When torchlight shine, cockroach run
June 2, 2011
We have acquired video footage of Sir Hilary Beckles’ disgusting comments regarding Chris Gayle. After the audio was released, Beckles said: “The presentation was edited, I believe it was misrepresented, statements were strung together to create what for WIPA was an unfortunate unpleasant and unsavoury image.”
See for yourself, especially where he laughs disdainfully as he compares Gayle to a drug ‘Don’.
May 31, 2011
WICB director Hilary Beckles compares Chris Gayle to a criminal and gets away with it. Shivnarine Chanderpaul speaks his mind and the WICB is setting the stage for disciplinary proceedings. Hypocrisy 101.
May 24, 2011
Mr. Shivnarine Chanderpaul
103 Unity Village
East Coast
Demerara
Guyana
Dear Shivnarine,Re: Interview on Line & Length Network
I refer to an interview you participated in on May 5 2011 on the Line & Length Network in which you spoke of matters relating to West Indies cricket.
As a centrally contracted player, we are in the first instance concerned with your participation in such an interview of which we had no prior knowledge and for which the WICB granted no approval. Further, even had you independently decided to engage in such an interview, we must remind you of the duty enshrined in your retainer contract – to ensure that you do not do anything that, in the WICB’s reasonable opinion, is likely to denigrate the WICB, a WICB Team, another Player or any WICB Sponsor or which reveals any information that, in the WICB’s reasonable opinion, is confidential to the WICB.
We also refer you to Rules 6 and 9 of the WICB Code of Conduct, which respectively prohibit unbecoming behaviour that could bring the game of cricket into disrepute or be harmful to the interests of cricket, and players and team officials from making public or media comment which is detrimental to the interests of the game.
It is our opinion that several of the comments made by you in the course of the abovementioned interview have the effect of denigrating the WICB and in particular the Head Coach, the Selectors, the CEO and the Executive Members of the Board. We further consider that your comments were ill-advised and detrimental to the interests of the game.
While we consider it unfortunate that you choose to make public comments on issues about which you may feel dissatisfied, rather than seeking to have discussions with me, any member of Team Management or any other WICB official; we would like to give you the opportunity to explain your comments and the reasons for same.
We would appreciate a response from you within 10 days of receipt of this letter.
Sincerely,
Ernest Hilaire
Chief Executive Officer
West Indies Cricket Board Inc.
Download original hilairechanderpaulletter.pdf
May 9, 2011
From dirty tricks to downright slander, the classless and hypocritical WICB continues to malign its own cricketers. Now we have WICB director and UWI professor Hilary Beckles comparing Chris Gayle to a Jamaican drug don (Listen for yourself). This is what West Indies cricket has come to. Hilary should be ashamed of himself.
At least they are finally providing the true reason Chris Gayle was dropped from the team. If I’m Marlon Samuels…
April 19, 2011
It’s very interesting to read old minutes from WICB meetings and seeing how directors scheme and hatch their plans. In this case, it’s Darren Sammy and the captaincy. From as far back as 2009, directors were pushing to make Sammy the vice captain even before the team was picked and before he was even considered a certainty on the team. Read the very last line of this section of the WICB minutes.
April 11, 2011
Mr. Clive Lloyd, the greatest West Indies captain ever and a director of the WICB, thinks Chris Gayle is a brilliant captain.
“He creates a very good atmosphere when he’s around. He’s been a great boost for this team and the players react to him very well. He has been brilliant since he took over. The players are behind him and he has created a great team spirit,” Lloyd said.
“He is learning all the time. He has surprised many people by the way he has handled the team, but he has not surprised me. He has always been a quiet guy but I always realised he had the ability.
“In the dressingroom he has always been making wise comments. He always wants to do well and wants the players to do well. He has that kind of charisma and on this tour he has certainly led from the front.”
But Ottis Gibson disagrees. Check out these bullet points from Gibson’s tour report from the ICC World Twenty20 tournament:
We don’t know who to believe. The great Clive Hubert Lloyd. Or Ottis the US$261,000 a year blamer.
Read the official WICB document and decide for yourself: gibsontourreport.pdf
April 8, 2011
Who remembers that day when WICB director Mr. Conde Riley accused Sir Sridath Ramphal of not being able to understand a mediation document? Remember how he presented himself as such an honourable man and resigned as a WICB director because he has “broken protocol” by releasing confidential documents?
So why is Mr. Conde Riley still a WICB director? Welcome to Shysterism 101.
You see, despite proclaiming honour and telling the media he had resigned with immediate effect, Mr. Riley never resigned. Here’s what he wrote to the board:
April 7, 2011
Paul Campbell is president of the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) and a director of the WICB. His association, like the WICB, has code of ethics problems. Paul Campbell also complains about the JCA being broke. Now we know why.
To: The JCA Directors
Fr.: Maurice Clarke, Acting Treasurer
Subject: Abuse of Credit Card Privilege
December 14, 2010As you are aware and after much discussion as to the merits/demerits of a credit card, the board
approved a card through Scotia Bank for the use of the President to cover matters relating to the
Jamaica Cricket Association. The card was assigned a credit limit of $128,400.A recent review of the card revealed some issues which I believe are important to bring to the attention of the Directors of this Board as in my view it represents an abuse of a facility. The abuses are as follows:
- Use of card for personal expenses totaling $712,311.60 (see table below). As you are aware this
was not the intention of the card.- The maintenance of the card limit at a figure higher than was approved even though the
President was aware that this increase in limit was temporary (as this request was sought by
him) to facilitate ticket purchases for the India visit. Original limit $128,400, limit is now at
$638,400 and being fully utilized.- What I consider in my estimation is a very heavy use for reported marketing and cricket related
expenses which totaled over $311,000 for the period 2006-2008. A similar tally could not be
done for the other two years as the credit card statements did not carry a similar indication of
allocation of expenditure. Majority of this expenditure surrounds entities such as gas stations,
restaurants, sports bars, hotels and cricket clubs.In light of the use of the card for personal purposes, the JCA has incurred finance charges totaling
$130,494.70 as the President did not make refund to the JCA in a timely manner so the bill could be
cleared in full. This delay also resulted in late fees being charged on the card totaling $9.865.00.We have also seen expenditure on the card when the President travels on WICB business. As far as we are aware the President has expenses (accommodation, feeding and transportation) covered by the WICB and is given a per diem to cover incidentals. We have written the WICB to confirm knowledge of the amounts spent while on their business and to advise when this amount will be paid.
Based on the foregoing where
- 80% of expenditure on the card is for the President’s personal expenses and against the intended use of the card
- Fees and charges are being incurred because of the misuse and failure to pay on timely manner
- The JCA’s funds are as limited as they are and as such charges (annual fees, finance charges, late fees) cannot be afforded
- Reported marketing initiatives being undertaken by the President needs to be better managed.
I am recommending that the card be withdrawn with immediate effect and the president asked to
account to this Board for such indiscretions on his part.
This official JCA document has a list of the itemised credit card charges, which includes trips to Burger King, So So Seafood and Ocho Rios Jerk. paulcampbellcreditcard.pdf
April 6, 2011
Which WICB director rang up $712,311.60 in personal expenses on his association’s credit card and is now facing the embarrassment of having that credit card withdrawn with immediate effect? We will publish an official document tomorrow to answer this question and to provide a long list of these personal expenses (gas stations, restaurants, sports bars, hotels and cricket clubs).
April 5, 2011
Mr. Gregory Shillingford is a former WICB CEO who was fired by the WICB Board of Directors for non-performance.
“The Board’s decision to terminate the services of the CEO followed consideration of a report on his performance conducted by its Review and Assessment Committee, a review of the evaluation process, and comments from each board member. The decision was unanimous.”
After accepting an ex-gratia payment (big U.S. dollars) under the condition that he not file a lawsuit, Mr. Shillingford turned around and took the WICB to court for wrongful dismissal. As expected, he lost the case and was ordered by the court to pay the sum of 15,000.00 USD in costs.
That money still remains unpaid. Mr. Shillingford is trying to get the WICB to say that he gave up certain travel expenses in exchange for paying the court costs but there is no WICB minutes or record to prove this.
WICB Exposé 