West Indies: Julian Hunte's new job a problem for WICB (8 Sep 1998)

8 September 1998

Julian Hunte's new job a problem for WICB

The Jamaica Gleaner

The West Indies Cricket Board has a minor problem on its hands, and except good sense prevails on the part of one its members, it may have to turn to its constitution to solve it.

Sitting vice-president Julian Hunte was recently appointed St. Lucia's Ambassador to the United Nations in New York, and according to information reaching the Gleaner, the long-serving member of the Windward Islands Cricket Association and the WICB wants to maintain the position and intends to do so.

The constitution of the WICB stipulates, however, that Board members, like selectors, must reside in the West Indies.

The consensus of Board members around the region is that the vice-president is the chairman of the development committee, it is an important job, and that Hunte, despite his service over the years, should resign and allow the Board to elect or appoint a new vice-president.

If Hunte fails to resign, it is likely that a motion calling for his resignation will be tabled at a Board meeting in Antigua later this month and that it will be accepted.

Hunte was returned as vice-president.

Source :: The Jamaica Gleaner (https://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/)