KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – The feuding parties in the ongoing West Indies cricket dispute will meet in Trinidad on Friday, in another effort to resolve the bitter impasse.
West Indies players walked off the recent one-day tour of India in protest over the terms and conditions of their new contracts, sparking a messy row with their union, the West Indies Players Association, and the West Indies Cricket Board.
Hans King, press secretary to St Vincent’s Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, said in a statement on Thursday that the meeting was agreed upon through the facilitation of Gonsalves, WICB president, Dave Cameron and Dwayne Bravo, spokesman for the aggrieved West Indies players.
“Both sides in this dispute will be accompanied by their respective members/advisers,” King said.
He said the meeting was agreed on Thursday and efforts were being made to secure the attendance of WIPA president and chief executive, Wavell Hinds.
“The Prime Minister has been unable to contact Mr. Hinds although he was informed of the scheduled meeting through a text message from Mr. Bravo,” King said.
Gonsalves, however, will be unavailable because of a prior commitment.