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Letter to the Sports Editor…Blackman responds to Bruce Fraser’s letter

Apr 21, 2013 Sports

 

 

Dear Mr. Editor,
Permit me to reply to Mr. Bruce Fraser misconception of the facts and twister of the truth.
I have always stated openly that I owed the Guyana Judo Association (G.J.A) and not the Judo Association of Guyana.
The facts are as a result of a fundraising event of the sale of T Shirts and stickers. Monies were paid for those sold, the rest were donated to persons who sponsored and promoted the sport, namely: Sidewalk Café’, Humphrey Bakery and Mr. Dale Erskine, Director of Prisons. I stated that I will pay for those that were donated. I have a letter dated 12-12-2008 to the treasurer of the G.J.A and cc to Ivor O’Brian Secretary of the Olympic Association.
I started to pay and in the process of doing so I was called a thief at an executive meeting of which I was a part of, as a result of that I stopped paying and a lawyers letter was sent to the executive member demanding an apology, to date none was forthcoming.
These facts and other issues were raised by me at a meeting two days before the AGM by myself and Mr. Andy Moore to Mr. Charles Corbin, Vice President of the Olympic Association. They were not challenged by anyone; in fact Mr. Bruce Fraser and others were angry that these issues were raised. Once again I was nominated for a position in the Executive and I declined, “Is that a person who is afraid”.
I had never seen or heard anyone of the Association’s members speak out against all these irregularities before, only myself and Mr. Andy Moore.  Mr. Bruce Fraser is it because you are on the executive that you are speaking. Mr. Bruce Fraser and others asked me not to mention this at the AGM, they were afraid that it would not have come off in relation to the facts stated.
The Elections were held and only three executive members from each of the clubs voted to put in the new executive, the membership was not present. That is to say the executive members voted themselves and under the present constitution this is not possible, all members from each of the clubs ought to be present.
The Balance of the $5M sent to the bank account of the Association at Citizen Bank is $755,455 as at 25-01-2013. Where is the development of Judo in Guyana, do you see any?
The present Association cannot discipline me, because they are illegal and Mr. Bruce Fraser should be the last person to speak about indiscipline. If the process was constitutionally in order they would have been no need to say anything.
William Blackman
2nd Dan Black belt Coach

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