbicians on the recent development in Berbice Cricket over the last three years.

1. Angela Haniff in her capacity as Secretary has never signed any notice for special meetings nor has received any motion including the no-confidence against her.

2. What was surprising was Godwyn Allicock and David Black submitting a letter authorising Somwaru to act as President. Imagine, Beharry was blocked from fulfilling his elected duties but they chose to authorise Somwaru to do so. More shocking was the fact that they would be willing to withdraw the court injunction if certain conditions were met. This letter was done without the knowledge of the Judge.

3. Angela Haniff had no knowledge of the no-confidence or the reasons for the motion, nor was she ever invited to the special meeting to defend the accusations against her. Under this new era of cricket dictatorship there is no need for justice and no regard for the law.

4. Vice President Winter nor Treasurer Bharosay were never invited to any special meeting while numerous clubs who those so call administrators thought would not agree to what they wanted were also not invited.

5. A court injunction was granted by the High Court against Somwaru, Godwyn Allicock and three others which were filed by Rabindranauth Saywack and Albert Smith.

6. The majority of Berbicians are not aware of what took place at the meeting but that representatives from Albion, Port Mourant, Whim, Rose Hall Canje, West Berbice, Young Warriors and Tucber Park were in attendance. Young Warriors and Tucber Park did not have voting rights.

7. At a recent public event, Somwaru has been introduced as President, Vickram Suebarran as Secretary, Godwyn Allicock as Assistant Secretary and David Black as the Chairman of the Competitions Committee.

8. One is left to wonder which part of the world do people take one another to court and in the same time fill position as Executives. This shows that these people have no respect and regard for the law. Imagine these persons who are so anxious to take over the Berbice Cricket Board were all defeated at the last Annual General Meeting in 2014.

9. They have made efforts to get access to the Berbice Cricket Board Bank account and to transfer the telephone line to another address.

The Berbice Cricket Stakeholders would be very grateful for answers to the following questions:

a) When was an election held by the members of the Berbice Cricket Board and who elected Somwaru as President when the three Vice Presidents have the same status?

b) Why are the two persons who took the out the Injunctions against the Berbice Cricket Board are now involved in the administration of cricket when they are responsible for the current state of our cricket.

c) What are the current status of the two elected Vice Presidents of the Berbice Cricket Board Qualis Winter and Vemen Walter?

d) Why are correspondences signed by D Somwaru as President and not by the Secretary?

e) What is the role of a senior Guyana Cricket Board official playing in all of this mess? He is known to be at all of the meetings where he sits at the front giving instructions. He asked the Secretary of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club to be part of the Berbice Cricket Board Steering Committee and he has demanded the removal of Angela Haniff, on the condition if that is done then the Berbice Cricket Board would receive the subvention from the Guyana Cricket Board.

f) Is it true that Carol Nurse chaired a special meeting at the Albion Club despite the presence of Vice President Vemen Walter? Ms Nurse has no relationship whatsoever with the Berbice Cricket Board.

The Berbice Cricketing Public deserve answers and all members of the Business Sector should be very careful in dealing with these imposters acting as administrators especially the ones that were defeated at the last Annual General Meeting and who used the court system as a platform to gain power via the back door.

Sincerely,

Berbice Cricket

Stakeholders

Committee