West Indies governments to get update on World Cup plans

Heads of Government of West Indian nations will be getting the message on plans for the staging of the ICC Cricket World Cup in the Caribbean in 2007 during their CARICOM meeting in Montego Bay, Jamaica on Sautrday.

The managing director of the organising committee, Chris Dehring, will head a high-level West Indies Cricket Board delegation, including president, the Rev West Hall, chief executive officer Roger Braithwaite and the venue development consultant, Don Lockerbie.

Dehring said: "This meeting with the Heads of Government is very important as we move into high gear in our preparations for the 2007 Cricket World Cup. For the Caribbean to reap the tremendous rewards that would be derived from a successful event, there must be a total regional effort spearheaded not just by cricket officials but the governments and the private sector. We are very encouraged by the keen interest and support being shown by Caribbean governments at this time and this augurs well for the successful staging of the largest event that would ever have been held in the region."