Dehring to update Caricom leaders

MONTEGO BAY: Caribbean Leaders will get an idea of the readiness of the region to host the 2007 Cricket World Cup tomorrow, when Managing Director of  Windies World Cup 2007 Chris Dehring updates them.

A delegation from the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has been invited to address the Caricom Heads of Government meeting currently being held in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The delegation which is headed by outgoing WICB president Wes Hall, includes Dehring; Chief Executive Officer Roger Brathwaite and venue development consultant to Cricket World Cup 2007, Don Lockerbie. Dehring believes the meeting with the Caricom leaders is very important as preparations intensify for the 2007 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,” Dehring said. He added that the WICB was happy with the keen interest and support exhibited by Caribbean Governments, which augurs well for the successful staging of the cricket showpiece.