Dear Editor,
Like most of Guyana, I was pleased to see the Guyana Amazon Warriors win their first CPL title last week. Even our energetic president was present in the ground to share in our joy, sitting next to the owner of GAW – Bobby Ramroop. That image caused me to reflect on what the spectacle of CPL really is – a private enterprise. As the CPL seems to be entrenched in Guyana culture, it would be good for faithful Guyanese to understand the “closed-door” structure of the CPL.
To help initiate some public disclosure I invite the CPL organisation to respond to the following questions in the press: How was the CPL initiated in the region? Who owns each of the franchises participating in the CPL presently? What involvement does our Government have in the CPL? Does the Government earn any direct revenue from the CPL organisation? What involvement does the Guyana Cricket Board have in the CPL and how much revenue does it earn from the annual event? Who receives the profits from the CPL organisation? Going back to that image, it would be good to know who the real CPL boss is.
Sincerely,
Shaun Prescott
